VP/AVP, Support Unit Finance Business Partner, Group Finance

Business Function

Group Finance aims to deliver world-class standards in reporting, financial planning and finance processes. We provide insights and analyses that help the bank make sound business decisions ? whether in the areas of product development or customer profitability. We also provide capital management, business planning, forecasting, and tax and accounting advisory services.

The bank is also a certified Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for the Singapore Qualification Programme by the Singapore Accountancy Commission and an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Approved Employer.

Role Description & Responsibilities

Partnering closely with business, you will drive day to day operational and financial responsibilities including performance management and financial processes/ MIS delivery, governance, risks and controls. You will work closely with the respective unit heads, leads and their planning teams to support the productivity & optimization agenda.

Main functional responsibilities and deliverables

• Performance management and business partnering:

• Work closely with business in areas of financial analysis and MIS, drive deeper data insights for cost/ expense drivers

• Improve clarity and transparency in financial reporting, evolve MIS to suit business needs

• Partner across the region to ensure consistency across locations

• Support business strategy

• Forecasting & Budgeting: Drive the annual planning process

• Business cases & contract management:

• Work closely with business to refine business cases, incl investments & benefits quantification; monitor initiative financials

• Critically review contract proposals incl. assessment for business needs, appropriate governance and approvals, and save quantification

• Others such as cross border billing and cost allocations

• Efficiency: identify process automation opportunities for efficiency within team

Requirements

• More than 8 years of experience preferably in banking and finance

• Experience with business and financial planning, forecasting and budgeting, accounting

• Strong in Excel and Powerpoint. Plus to have experience using finance databases (e.g. Oracle essbase)

• Ability to operate independently, collaborating with senior colleagues to drive outcomes

Location: DBS Asia Central

Job: Finance

Schedule: Regular

Employee Status: Full time