Senior Associate, Financial Analyst, Management Reporting/Financial Planning

Job Description - Senior Associate, Financial Analyst, Management Reporting/Financial Planning & Analysis, Institutional Banking Group Operations (IBGO), Group COO (WD77650) Job Description Senior Associate, Financial Analyst, Management Reporting/Financial Planning & Analysis, Institutional Banking Group Operations (IBGO), Group COO - ( WD77650 ) Business Function: Group Operations enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble, and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Operations, we manage most of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels. We are seeking for talented professional, to enhance Singapore Institutional Banking Group Operations (SG IBGO) capability to enable the vision of future ready smart operations. About this role: The Finance team in SG IBGO COO function is responsible for Financials, Headcount, Strategic Cost Management (SCM), MTK, New Cost Allocation (NCA), and People Engagement. This role works with internal stakeholders and partners like regional functions and Finance to deliver more data insights to help manage our cost, and deliver on our financials, headcount and SCM strategy. Responsibilities Support submission of monthly forecast (financials, headcount/FTE/MTK/Non-MTK) and variance commentaries to Regional COO Finance and Group Finance Support monthly tracking of non-MTK FTE Support biweekly headcount hiring status tracking, collation and email reporting to management Support submission of request for hiring and contract extensions with justifications to higher management for approval Support tracking of year-end headcount against approved end-of-period (EOP) budget headcount Provide support for BAU and thematic insights (Financials, Headcount, SCM) for management update by preparing slide decks and/or co-presenting for bimonthly Country Cadence, monthly SG IBGO management review, and monthly function cadences for 5 functions/departments. Provide support for annual exercise to align the first-cut of full year SCM plan saves between Country and Regional Functions at the start of the year Provide support for reporting of YTD and rest of year SCM plan saves and redeployment story Support annual pre-budget Q2 Forecast and annual budget exercise for SG IBGO. Responsibilities include data collation, validation, analysis, reporting, preparing review decks, storyboarding, revalidation of budget, following up on post-review actions, and budget loading into Hyperion Support ad-hoc requests from management and stakeholders which may involve data analysis and deep-dives of thematic financials (e.g. analyse cost trends, identification of drivers, cost landscape) to achieve business objectives. Cross-support other areas within the team including MTK, NCA, Volumetrics etc Look at continuous improvements in the day-to-day work, to automate structured data analysis for better efficiency and accuracy Requirements Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with at least 6 years of relevant work experience Prior experience in banking/financial services working with data-driven processes, and strong cross-functional stakeholder engagement preferred. Effective problem solver, with excellent quantitative techniques to work with both structured and unstructured data Effective communication/ interpersonal skills Technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Experience with QlikView and/or Tableau dashboard is a plus Team player with enthusiasm, initiative and resilience Attention to details & willingness to continuously strive towards higher standards Able to challenge the status quo and improve existing processes Apply Now We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the professional advantages of a dynamic environment that supports your development and recognises your achievements. #J-18808-Ljbffr