Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
MANULIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the financial narrative of the business by leading forecasting, business reviews, and long-term planning at the heart of senior decision-making. By translating complex actuarial and financial insights into clear, actionable messages, the role directly supports the company's mission to drive sustainable growth, disciplined performance, and strong policyholder outcomes.
Position Responsibilities:
1. Forecasting and Business Review
2. Business Planning
Required Qualifications:
When you join our team:
Position Responsibilities:
1. Forecasting and Business Review
- actively involve in forecasting process on producing detailed monthly analysis to local CEO and CFO and submission to Regional, showing item-by-item movement analysis
- supervise team (of 3) on key messaging and explanation of movement items in forecast, and review deliverables before submission
- enable team to establish effective communication with Distribution teams to understand sales momentum and product mix in forecast
- explain forecast results to local CEO in monthly management review meeting and walkthrough forecast results to Regional management during monthly finance review meeting
- prepare monthly Business Review deck for local CEO, CFO and Head of Strategy
- provide ad hoc support on materials to CFO for SLT meetings when requested
- support ad hoc requests from local and / or Regional management on providing mid-month updates or forecasts
- support CFO on financial presentations to all Heads of Department
- look for ways to improve forecasting process: document current process and what can be improved, escalate to CFO and propose practical solutions
2. Business Planning
- provide guidance to team on successful delivery of annual Business Plan, in particular on back-and-forth with Distribution, Strategy and Product teams, to complete multiple rounds of submission
- align with Finance and Inforce Management teams on Plan expenses and policyholder experience respectively to show holistic view of company financials for the next couple of years
- supervise team to support local CEO, CFO, and Head of Strategy on preparation materials for meeting with Regional
- engage and provide support to Global HNW team
Required Qualifications:
- Qualified Actuary from a recognized Actuarial examination body.
- 8 years or above of Actuarial working experience, with experience in pricing, valuation and capital management a key advantage.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Ability to manage and drive project completion within timeline.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with other departments and Group / Regional office.
- Strong leadership and experience in developing junior staff members.
- Working knowledge of AXIS will be an advantage.
When you join our team:
- We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
JOB SUMMARY
Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
MANULIFE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Singapore
2 days ago
N/A
Full-time
Head of Financial Planning and Analysis