SG - Fp&a APAC

Department: Finance

Job Location: Singapore

Reporting to: Finance Director, APAC

Travel required: Flexibility in travelling requirement within the region as per business requirement

Company Overview:

Mainstream Renewable Power is a leading pure-play renewable energy company, with wind and solar assets across global markets, including in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Our mission is to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy by delivering clean, affordable and reliable energy at scale. We are one of the most successful developers of gigawatt-scale renewables platforms, across onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar power generation with a global portfolio of 20.8 GW.  In May 2021, Aker Horizons acquired a majority stake in Mainstream, and in April 2022, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. joined Aker Horizons as a long-term strategic investor.

Summary of Role:

Reporting to FD APAC, this role will be within the regional Finance team of Mainstream Renewable Power APAC and will be responsible for the planning, implementation, managing and executing of all the business controlling activities of the Company and its joint venture activities within the region. It includes Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Analysis via direct interaction with respective Finance Managers in the operating country and other stakeholders within the organisation either in Region APAC or Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

What you will do?

Annual Budget

• Full ownership of annual budgeting process for region APAC via direct collaboration with Global FP&A team and regional Finance team for Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow planning.
• Co-ordination with Global FP&A team on the budget process planning, reporting format and adherence to budgeting timeline set by the Global FP&A team. Alignment with key stakeholders in the region to ensure planning and execution of the budgeting process are within the budget scope and more importantly meets the business strategy for the region.
• Alignment with respective country finance colleagues and Department Heads to ensure a detail and efficient budget planning. i.e. Development Expenses, Construction cost, SG&A and Overhead cost.
• Challenges the budgeting expenditure approach propose by finance colleagues and Department Head to achieve an efficient budget planning for development projects and cost expenditure planning.
• Consolidation of overall budget for region APAC and providing transparency to the APAC Senior Management Team for an overall budget evaluation and approval.

• Conceptualize / further develop the current short-term & long-term planning and forecasting process (top-down / bottom-up) for the region in FP&A perspective.
• End to end ownership on monthly consolidation of financial results for region APAC. This includes consolidation of actual spending i.e. isolated and consolidated view against annual budget and rolling forecast for region, country and project perspectives.
• Identification of potential risk in the financial planning and providing recommendation to the FD APAC and region APAC Senior Management Team.
• Providing transparency on the financial planning to respective head of department on the status of their respective department spending i.e. Development / Construction expenditure and SG&A.
• Identification of potential area of improvement on the FP&A process.
• Own regular financial and management reporting towards internal and external stakeholders. This includes preparation of reports / financial transparency to HQ’s FP&A organisation and monthly performance review.
• Ownership of Fiscal Year End consolidation process for Region APAC and ensuring respective entities year end closing process are completed accordance to given timeline by HQ FP&A function. This includes internal Region APAC co-ordination and ensuring the information are reflected into the reporting platform (i.e. Tagetik).

Treasury Management

• Close collaboration with Region APAC Treasury manager by providing financial transparency and supporting in cashflow management for the region.

• Perform ad hoc project work and support the Regional Finance Director, Regional Management and finance organisation (region & global) as required within FP&A perspective.

What we require?

• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in the area of Financial Planning and Controlling.

• Minimum a degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant finance related qualifications such as CIMA, CPA.

• Interpersonal skills and multi-cultural communication background with ability to confidently interact with senior management and collaboration with other multi-disciplinary colleagues.

• A curious, independent and strong analytical ability with attention to details.

• Flexibility in travelling requirement within the region as per business requirement.

Why you really should click that button 👇

We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organization, to be part of a diverse workplace with regards to gender, age and cultural background in the most exciting industry in the world today. You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary, bonus scheme and share options.

Career development

• Training opportunities

• Secondment and relocation opportunities

• Career progression

Shared financial success 

• A competitive, industry benchmarked and cost-of-living linked salary, reviewed annually

• Annual bonus

• Share options

Work/life balance

• WFH in a hybrid working arrangement

True diversity & inclusion

• Equal opportunity targets

• GWEC Women in Wind and Mainstream Women in Renewables programmes

• You can be you, whatever your gender, color or sexual orientation

Care for health & wellbeing 

• Generous health insurance coverage and allowance where applicable

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