Assistant Manager, Financial Planning

Company description:

Far East Organization, together with its Hong Kong-based sister company Sino Group, is one of Asia's largest real estate groups. The group has publicly-listed as well as private development and investment companies under its umbrella and operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii.

Far East Organization operates as a Christian enterprise which seeks to be a community of love and a workplace of grace doing business guided by the eternal truths of Jesus Christ.

Far East Organization is the largest private property developer in Singapore. Since its establishment in 1960 by the late Mr Ng Teng Fong, Far East Organization has been contributing to the transformation of Singapore's urban landscape, having built over 780 developments including 55,000 private homes. It is also the city-state's largest private residential landlord and operates one of the largest hospitality portfolios in Singapore. A one-stop real estate emporium, Far East Organization has development and investment interests across diverse sectors covering mixed-use, residential, hotels, serviced residences, retail, office, self-storage, healthcare and industrial developments.

Far East Organization includes three listed entities: Far East Orchard Limited, a hospitality and property group, Far East Hospitality Trust which consists of Far East Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and Far East Hospitality Business Trust, and Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, a 121-year-old industry pioneer of processed food and beverage products in Southeast Asia.

Far East Organization is the winner of 13 FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence awards, the highest honour in international real estate. The Organization was conferred the Best Organisation for Championing Human Capital by Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) in 2021. Far East Organization ranks among the top 50 Singapore's Best Employers 2022 by The Straits Times - Statista.

Job description:

About Us

Far East Organization is a Christian Enterprise, which develops real estate and operates businesses by serving with grace, love, integrity and honesty. Together with its Hong Kong-based sister company Sino Group, they are one of Asia's largest real estate groups, with operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, China (Mainland and Hong Kong) and USA.

Far East Organization is the largest private property developer in Singapore, having developed over 780 developments across all segments of real estate including 55,000 private homes in Singapore since its establishment in 1960. Far East Organization includes three listed entities: Far East Orchard Limited, Far East Hospitality Trust and Yeo Hiap Seng Limited.

Far East Organization is the winner of 14 FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence awards, the highest honour in international real estate. In 2022, Far East Organization is listed as top 50 of The Straits Time's Singapore Best Employers Study. We believe in taking care of the total well-being of our people as they grow with us. We nurture a community where talent is developed and recognised, innovative ideas are encouraged, and achievements celebrated.

Our health and well-being benefits provide physical, mental and spiritual support to our people and their families. In addition to annual leave, performance bonus, medical and insurance coverage, you can anticipate the provision of birthday leave, birthday benefits, family care leave, flexible benefits, staff rebates at F&B outlets, and special rates at our hotels, both locally and overseas. We empower you in your engagement with the wider community by providing varied activities to experience different opportunities to serve and contribute to the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide management with timely finance-related analysis and recommendations across a range of critical business decisions
• Monitor and provide detailed analysis and supporting commentary on the variances between actual and budget/forecast
• Interpret and communicate monthly P&L outcome to Business Unit COO
• Partner the business units during annual business planning to formulate key strategies and recommendations to drive growth and profitability
• Develop business case for re-development and asset enhancement initiatives
• Provide management with forward-looking financial insights on market conditions and trends
• Perform financial due diligence for potential asset acquisitions on an ad-hoc basis
• Be a coach to the Finance Executives in the team
• Strengthen current internal controls and improve Finance processes and systems

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification, with CPA or relevant professional qualification
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in commercial and Big 4 accounting firms, including at least 2 years in an FP&A position
• Strong financial modelling and analysis skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Self-directed, hands-on, motivated and highly committed to meet deadlines and targets
• Independent and able to work with all levels in a high matrix organisation
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office