Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

We’re hiring a Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Kape Technologies is hiring an experienced and strategic Group Head of FP&A to manage the financial performance of group functions and oversee long-term range planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. In this newly-created role, you will report directly to the Group CFO and will manage a team of eight FP&A analysts based in Singapore and Israel. You will provide explanations of variances (Actual vs Budget) and key performance drivers, support monthly and quarterly business reviews, prepare monthly and weekly trend reports and analyses, and drive presentations to senior management such as the Group CEO, CFO, Division managers, and so on.

You will focus on continuously developing and enhancing FP&A processes to facilitate efficient and quality decision-making. You will also provide leadership and engage with various stakeholders to improve analytics opportunities. You will work in support and partnership with the Group CFO and various division managers, among other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Business partner within the organization and act as an internal financial consultant for all Group’s critical decisions and provide solutions to drive profitability:
• Partner with various stakeholders to build investment option analysis
• Provide well-versed independent financial analysis to support stakeholders in decision making
• Oversee the Group’s Budget, Forecast, and Planning function
• Develop and manage the implementation of a budgeting and forecasting process 
• Research, recommend, and own the implementation of a Budgeting system 
• Prepare comprehensive financial models with a full set of financial statements, assumptions, and metrics
• Collaborate and manage input assumptions from various stakeholders 
• Analyze past results and future outcomes to develop recommendations for change in model assumptions
• Perform sensitivity analysis to assess the reasonable range of outcomes (Base, Best, Worst case)
• Manage 5-year forecasting model  
• Prepare analysis of forecast vs. actual results
• Highlight and understand major forecast assumptions/deviations from actual and their effects on the financial outlook
• Work with various stakeholders to gain understanding, and affirm or challenge assumptions 
• Develop insightful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for key divisions within the Group and ensure routine tracking and actionable insights are escalated to the management line for deliberation and action
• Provide guidance on best practices of financial analyses, financial modeling, and scenario analysis/business case justification 
• Support the CFO on strategic initiatives and support the Finance Director and Vice President on any projects or tasks requiring FP&A expertise

Your team is responsible for all aspects of financial planning and analysis within Kape, including, but not limited to (and in no particular order):

1. Budgeting
2. Financial planning and analysis
3. Management Reporting of actual vs. budget/forecast

Required skills:

• Preferably 10+ years of overall experience, with at least 5 years in leading FP&A / Business partnering function 
• At least 3 years of experience as a line manager, including significant experience in hiring
• Degree in accounting, economics, or commerce; preferably a CA/CPA/equivalent
• Ability to structure data into useful information for varying business audience
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen
• Microsoft Office (or equivalent) skills, plus advanced Excel skills, with the ability to structure financial models for sensitivity analysis and usage by non-finance users 
• Meticulous, with a high level of attention to detail 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Added advantage: At least 3 years of experience in B2C business 
• Nice to have: Programming skills (e.g. SQL) and M&A experience (e.g. corporate valuation, financial due diligence) 

This position

1. Reports to the CFO
2. Based in Singapore at a grade-A office building
3. Full-time employment, flexible working hours
4. May involve travel between offices within the region 

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