Finance Business Analyst

Job Description

What you'll be doing?

Financial Analysis

Identify and recommend efficiencies and cost saving opportunities across all Global Technology.
Collaborate with controllers to review month end financials and ensure all variances to budget are adequately explained.
Highlight any anomalies that require follow up actions.
Collaborate with IT business partners to evaluate the effectiveness of project spend via financial and non-financial KPIs.
Ensure up-to-date accounting standards regulations, quality level of data collection at source.
Attach to individual IT domains to gather more IT specific insights and facilitate a balanced discussion between operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

Budget/Forecast Planning

Analyze cost, projects and spending to identify trends and opportunities
Conduct frequent trend analysis and consolidate for management decision making
Lead the budgeting process from start to end, ensuring effective communication across global stakeholders and standardization of review process
Proficient in slides preparation and confident to present to senior management

Reporting

Proactively look to improvise existing processes to cope with the dynamic business environment
Develop and maintain reporting required to monitor results at global level
Standardize division PNL analysis, business case template and reporting tool
Assist IT leaders to assess capex requirements for new projects and facilitate official sign-offs
Support governance of spending through project managing the approval process for opex and capex items, including collation of documents required for approvals
Conduct training for basic financial literacy and handle upcoming changes like IAS38, Singapore GST increase, Fixed assets (software) distinction, etc.

Control

Document and refine SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for both internal IT and external cross departments stakeholders; ensure the SOP is well communicated to corporate, compliance to company policies, accounting treatments, systems and audit standards
Gatekeeper to global IT spending request
Perform any other ad hoc duties requested by your manager
Proactive in finding efficiencies such as concentration risk in key vendors, proposing a more agile approval process, etc.

Ideal Candidate

Degree holder in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or related field
2 to 4 years related work experience as a Business Analyst in a sizable commercial organisation
Strong Microsoft PC based applications – Word, Excel and PowerPoint required
Microsoft Strategy, Power BI, SAP BPC, SAP FICO and SAP COUPA knowledge is a plus
Excellent command of the English language and excellent communication skills
Strong quantitative skills and able to analyse a business both statistically and conceptually
Ability to format analytical works into presentation forms.
Confident in dealing with ambiguity and resourceful to achieve results
Experienced in implementing change management from start to end, handling discussions with senior leaders, stakeholders and driving a change in mindset
High degree of integrity and confidentiality with a keen sense of business/financial acumen

DFS is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy and practice to employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications and competency and to provide all employees with a workplace that is free of discrimination. Employment decisions are based on qualifications such as education, work experience and talent, and are made without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected by law.

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