Senior Manager/Manager (Business Partnership)

sggovterp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

sggovterp in Singapore seeks a Strategic Finance Business Partner to collaborate with divisions and senior stakeholders on financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning. You will shape investments, manage risks, and support sustainable objectives through insightful, data-driven recommendations.

The role focuses on partnering divisions, leading budgeting exercises, and driving procurement strategies to optimise spend while upholding governance and value-for-money principles.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• At least 5–7 years of relevant experience in finance business partnering and/or public sector procurement.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with ability to assess requirements, evaluate options, and provide recommendations.
• Experience partnering stakeholders and influencing decisions through data-driven insights.
• Understanding Government finance and procurement policies is advantageous.
• Experience developing procurement strategies and advising on complex matters.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across organization levels.
• Ability to balance business needs with governance and value-for-money considerations.
• Independent, proactive team player with a results-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner divisions to provide financial advice and decision support.
• Evaluate proposals, projects, and initiatives for financial viability and VFM outcomes.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for management decisions.
• Advise stakeholders on balancing operational needs with financial sustainability.
• Lead budgeting and resource planning for assigned divisions.
• Review funding requests to ensure prudent use of resources.
• Recommend funding strategies aligned with priorities.
• Monitor budget performance, explain variances, identify risks.
• Develop procurement strategies to achieve cost-effective outcomes.
• Drive spend analytics, procurement tech, policies and processes improvements.
• Provide procurement advisory to divisions.
• Strengthen governance and procurement competencies across the organisation.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Budgeting & forecasting

Procurement knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Spend analytics tools

Job description

[What the role is]

As a strategic finance business partner, you will work closely with business divisions and senior stakeholders to support organisational priorities through financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and resource planning. You will work closely with divisional leaders to ensure resources are allocated effectively, financial risks are managed proactively, and organisational objectives are achieved in a financially sustainable manner. You will provide insightful analysis and recommendations to shape business initiatives, investment decisions, and operational priorities.

[What you will be working on]

Strategic Finance Business Partnering

• Partner business divisions to provide financial advice and decision support.
• Evaluate proposals, projects, and initiatives for financial viability and value-for-money outcomes
• Translate financial data into actionable insights and recommendations to support management decisions.
• Advise stakeholders on balancing operational requirements with financial sustainability.

Budget Planning and Resource Management

• Lead budgeting and resource planning exercises for assigned divisions.
• Review funding requests to ensure prudent and effective use of resources.
• Recommend funding strategies aligned with organisational priorities.
• Monitor budget performance, explain variances and identify emerging financial risks.

Procurement Strategy and Governance

• Develop and implement procurement strategies to achieve cost-effective outcomes.
• Drive improvements in spend analytics, procurement technology, policies, and processes.
• Provide procurement advisory support to business divisions.
• Strengthen procurement governance and build procurement competencies across the organisation.

[What we are looking for]

• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• At least 5–7 years of relevant experience in finance business partnering and/or public sector procurement.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to assess business requirements, evaluate options, and provide sound recommendations.
• Experience partnering stakeholders and influencing decisions through data-driven insights and financial analysis
• Strong understanding of Government finance and procurement policies would be advantageous
• Experience in developing procurement strategies, reviewing procurement frameworks, and advising stakeholders on complex procurement matters.
• Strong communication, engagement, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across different levels of the organization.
• Ability to balance business needs with governance and value-for-money considerations.
• Independent, proactive, and resourceful team player with a results-oriented mindset.
• Good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Note: Your appointment designation will commensurate with your relevant work experience. Successful candidates will be offered a 3-year contract in the first instance, and may be considered for placement on a permanent tenure or subsequent contract renewal.