Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting processes.
- Monitor portfolio financial performance and analyse key drivers impacting distributable income and DPU.
- Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast and market expectations.
- Provide actionable recommendations to enhance financial performance
DPU and Management Reporting
- Modelling and forecasting, analyse parameters that affects distributable income and DPU
- Develop scenario analyses to support management decision-making
- Prepare financial and analytical papers for Audit & Risk Committee and Board meetings
- Coordinate and draft responses to Board, ARC and external stakeholder queries.
Analyst and Market Intelligence
- Review analyst reports, consensus estimates and market expectations
- Identify key variances between management forecasts and analyst assumptions and provide insights to management to support investor engagement and earnings communications
- Track industry, peer and REIT market developments relevant to the business.
Financial Stewardship over a portfolio of entities
- End-to-end stewardship includes financial reporting, statutory audit, tax compliance, cashflow oversight, corporate secretarial and corporate governance matters
- Liaison with internal and external stakeholders
Strategic Finance and Transaction Support
- Support financial evaluation of acquisitions, divestments, asset enhancement initiatives and other strategic projects
- Perform financial modelling and scenario analyses
Corporate Governance and Policies
- Lead periodic review and maintenance of finance-related policies, procedures and internal controls
- Monitor compliance with finance policies and governance frameworks
Team Leadership
- Assist the CFO in fostering a collaborative and aligned Finance organization through enhancing trust and communication
- Provide guidance and mentoring to finance team members
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, analytics capabilities and financial systems
Any other initiatives as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Requirements
- Degree in Accountancy or its equivalent
- About 8 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years at managerial level, with prior audit background and/or experience in REIT industry preferred
- Ability to meet tight deadlines in fast-paced work environment
- Analytical, resourceful, good problem-solving capability (including the adoption of AI-assisted tools) and commercial mind set
- Strong FP&A and financial modelling expertise
- Experience with SAP/BPC and Hyperion preferred
Skills Required
- Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
- About 8 years of relevant experience
- At least 3 years of managerial experience
- Prior audit background
- Experience in the REIT industry
- Ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
- Analytical, resourceful, and strong problem-solving capability
- Commercial mindset
- Strong FP&A and financial modeling expertise
- Experience with SAP/BPC
- Experience with Hyperion
What We Do
Keppel is a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity. Headquartered in Singapore, Keppel operates in more than 20 countries worldwide, providing critical infrastructure and services for renewables, clean energy, decarbonisation, sustainable urban renewal and digital connectivity. Keppel creates value for investors and stakeholders through its quality investment platforms and diverse asset portfolios, including private funds and listed real estate and business trusts, and has a total portfolio with more than S$65 billion of assets under management.
