Assistant Manager, FP&A (SEA)

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About the Role

The Assistant Manager, FP&A (Regional Role – SEA) is responsible for supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance analysis across Singapore and the Philippines. The role serves as a trusted finance business partner to operational and commercial stakeholders, providing financial insights and recommendations to drive profitability, cost optimization, and strategic decision-making. The incumbent will work closely with Country Management, Operations, Commercial Teams, Shared Services, and Group Finance to ensure accurate financial reporting, robust forecasting, and effective performance management across the region.

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.