Minimum Education Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business

Minimum Experience Required

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) / business partnering with strong financial understanding and modeling skills
• Experience in Audit or Big Four would be advantageous.
  

Job Purpose

This role supports strong financial stewardship by providing accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and reliable forecasting. This position partners closely with cross‑functional teams to drive financial performance, ensure cost discipline, and support strategic planning. This role will support Abbott Nutrition Singapore Finance Controller in driving process improvement within Finance workstream and commercial operations.

Job Accountability/ Scope

Month‑End Close Process

• Ensure timely and accurate recording of financial information, including preparation of variance analysis against Rolling Latest Best Estimate (RLBE) and Plan.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of Actuals vs. RLBE / Plan to identify performance gaps, analyze root causes, and propose mitigation actions.
• Monitor SG&A spending to ensure robust spending governance and continuous alignment with the commercial team.
• Lead real-time financial performance monitoring, proactively identifying issues and escalating them to management with recommended actions.
• Prepare periodic financial reports, dashboards, and analytical insights for management review.
• Ensure timely distribution of cost center reports to all corresponding budget owners and provide support in understanding variances.
• Conduct regular (minimum quarterly) Balance Sheet reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with accounting standards.

RLBE (Rolling Latest Best Estimate) Process

• Support the overall planning and budgeting cycle for the ANI Singapore Affiliate.
• Prepare required schedules (including SG&A templates, Brand P&L, and Channel P&L) in coordination with Area/Division teams.
• Develop Balance Sheet schedules in support of forecasting and planning requirements.
• Prepare load files for Planful, ensuring alignment between system data and management expectations, and verifying the accuracy of uploaded figures.

Other Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to ensure integrity of pricing maintenance in system.
• Submit Transfer Pricing requests and perform net cost inquiries to ensure timely SKU costing and completion of A0 to A3 status conversions in SAP
• Lead and coordinate the annual cost change process.
• Support the organization in driving strategic and cross‑functional projects.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis as required by management.

Competency

• Strong financial acumen with proven business partnering experience, able to translate strategic goals and business initiatives into clear financial insights that support decision‑making and performance delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across functional departments and influence without authority.
• Solid understanding of global business processes, including experience working within multinational or matrix organizations.
• Advanced analytical thinking, with the ability to break down complex information and simplify processes to drive efficiency and clarity.
• Continuous improvement mindset, consistently identifying opportunities to enhance processes, strengthen controls, and improve operational efficiency.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, financial modeling, and automation of recurring tasks.