WD72280AVP / Senior Associate, Finance Cost Analytics, Strategic Cost Management

DBS Bank Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Limited is seeking an AVP/Senior Associate for Finance Cost Analytics within the Group Finance team in Singapore. The role involves collaboration across Business, Finance, and Technology, focusing on data-driven efficiency and productivity insights. The ideal candidate will have solid data and financial analytics skills, experience with coding and large datasets, and a Bachelor's degree. This position offers a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment that supports personal development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience for Senior Associate or 6+ years for AVP.
• Strong interest in datasets and granular analysis.
• Experience with large datasets and ability to deliver high-quality results.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly financial cost-MIS reporting and financial modeling.
• Implement process improvements and develop new MIS tools.
• Support program management and provide user training.

Skills

Data Analytics

Financial Analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Power BI

MSFT Access

Job description

AVP / Senior Associate, Finance Cost Analytics, Strategic Cost Management, Group Finance - (WD72280)

Business Function

Group Finance aims to deliver world-class standards in reporting, financial planning and finance processes. We provide insights and analyses that help the bank make sound business decisions – whether in the areas of product development or customer profitability. We also provide capital management, business planning, forecasting, and tax and accounting advisory services.

The bank is also a certified Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for the Singapore Qualification Programme by the Singapore Accountancy Commission and an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Approved Employer.

Job Objectives

This program aims to enhance efficiency and productivity insights through data-driven cost analytics. It involves partnering with business stakeholders to design, develop, and implement cost and productivity methodologies, operational processes, and financial management information system ("MIS") tools. Led by the central Group Finance team, this program utilizes a developed set of cost allocation methodologies, and an in-house system application built in collaboration with Architecture & Technology partners.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate or Assistant Vice-President ("SA/AVP") to support the ongoing operation and change management of the methodology and MIS (cost engine).

Responsibilities

This cross-functional role requires collaboration with various stakeholders - across Business, Finance, Technology. Big 4 experience and basic coding skills (SQL/Python) are preferred, while having some data engineering experience is considered advantageous.

Responsibilities include:

Financial Cost Analytics - Run and Change:

(1) Run: Monthly financial cost-MIS reporting, and financial modelling to assess the impact of changes to attribution methodologies.

• Monthly financial cost MIS reporting: Support the generation and review of accurate monthly MIS data. Identifying and resolving data integrity issues across input parameters, and validating financial outputs distributed via Tableau and Hyperion

• Provide support for program management, ensuring adherence to governance frameworks and maintaining comprehensive documentation.

• Changes to attribution methodologies: Collaborate with business stakeholders to define requirements, review methodologies, and validate financial and transactional / customer data; leveraging large datasets to extract key insights / validate hypotheses.

• Develop financial models to assess the impact of strategic changes and parameter adjustments, reviewing attribution assumptions against business realities, and identifying opportunities for model refinement to ensure accuracy, explainability and relevance of cost allocation.

(2) Change: Process improvement through re-engineering

• Identify and implement process improvements, optimizations, and automation solutions for monthly operational workflows.

• Develop and deploy new MIS tools and consolidated reports (e.g., using Tableau) to improve data accessibility and reporting.

• Lead user training and adoption initiatives for new applications and tools, conducting workshops and providing ongoing support.

Requirements

• Prior experience in data analytics or financial analytics is strongly preferred.

• Experience with large datasets, Big 4 Accounting Firm experience, basic coding and data analytics skills are advantageous.

• A strong interest in working with datasets and performing granular analysis is essential.

• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required.

• Experience or proficiency in utilizing Python (including Pandas) for analytics and automation required

• Experience or proficiency in creating Tableau dashboards, extracting data using SQL, and using data analytics tools that support large data sets (e.g., Power Query, Power BI, MSFT Access) is a strong advantage

• Bachelor's degree required; 4+ years' experience (SA) or 6+ years (AVP) in data analytics or financial analysis; additionally, banking industry experience is a plus.

• The ideal candidate should be detailed oriented, have the ability to work effectively under pressure, and is able to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the professional advantages of a dynamic environment that supports your development and recognises your achievements.