Manager, FP&A, APAC

Manager, FP&A - APAC

Location: Singapore

Job details: Hybrid - Permanent

Are you looking to accelerate your professional development, build a brilliant career, and thrive in a highly supportive team? At Inchcape, we're pursuing an ambitious strategy to evolve our global business and lead our industry's transformation.

You'll play a key part in delivering great experiences for our customers and colleagues. With lots of interesting opportunities and challenges for you to explore that will take us, and your progression, to the next level.

The Manager, FP&A will support the APAC region by delivering high-quality performance analysis, forecasting and investment support across markets.

The role will also support ad-hoc and corporate finance projects, including integrated financial models for Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow analysis, valuation, and investment-related decision support.

What you’ll do:

Management Reporting & HQ FP&A Support (Maternity Cover)

• Manage the monthly reporting cycle for APAC headquarters and regional management accounts.
• Prepare management reports and variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, with clear commentary on risks and opportunities.
• Monitor regional head office costs and support cost centre owners in managing expenditure effectively.
• Coordinate month-end inputs with accounting teams to ensure reporting accuracy, completeness and timely submission.

Corporate Finance & Strategic Projects

• Support corporate finance, investment appraisal and ad-hoc strategic initiatives across the APAC region.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models.
• Develop valuation analysis, including DCF, trading comparables and transaction-multiples approaches where relevant.
• Prepare sensitivities, scenario analysis and investment papers for senior management review.

Executive Reporting, Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Prepare executive-level presentations and management reporting packs.
• Act as a liaison between APAC markets, headquarters and Group Finance to support alignment and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting quality, data integrity and planning systems.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the regional planning cycle, including annual budgets, strategic plans, rolling forecasts and periodic outlook submissions.
• Consolidate APAC market submissions, review assumptions and provide meaningful challenge to support robust forecasts.
• Coordinate planning timelines, templates, assumptions and deliverables across regional, market and Group Finance stakeholders.

Financial Analysis & Business Performance Management

• Deliver insightful financial and operational analysis to support strategic and tactical decision-making.
• Track performance against key financial and operational metrics and support dashboard/reporting enhancements.
• Provide independent challenge to financial assumptions, business cases and performance narratives.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification preferred: CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
• CFA charterholders and CFA Programme candidates are welcome.
• 7-10 years’ progressive experience in FP&A, commercial finance, corporate finance, transaction services or related finance roles.
• Experience in a multinational or matrix organisation with regional responsibilities is advantageous.
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, financial analysis and financial modelling.
• Advanced financial modelling, valuation, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and business performance drivers.
• Experience with SAP, SAP BPC/FICO, Power BI, Anaplan, or similar FP&A systems is advantageous.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, business partnering, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

We offer you:

• Benefit from clear career paths, continuous learning & MNC Exposure
• Access comprehensive health and life insurance (including dependent in health insurance)
• Enjoy exclusive colleague perks, including discounts on vehicle purchases and more.
• Hybrid working arrangement