Assistant Manager, FP&A (SEA)

Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes for Singapore and Philippines.
• Prepare, consolidate, and review financial forecasts and business plans.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives and business decisions.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and forecast targets.

Management Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards, and KPI analysis.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
• Analyze revenue, costs, margins, and profitability trends across business units and locations.
• Identify business risks and opportunities and provide actionable recommendations.

Business Partnering

• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Marketing, HR, and other functional teams to improve business performance.
• Provide financial insights and support for pricing reviews, cost optimization initiatives, and investment decisions.
• Support business case evaluations for new projects, capital expenditure, and growth initiatives.
• Participate in business review meetings with country leadership teams.

Performance Management

• Monitor and report key financial and operational performance indicators.
• Support management in achieving revenue growth, productivity, and profitability targets.
• Analyze labor costs, operating expenses, sales performance, and business efficiency metrics.
• Drive accountability through performance tracking and action-oriented recommendations.

Process Improvement & Data Analytics

• Improve reporting efficiency through automation and dashboard development.
• Enhance data integrity and reporting processes across the region.
• Support implementation and optimization of ERP, BI, and reporting systems.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial planning and reporting activities.

Regional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Group FP&A, Country Finance Teams, and Shared Service Centers.
• Ensure consistency in reporting standards, assumptions, and financial methodologies.
• Support regional finance projects and transformation initiatives.

Ad-hoc Projects

• Prepare financial analyses for new outlet openings, investment proposals, tenders, and strategic projects.
• Support management presentations and business reviews.
• Perform other ad-hoc financial analyses and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA, or equivalent is preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Corporate Finance, or Financial Analysis.
• Experience supporting multi-country or regional operations is highly preferred.
• Experience within hospitality, aviation, travel retail, airport services, retail, or service industries is an advantage.
• Prior experience in finance business partnering preferred.