FP&A Analyst

Who are we?

Recognized as “the stand-out brand in the EHS consulting market” by independent research firm Verdantix, dss+ is a global

operations management consulting company that has been advising leading industrial companies around the world for

over 50 years. We leverage not only 200 years of DuPont experience in operating high-hazard facilities around the world,

but also the unique talents of our expert consultants. Our strength is our people – a diverse team of individuals with

experience across a broad range of industries, functions and disciplines.

dss+ services fall into three core areas—operational risk management, operational excellence, and sustainability—each

bolstered by learning, development and culture change solutions and digital technologies. Teams around the globe work

with clients in metals and mining, chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, agriculture, food and beverage, industrial and

manufacturing, and private equity.

Companies come to us because they want to bring about lasting change that makes them safer, more dynamic and more

productive places to work. They trust us because we have real life experience of the situations they face; we help them

implement and operationalize their solutions and we are passionate about what we do. We zero in on what matters:

protecting and improving lives, operations and assets.

What will we offer?

The FP&A Analyst is a business advocate, influencing decisions with a forward-looking perspective, while ensuring timely and

accurate delivery of all management reports.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a highly competent team and apply your FP&A and business partnership

capabilities to assist in the regional Budgeting & Forecasting and business operational processes.

Who are we looking for?

Reporting to the Senior FP&A Regional Leader of AP, we are looking for an experienced FP&A Analyst. This new role can be

based in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, or India.

Member of FP&A Team, assisting in the implementation of strategic plans as well as financial assessment of prospective

business opportunities/initiatives.

The candidate will work for the AP Region in close collaboration with the Senior FP&A Regional Leader covering all

markets.

What will you do?

• Assist with the budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes for the AP region. Establishing

appropriate inputs/outputs, timetables, and necessary levels of analysis to clearly ‘tell the story’, to enable

informed decisions to be made by the business.

• You will provide support to the AP Senior FP&A Regional Leader to help drive deeper understanding of sales

pipeline, revenues, contract sold pricing, project, and customer profitability.

• Actively review the projects with project controllers in F&O and CRM, making sure that all the expenses/costs

are charged to the project and Backlog/Milestones maintenance is 100% accurate all the time.

• Assist in making a difference in AP Region/Market performance: Push for FSE chargeability and utilization, A/R

follow up on a weekly basis with business, track performance of the projects in Power BI; challenge/analyze

with the PMs when the project has deviations, or you spot any concerns.

• Assist the AP Senior FP&A Regional Leader in being a Finance Business Partner to other team members within

Corporate Controlling. Providing Data & Analytics whenever profound and in-depth knowledge about financial

planning is required.

• Planning, executing and/or leading selected special projects that require cross-functional engagement and

external stakeholders, controlling project activities to fulfil objectives and satisfy project requirements.

• M&A Activities: Hands-on execution of financial and operational matters from due diligence to post-acquisition

integration.

• Work regularly with the AP Senior FP&A Regional Leager on financial matters and ad-hoc requests,

proposals/tenders, etc. Support the AP Region in implementing and coordinating economic analysis, identifying

KPI and profit drivers.

Who are you?

• To be successful in this position, you would bring the following qualifications:

   

  EDUCATION:

  • Accredited University degree / Diploma in Finance, Accounting or Business

   

  EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis and project costing.

  • Experience in a professional services firm is advantageous.

  • Exceptionally good command of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 desirable) and advanced Power Point, Excel skills including macros, Pivot Tables and Power BI.

  • Hands-on, pragmatic, able to translate theoretical knowledge into business reality.

  • Team player focused on results and collaboration.

  • Proven experience of business partnering, commercial acumen and understanding business strategy.

  • Excellent financial communication skills tailored for senior leaders and the ability to influence, collaborate, and build relationships across global teams.

  • A keen learner with a strong desire to develop skills in financial planning and analysis.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.

  • Strong organizational skills, structured, results driven. Able to cope with changing environment and priorities.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment