Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst
Location: Singapore
Reporting to: Group Chief Accounting Officer
Role Overview
We are looking for a FinancialAnalyst to support Group-wide management information, performance monitoring,costing analysis and financial decision support.
Based in Singapore, the role willwork closely with finance and operational teams across multiple countries toimprove management reporting, monitor business performance, analyse variancesand provide meaningful insights to management.
The successful candidate shouldhave strong manufacturing finance exposure and be able to go beyond reportingnumbers to understand the operational drivers behind financial performance.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare and improve Group management information reports and performance dashboards.
Monitor actual performance against budgets, forecasts, KPIs and prior periods.
Perform meaningful variance analysis and identify key financial and operational drivers.
Analyse manufacturing costs, including material consumption, overhead absorption, yield, wastage and production variances.
Support product costing, inventory analysis and profitability reviews.
Analyse margins, operating expenses and other key performance indicators across entities and business units.
Support budgeting, forecasting and periodic performance reviews.
Work with country finance and operational teams to improve the accuracy, consistency and timeliness of management information.
Follow up on significant performance gaps and agreed improvement actions.
Support reporting automation through Excel, Power BI, ERP and other analytical tools.
Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to management.
Requirements
Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
Relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, management accounting or management reporting.
Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
Strong practical experience in MIS, performance monitoring, budgeting and variance analysis.
Good understanding of product costing, inventory, production costs, overhead absorption, yield and manufacturing variances.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills experience with Power BI and ERP systems is preferred.
ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA or equivalent qualification/part qualification is preferred.
FMVA® or other relevant financial modelling or analytical certification will be an advantage.
Experience working across multiple entities, business units or countries will be preferred.
Key Attributes
Strong analytical ability,attention to detail, commercial awareness and the ability to identify the storybehind the numbers. The candidate should be comfortable working across financeand operations, challenging inconsistencies constructively and followingthrough on performance issues.
A continuous improvement mindsetand the ability to translate financial and operational information intopractical business insights are essential.

Tagged as: Excel, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Power BI