Strategic Finance & Procurement Partner

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

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.