VP/AVP, Finance Business Partner (Support Units), 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.
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 12 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
Strong interest in emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence and data-driven solutions
Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
Curious, self-motivated and continuously seeking opportunities to improve processes through data and AI.
Location:
DBS Asia Central
Job:
Finance
Schedule:
Regular
Employee Status:
Full time