Total 7 financial planner job vacancies in Business Management / Project / Planning category in Singapore, North East

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With more than 1300 people in 19 offices spanning four continents and over 80 people here in our Singapore office, we deliver world-class creative campaigns and strategies based on social insights, for forward-thinking brands. 

Overall Purpose of the Strategy Team

A client-facing role, developing innovative strategic solutions for clients and helping them navigate the rapidly evolving world of marketing and communications. Where digital/social, advertising, branding, direct marketing, PR, media, and emerging platforms are all now converging and demand integrated strategic thinking that can catalyse cross-disciplinary opportunities.

Our Planning department is a crucial part of the Agency’s success, helping clients put Social Thinking at the heart of marketing, focus on understanding people and the evolving role of social to generate powerful socially-driven, data-fuelled insights which can drive actionable business value for brands.

What does the role involve?

Research, Insights, Strategic Thinking

• Taking client briefs, challenging them, developing them into inspiring and informative internal briefs. Keeping abreast of new trends and developments and sharing those with the rest of the team and company on a regular basis. 
• You will be responsible for unearthing the intel and insights that help more senior strategists make meaning from messy briefs and challenging client contexts.
• Using agency tools such as social listening, trend reports and other research inputs to inspire smarter strategic discussions around how we solve client problems.
• Tools we use include: Brandwatch, Global Web Index, Sysomos, Synthesio, Crimson Hexagon and Euromonitor
• Research approaches we use include: social listening, ethnography, fieldwork, interviews, semiotics

Intelligence & Reporting

• Helping our clients navigate ever changing landscapes and optimise their work for success through clear report writing and intelligence updates. You will do this via keeping a close eye on the pulse of culture and social trends, and honing an understanding of its impact and implications. 

Youth Culture Understanding

• Help our internal teams and clients tap into increasingly important youth demographics by being the voice of the generation and their social behaviours.

New Business 

• You will also play a part in new business development, contributing to research and analysis of strategic contexts for pitches. 

What are we looking for?

• Some relevant internship experience will be preferred. However, we’re more keen to know where you’re going, and where you want to go, than where you’ve been.
• Open-minded, hungry to improve, proactive, culturally inquisitive character interested in understanding human behaviour and on problem-solving in creative ways
• Able to work collaboratively and constructively in teams, cool-headed under pressure, organised and has good time management skills 
• Appreciation of communications/marketing trends and culture
• Social media/advertising/brand enthusiast
• Confident enough to speak up, challenge and ask why (a lot)
• Collaborative with a passion for delivering work that gets people talking
• We look for Attitude over Aptitude. Hunger over Experience. Personality over school performance

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About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Finance professional to take on an important role in driving excellence across the areas of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as compliance with corporate polices and procedures, and statutory requirements. He/She will oversee the budgeting and forecasting processes for the Group. He/She will perform timely and comprehensive variance analysis to identify key causes of business variances for performance measurement purposes. He/She is a subject matter expert in Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards and will be appointed as the designated key person for the ERP system implementation / integration / improvement. This is an ideal opportunity for a proactive finance professional with a strategic mindset and a great step for anyone aspiring to move into a future Financial Controller role.

Duties will include:

• Oversee all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis functions including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including annual reporting, ASX compliance, BAS, audit and taxation.
• Business partnering with other departments to ensure financial goals are achieved.
• Advise management on Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) including researching on new/changes to FRS that may impact the Group.
• Manage the ERP system and be the key contact person for any upgrading, migration and integration projects.
• Assist in month-end/quarter-end/half-yearly/year-end closing and reporting.
• Any other ad-hoc duties or projects assigned.

Your Skills & Experience

You will have proven Finance experience in a commercial environment and a skillset including:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• CA qualified
• At least 5 -7 years of working experience with at least 3 - 5 years working in Big 4 audit firms.
• Conversant in FRS and Statutory Reporting requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Netsuite is highly desirable.
• Strong ability to deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Extensive experience in managing financial controls, policies, and procedures, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks.
• Proficiency in managing financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, cost control, and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing high-performing teams in complex and fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with complex stakeholder groups
• Singaporean or PR

We are looking for a Financial Controller to manage the month end closing, forecasting and budgeting cycles. The ideal candidate must be proficient in Excel. This is a 7-months contract.

Responsibilities:

Lead Month End Close Process:

• Analyze the P&L and follow up with stakeholders to ensure all accrual entries are accurately stated and completed
• Summarize and present month end P&L results, including variance analysis to management
• Collaborate with the outsourcing team (RAS team) to ensure month end close process is completed timely and with accuracy

Lead Forecasting and Budgeting Process:

• Leverage the Asia Forecasting and Budgeting models for ASEAN
• Partner with stakeholders to gain insights and achieve forecast and budget accuracy
• Summarize and present monthly forecast and annual budget numbers, including variance analysis to management

Systems, Tools and Processes:

• Deep understanding of the relevant systems, tools and processes is necessary to effectively perform job functions
• Identify and drive improvements in processes, support new business programs by leveraging innovative technology solutions, and work with policy owners to drive program improvements and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or related field is desirable.
• Ideally 6+ years relevant experience in large multinational corporate is preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• High-level of integrity, self-confidence, demonstrated change management and support for a diverse and inclusive culture
• Motivated self-starter that can clearly identify and articulate to management the financial results and variance analysis
• Working with large volumes of data, able to simplify that in a view to present to management, able to explain variances in a clear manner
• Good presentation skills and able to communicate with clarity and in a concise manner
• Tools/Systems: Excel, PowerBI, Power Pivot

This is a 12 Month Contract based in Singapore on a renewal basis, Candidate with Financial or Banking Industry will be preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyze data to identify business opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Develop and document business requirements and processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and provide solutions.
• Create reports, dashboards, and visualizations to communicate findings.
• Assist with project management and coordinate with various departments.
• Identify automation opportunities and recommend process improvements.
• Conduct market research and analyze industry trends.
• Support the development and implementation of business strategies.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Hands-on experience in conducting business analysis functions, stakeholder management, solution designing, software test planning, vendor management and production support.
• Experience in the documentation of BRD, FSD, use cases, visual modelling and business processes.
• Experience in ETL/ELT process, SQL and API.
• Experience in Agile methodology skill with strong delivery mindset.Possess a degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related fields.
• At least 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in technology business analysis or software development, and familiar with business applications in investment/banking industries.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with strong ability to manage and align expectations of senior level business stakeholders across different business units to accept solutions proposed by project teams.
• Possess strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a team player who has growth mindset and confident to work independently
• Good understanding of financial application, workflow, UI/UX, database design and software engineering best practices."

About the job

We are looking for a Financial Controller to manage the month end closing, forecasting and budgeting cycles. The ideal candidate must be proficient in Excel. This is a 7-months contract.

Responsibilities:

Lead Month End Close Process:

• Analyze the P&L and follow up with stakeholders to ensure all accrual entries are accurately stated and completed
• Summarize and present month end P&L results, including variance analysis to management
• Collaborate with the outsourcing team (RAS team) to ensure month end close process is completed timely and with accuracy

Lead Forecasting and Budgeting Process:

• Leverage the Asia Forecasting and Budgeting models for ASEAN
• Partner with stakeholders to gain insights and achieve forecast and budget accuracy
• Summarize and present monthly forecast and annual budget numbers, including variance analysis to management

Systems, Tools and Processes:

• Deep understanding of the relevant systems, tools and processes is necessary to effectively perform job functions
• Identify and drive improvements in processes, support new business programs by leveraging innovative technology solutions, and work with policy owners to drive program improvements and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, accounting, or related field is desirable.
• Ideally 6+ years relevant experience in large multinational corporate is preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• High-level of integrity, self-confidence, demonstrated change management and support for a diverse and inclusive culture
• Motivated self-starter that can clearly identify and articulate to management the financial results and variance analysis
• Working with large volumes of data, able to simplify that in a view to present to management, able to explain variances in a clear manner
• Good presentation skills and able to communicate with clarity and in a concise manner
• Tools/Systems: Excel, PowerBI, Power Pivot

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With more than 1300 people in 18 offices spanning four continents and over 80 people here in our Singapore office, we deliver world-class creative campaigns and strategies based on social insights, for forward-thinking brands. 

Overall purpose of the role

A client-facing role, developing innovative strategic solutions for clients and helping them navigate the rapidly evolving world of marketing and communications. Where digital/social, advertising, branding, direct marketing, PR, media, and emerging platforms are all now converging and demand integrated strategic thinking that can catalyse cross-disciplinary opportunities.

Our Planning department is a crucial part of the Agency’s success, helping clients put Social Thinking at the heart of marketing, focused on understanding people and the evolving role of social to generate powerful socially-driven, data-fuelled insights which can drive actionable business value for brands.

We are now seeking a freelance Senior Planner for a 3-month project, ideally someone available to start immediately and commit until the end of February 2025.

What does the role involve?

Strategy

• Taking client briefs, challenging them, developing them into inspiring and informative internal briefs and external proposals/ pitch decks.
• Keeping abreast of new trends and developments and sharing those with the rest of the team and company on a regular basis, with an eye to how we can translate these new developments into opportunities or offerings for existing and potential clients.
• You will be responsible for turning ideas into well-rounded, strategically-sound, deliverable plans that you lead and write, collaborating with others in the team to encompass audience insights, trend analysis, marketing/media executions, timings and budgets.

Creativity

• Driving the conception and development of innovative on-brief digital ideas for clients and/or new business, from bigger campaign themes to smaller execution/technology-led ideas. You should be able to collaboratively guide and lead the ideas-generation process, identifying and building on any ideas from other people within the agency. Having a pulse on new trends, developments, emerging platforms, and a sense of potential possibilities will also set you up for success in this role.

Client Management

• Articulating those plans for clients in written and spoken form - writing and giving clear, compelling presentations. Once ideas are sold-in, you will then be the guardian of that plan, ensuring it’s delivered in a way that remains on-brief and in-line with the agreed vision. This involves working closely with those implementing all elements, from designers, to developers to marketing managers.

Research and Analysis

• Intellectual curiosity is a must; we are looking for creative problem-solvers. You’ll need to have a good understanding of social data research approaches (on and offline) and be able to apply these approaches to uncover breakthrough insights that can drive our client objectives forward. 
• Tools we use include: Brandwatch, Meltwater, Global Web Index, Sysomos, Synthesio, Crimson Hexagon and Euromonitor
• Research approaches we use include: social listening, ethnography, fieldwork, interviews, semiotics

Effectiveness

• Keen focus and understanding of how client business works and ability to develop strategic approaches clearly designed to help grow clients’ brands and achieve their business objectives.
• Clear understanding of marketing and social effectiveness and how to design for performance, measure, and track success both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Leadership 

• As a senior member of the team you will lead by example providing mentorship and support for more junior members of the team. You will have a strong point of view on the future of the communications landscape and the role of social thinking within this. You will be experienced in expressing this point of view internally and externally and helping shape client and agency direction as a result of this.

What are we looking for?

• Open, inquisitive, proactive, can-do character with a focus on effective problem solving in creative ways
• Systematic thinker and organised doer with proven project management skills, capable of driving projects independently and guiding smaller teams 
• Fluency and comfort crafting data driven strategic thinking
• Deep interest in  wider communications/marketing trends and culture as a whole
• Social media/advertising /brand enthusiast
• Confident and articulate to present with conviction
• Collaborative with a passion for delivering industry-defining work
• Brings something new to the agency - demonstrate individual passions and expertise

#LI-JT1

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Finance professional to take on an important role in driving excellence across the areas of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as compliance with corporate polices and procedures, and statutory requirements. He/She will oversee the budgeting and forecasting processes for the Group. He/She will perform timely and comprehensive variance analysis to identify key causes of business variances for performance measurement purposes. He/She is a subject matter expert in Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards and will be appointed as the designated key person for the ERP system implementation / integration / improvement. This is an ideal opportunity for a proactive finance professional with a strategic mindset and a great step for anyone aspiring to move into a future Financial Controller role.

Duties will include:

• Oversee all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis functions including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including annual reporting, ASX compliance, BAS, audit and taxation.
• Business partnering with other departments to ensure financial goals are achieved.
• Advise management on Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) including researching on new/changes to FRS that may impact the Group.
• Manage the ERP system and be the key contact person for any upgrading, migration and integration projects.
• Assist in month-end/quarter-end/half-yearly/year-end closing and reporting.
• Any other ad-hoc duties or projects assigned.

Your Skills & Experience

You will have proven Finance experience in a commercial environment and a skillset including:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• CA qualified
• At least 5 -7 years of working experience with at least 3 - 5 years working in Big 4 audit firms.
• Conversant in FRS and Statutory Reporting requirements
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Netsuite is highly desirable.
• Strong ability to deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Extensive experience in managing financial controls, policies, and procedures, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks.
• Proficiency in managing financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, cost control, and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and developing high-performing teams in complex and fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with complex stakeholder groups
• Singaporean or PR