Senior Finance Manager

Job Description

Purpose:

• Provide timely and effective financial analyses, insights, and recommendations to Business Unit managers
• Business partner business stakeholders to explain financial implications on business decisions made
• Driving finance digitalisation and process improvement & simplification

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team to provide technical expertise and delivery of sound business and financial solutions with regards to operational, tactical and strategic decisions of assigned Business groups
• Provide critical financial and operational information to the Management and make recommendations on both operations and strategy to enhance financial performance, business decisions and opportunities
• Partner with business group Senior Management to drive business, financial performance and provide advisory on financial implications of business activities
• Conduct long-term operational and strategic planning and resource allocation for the business groups
• Perform proactive and hands-on monthly forecast and annual budget exercises
• Provide accurate analysis of budget, financial trends and forecast
• Perform capex reviews and monitoring of return of investments, cashflow etc.
• Prepare short and long-term financial forecasts and financial modelling
• Review financial assumptions and highlight risks / issues
• Monitor product profitability and drive cost reduction initiatives to improve profitability
• Support monthly closing activities (e.g. providing data for accruals etc)
• Review business cases, presentation materials, etc
• Track project profitability post bid/tender and ensure that revenue & cost is properly accounted for under IFRS15 (e.g. percentage of completion method)
• Ensure internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with regulatory laws and regulations for financial, statutory, audit and tax reporting / requirements
• Drive process improvements across business groups

Qualifications

• Appropriate qualification in Accountancy and CA certified with 12 to 15 years of relevant working experiences, of which at least 5 years in Business partnering & financial modelling
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with attention to details and accuracy while being able to provide crisp and clear summarized analysis
• Good communication with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Able to handle ambiguity and deliver within strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Has tenacity and strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in planning tools, excellent excel, power BI and visual basic skills, SAP knowledge