VP, Financial Planning & Analysis (Bank)(1 Year Contract)

A leading global financial institution is looking for a VP, FP&A to join their Finance team in Singapore on a 12-month contract.

This role sits within the FP&A function, supporting management reporting, performance insights and planning/forecasting cycles at country level. You will partner closely with Finance, Business and Infrastructure stakeholders to enable sound financial decision-making.

What you'll do:

• Produce monthly management reporting packs with executive-level commentary on key drivers, risks and opportunities
• Analyse financial and non-financial KPIs across revenue, cost, profitability, productivity and returns
• Partner with stakeholders to flag performance opportunities, emerging risks and required actions
• Support Board and Management committee materials, and respond to regulatory or ad hoc requests
• Conduct external market and peer benchmarking to drive competitiveness and productivity
• Support the annual budgeting exercise and periodic forecasting for the Singapore entity
• Coordinate financial submissions across business and functional units for consistency and accuracy
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, identifying key drivers and trends
• Build forward-looking financial models to support decision making
• Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, strengthen controls and reduce manual effort
• Champion automation and advanced analytics, including approved AI tools, across FP&A processes

What you'll need:

• Degree and/or professional qualification in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 5 to 8 years of experience in FP&A, management reporting, forecasting or performance analytics within a large organisation (financial services preferred)
• Strong grasp of P&L mechanics, balance sheet and MIS methodologies, including funds transfer pricing, cost allocations and risk/return concepts
• Strong analytical skills with sound judgement and the ability to constructively challenge assumptions and methodologies
• Strong stakeholder management skills across diverse groups
• Comfortable working with data and systems (Excel modelling, Power BI/Tableau)
• TM1/Cognos experience preferred
• SQL (advanced), Python or Alteryx experience is an advantage

If this sounds like your next move, get in touch to find out more.