Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Recruiter
Network Guard
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
12 Jun 2021
Closes
13 Jun 2021
Ref
5154624002
Experience level
Director
Location : Hong Kong or Singapore

We're one of the world's leading providers of online privacy and security services for consumers. we are a team of more than 700 people across the globe, with a site that appears in 18 languages for millions of active paying customers in over a hundred countries. Our brand is recognized by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. We see huge growth in our industry , and are rapidly gaining market share through strong execution .

About the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) position

We're looking for a candidate who is well-versed in a variety of financial planning and accounting disciplines, who can hit the ground running as a key internal financial consultant within the company. This is a unique opportunity to build the FP&A team from the ground up , then lead and manage your team to run the budget, forecast, and planning functions within the company. We look forward to adding you to our dynamic, fast-growing company.

Responsibilities
  • Business partner within the organisation who acts as an internal financial consultant for all critical decisions and provides solutions to drive profitability:
    • Partner with various stakeholders to build investment option analysis
    • Provide knowledgeable, independent financial analysis to support stakeholders on decision making
  • Oversee the Budget, Forecast and Planning function
    • Develop and manage the implementation of a budgeting and forecasting process
    • Research and recommend user-friendly tools to support the budgeting process
    • Prepare comprehensive financial models with a full set of financial statements, assumptions and metrics
    • Collaborate and manage input assumptions from various stakeholders
    • Analyze past results and future outcomes to develop recommendations for change in model assumptions
    • Perform sensitivity analysis to assess reasonable range of outcomes (Base, Best, Worst case)
    • Perform postmortems
  • Prepare analysis of monthly forecast vs. actual results
    • Highlight and understand major forecast assumptions/deviations from actual and their effects on financial outlook
    • To do the above, work with various stakeholders to gain understanding, affirm, or challenge assumptions
    • Leverage on postmortem conclusions
  • Provide guidance on best practices of financial analyses, financial modelling and scenario analysis/business case justification


Your team is responsible for all aspects of financial planning and analysis , including but not limited to, and in no particular order:
  • Budgeting
  • Financial planning and analysis
  • Management Reporting
  • Balancing between business controllership and business partnering with all stakeholders


  • Required Skills:
    • Preferably 8+ years of overall experience, with at least 3 years in leading an FP&A / Business partnering function
    • At least 3 years of experience as a line manager, including significant experience in hiring
    • Degree in accounting, economics, or commerce, preferably a CPA/equivalent
    • Ability to structure data into useful information for varying business audiences
    • Strong analytical skills and business acumen
    • Microsoft Office/equivalent skills, plus advanced Excel skills, with ability to structure financial models for sensitivity analysis and usage by non-finance users
    • Meticulous, with high level of attention to detail
    • Strong English verbal and written communication skills


    Nice-to-have Skills:
    • Programming skills (e.g. SQL)
    • M&A experience (e.g. corporate valuation, financial due diligence)


    What we offer
    • Challenging work in a fun and collaborative environment
    • Attractive compensation and time-off benefits
    • Spacious open-concept and centrally located offices
    • Full-time employment with flexible working hours
    • Fully stocked pantry with breakfast foods, fresh fruit and snacks
    • Team lunches and company events every quarter
    • Multicultural teams represented by 30+ nationalities

    Note: Please upload your resume as a PDF and do not include any salary or compensation information in it.

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