VP, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Department

at  GIC Investment

Location:Singapore, SG
Job Function: Finance Department
Job Type: Permanent
Req ID: 16216
GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

WHAT IMPACT CAN YOU MAKE IN THIS ROLE?

We are looking for a suitable candidate to join the Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team. As a member of the team, your responsibility includes providing enterprise level support in shaping the governance for planning & budgeting matters, leading the enterprise financial planning & budgeting process, setting guidance on financial performance management and benchmarking, and providing enterprise financial insights & analysis to senior stakeholders to support resource allocation decisions to achieve our goals.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AS A VP IN THE FP&A TEAM?

• Develop and implement corporate planning and budgeting frameworks, guide business operations to execute business outcomes within the frameworks
• Partner with senior management to review group financial planning regularly, contributing to strategy development for financial scenarios and providing clear insights into drivers of group financials and performance against outcomes to drive resource allocation decisions
• Partner with enterprise strategy and investment strategy teams to drive enterprise level planning and outcomes
• Contribute to GIC Group level forecast, budget and reporting, including reviewing our cost structures and coordinating with stakeholders on planning assumptions and highlighting potential opportunities for efficiencies and improvements
• Lead initiatives to design enterprise level reports and dashboards to monitor financial results and drive focused discussions and decision making
• Support business discussion and decisions by performing meaningful financial modelling exercises

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS SHOULD YOU POSSESS IN THIS ROLE?

• More than 10 years of progressive experience in finance with a focus in enterprise level financial planning, strategy development and analysis experience
• Experience in the fund/asset management industry is preferred but not necessary
• Experience working alongside senior stakeholders such as business leaders, CEO, CIO, COO, CFO or similar capacity. This requires skills in fact-based analysis, synthesis, presentation, and interpersonal interaction
• Good working knowledge of IFRS, business processes and controls
• Strong leadership, influencing, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Communicates in a clear, succinct, organized and convincing manner verbally and in writing
• Independent, resourceful, and able to work collaboratively with business stakeholders
• Strong project and change management skillsets, including the ability to coordinate and balance multiple workstreams in time-sensitive environment, under pressure and meeting deadlines
• Experience in using data analytics and technology tools to deliver FP&A outcomes