Assistant Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

About FWD Group

FWD Group is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business with more than 12 million customers across 10 markets, including some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world. The company was established in 2013 and is focused on changing the way people feel about insurance. FWD’s customer-led and digitally enabled approach aims to deliver innovative propositions, easy-to-understand products and a simpler insurance experience.

For more information, please visit www.fwd.com

In Singapore, FWD aims to change the way people feel about insurance by leveraging technology to deliver products and services that are relevant, easy to understand and always convenient for our customers. To this end, we have a direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform that allows customers to buy their preferred life and general insurance products directly from our website; as well as a network of preferred Financial Advisory (FA) firms for customers who want to speak with an advisor before committing to an insurance plan. Whatever their preference, we believe insurance should be simple, reliable and convenient.

If you are looking for a career where you can create a real impact and celebrate living, we invite you to join us on our exciting journey.

PURPOSE

This role will report into the Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager and support the financial planning and analysis function for both life and non-life insurance business.

KEY ACCOUNTAIBILITIES

• Support the preparation of regular and ad-hoc management information decks covering financial and non-financial targets, actual performance and forecast.
• Support the end-to-end process of High-Level Business Plan and Detailed Financial Plan.
• Support the business in identifying gaps, opportunities and driving company performance.
• Seek inputs from various stakeholders as part of the abovementioned activities.
• Provide analysis of past data and market performance to support the recommendations of appropriate actions to drive business performance.
• Support the evaluation of regular distribution initiatives and strategic business cases whenever required.
• Support the Senior FP&A Manager on key ad-hoc projects where required.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• Degree in actuarial science, accountancy or ACCA or its equivalent
• At least 4 years of relevant experience, preferable within insurance industry
• Strong focus on timely and accuracy of reporting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITY

• Strong business acumen
• Strong interpersonal skills with stakeholders at various levels
• Strong analytical skills and able to work with complex data from different functions within the organisation
• Meticulous, good communication skill and eye for details
• Able to work independently
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Good team player
• Have an open-mind for new challenges
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint.