Executive/Senior Executive, Financial Planning & Analysis

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About The Job

The FP&A Executive/Senior Executive will play a key role in supporting the financial planning, analysis, and decision-making processes across various schools and departments within the Singapore University of Social Sciences. This position requires strong business partnering with academic and administrative units to ensure effective financial management and to assist in the implementation of strategic initiatives.

What You Will be Doing

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans for the university.
• Support in preparation of materials for financial reports and presentations to senior management and stakeholders.
• Assist in analysing financial and non-financial information for strategic and business initiatives and identify business opportunities and risks.
• Support variance analysis of budget vs actual and identify key drivers of performance.

Business Partnering:

• Assist in finance business partnering to designated schools and departments, providing financial guidance and support for budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to align financial plans with strategic objectives.
• Facilitate discussions on financial performance and opportunities for improvement.

Data Analytics:

• Extract, clean, and structure large financial and non-financial datasets from multiple sources, ensuring data quality and consistency
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity by establishing quality assurance processes for data inputs and outputs.
• Assist in identifying key trends, patterns, and insights in historical financial performance and business metrics.
• Assist in preparing visual reports to simplify complex data and communicate insights effectively

Project Management:

• Assist in managing the implementation of new FP&A software, including coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide support in the development of system requirements, testing, and deployment of the software.
• Collaborate with the IT department and software vendors to ensure timely and successful implementation.
• Train and support users in adopting new FP&A tools and processes.
• Monitor post-implementation performance and recommend improvements.

Compliance & Reporting:

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and regulations.
• Work with controllership, procurement and investment teams in compliance matters, financial reporting and policies.

Process Improvement:

• •Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance team, including process automation, reporting efficiency, and data accuracy.
• •Identify and recommend areas for process improvements.

Ad Hoc Projects & Tasks:

• Assist the Manager and Assistant Director with ad hoc financial analysis and special projects, including scenario modelling and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of financial models and tools.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Finance or Accounting, or Business with CA/ACCA, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, business partnering, or a related role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in financial modelling and the use of analytics software such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, etc.
• Strong finance background with business analysis
• Ability to think strategically with strong business acumen that contributes to the overall strategic direction of the University.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem solving, project management and presentation skills and ability to think out of the box.
• High level of self-management and ability to work under tight datelines.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a dynamic environment.
• Always observe a code of strict confidentiality