Senior Financial Analyst – Cost Management

About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst (Cost) will act as a critical bridge between financial performance and manufacturing operations in Singapore. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will turn complex financial and operational data into actionable insights that improve cost efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and strategic decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, quarterly outlooks, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and trend reporting for manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Finance Shared Services on month‑end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Manage OPEX, cost‑centre spend, transfer‑pricing allocations, and CAPEX forecasting, highlighting trends and recommending corrective actions.
• Serve as finance business partner to manufacturing stakeholders, providing insights on labour hours, absorption, utilisation, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Deliver analysis on cost drivers, manufacturing variances, facility expenses, and operational performance to support continuous improvement.
• Track and report CAPEX investments, including business case reviews, ROI analysis, and post‑investment performance assessments.
• Prepare accurate management reports and leverage SAP, Power BI, Anaplan, and other tools to improve modelling, automation, and forecast accuracy.
• Support audits, compliance, process improvements, AI adoption, system implementations, and ad‑hoc global finance projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting within a manufacturing environment.

Required skills

• Proficiency with SAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using Power BI.
• Experience with Anaplan.