Lead Finance Analyst

The Lead Finance Analyst is responsible for Singapore financial planning, financial performance reporting and commercial business partnering. The role ensures clear visibility of market performance, supports business decision-making, and delivers high-quality Singapore inputs into SEA financial reporting. The role also partners closely with Commercial and functional stakeholders to deliver accurate financial insights and drive business performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting              

• Lead Singapore market financial planning, work with Singapore market Leadership team, and multi-function teams to translate business plan into financial plan (market P&L).  
• Challenge forecast inputs and make sense of financial forecast outputs and submission. 
• Track the month-to-date and estimate month-to-go, proactively identify and manage Risk and Opportunities, and incorporate changes into Latest Estimate (LE), and Financial Outlook.
• Support Singapore market Leadership team to prepare for Singapore LE and Outlook reviews.
• Identify gaps-to-target and relevant mitigation plans where necessary.

Financial Performance Reporting and Analysis

• Deliver accurate and timely performance reporting for Singapore market.
• Drive clarity of financial performance with insightful variance analysis via monthly reporting package (P&L, trading profit, volume, gross margin, GMPU, rolling forecast).
• Conduct Singapore monthly financial performance review to Singapore market Leadership team and core team members. 

Commercial Business Partnering

• Act as finance business partner to Singapore Commercial teams to support delivery of business objectives. 
• Leverage insights from performance analysis to provide support on commercial decision-making and proactively suggest alternative course of action.
• Conduct financial evaluations of business cases, challenge inputs, support business partners to strengthen assumptions and plan. Provide clear financial perspectives to support decision-making.

Cost Management (Non-People Cost)

• Partner Logistics, Customer and Market/Support functions on non-people cost.
• Monitor and analyse operating expenses, providing transparency on cost drivers and trends.

Financial Reporting and Compliance

• Champion financial compliance in area of responsibility. 
• Ensure financial reporting is accurate and compliant.
• Adhere to monthly closing and reporting timeline.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner Singapore Commercial and functional stakeholders on financial performance.
• Work closely with the SEA Finance Manager to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
• Support delivery against planning and reporting timelines.

Key Outcomes

• Accurate and timely Singapore forecasts and reporting
• Maintain accuracy, consistency and integrity of financial data
• Clear visibility of Singapore market performance drivers
• High-quality and reliable Singapore inputs into SEA reporting
• Insight-led suggestions that surfaces risks before they materialise
• Effective financial support to Singapore Commercial teams
• Improved transparency and control of non-people costs

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 5–8 years’ experience in FP&A or commercial finance
• Experience supporting business stakeholders in a commercial environment
• Exposure to regional or multi-market environments advantageous

Skills

• Strong Financial Analysis skill and P&L Understanding.
• Strong Excel capabilities – e.g. creation of financial simulation/modelling to cater to various business scenarios.
• Ability to interpret financial performance and communicate clear insights, and consolidate large data sets into meaningful summaries.
• Ability to act as a Commercial Partner that challenges and influences decisions constructively.
• Effective stakeholder management across functions.

Attributes

• Strong ownership and attention to detail
• Able to operate under tight timelines and planning cycles
• Commercially aware and pragmatic in approach

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