Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) is hiring an Assistant Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. The role supports the University's financial planning, data analysis and performance management processes, partnering with academic and administrative units to provide financial analysis, budgetary advice, variance insights and decision support. It also supports the implementation of the FP&A system and the continuous improvement of reports, dashboards and processes.

Key responsibilities

• Support annual budgets, forecasts and medium- to long-term financial plans, and prepare financial reports, dashboards and presentations for management and stakeholders.
• Analyse financial and non-financial data to identify trends, cost drivers, opportunities and risks, and carry out budget-versus-actual variance analysis.
• Maintain financial models, templates and data sets, and support cost allocation, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.
• Partner with schools and departments on budgeting, forecasting, programme financial analysis and business cases.
• Lead the implementation and enhancement of FP&A systems, reports and dashboards, including requirements gathering, testing, user training and user documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement of budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes, and ensure compliance with internal controls and financial policies.
• Support the Manager and Deputy Director on ad hoc analysis and special projects.

Required profile

• Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, Economics or a related discipline; CA Singapore, ACCA, CPA or equivalent is advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in FP&A, strategic business partnering, management reporting, budgeting or forecasting.
• Experience in project coordination, system implementation or finance transformation is advantageous; education, public sector or not-for-profit background is also advantageous but not essential.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, able to handle sensitive financial information confidentially.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to build financial models and perform variance analysis.
• Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud or similar tools are advantageous.