Job Description

Business Financial Analyst

Oishi Manufacturing Pte Ltd

Position Summary

The Business Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial analysis, commercial insights, and decision support to improve profitability, operational efficiency, and strategic growth across Oishi Manufacturing's OEM manufacturing, branded products, and export businesses.

The role works closely with the Managing Director, Finance, Sales, Production, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Product Development teams to analyse financial performance, identify business opportunities, improve margins, and support data-driven decision-making. The Business Financial Analyst is expected to act as a true business partner rather than a traditional finance reporting function. This role typically combines financial planning, forecasting, manufacturing cost analysis, pricing support, KPI reporting and commercial analysis. (Robert Half)

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards and KPI analysis.

• Develop annual budgets and rolling forecasts.

• Analyse revenue, gross profit, EBITDA and operating costs.

• Monitor departmental spending against budgets.

• Prepare monthly variance analysis with recommendations.

• Develop financial models to support strategic decision-making.

• Present financial findings to senior management.

Manufacturing & Cost Analysis

• Analyse manufacturing costs by product, customer and production line.

• Monitor material usage, yield losses and production efficiencies.

• Analyse labour productivity and overtime costs.

• Review machine utilisation and manufacturing overhead allocation.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities across operations.

• Support inventory valuation and cost accounting.

• Analyse wastage and recommend corrective actions.

Commercial & Business Analysis

• Support pricing decisions and customer quotations.

• Analyse customer profitability.

• Evaluate OEM manufacturing opportunities.

• Review product margins and recommend pricing adjustments.

• Analyse sales trends by customer, channel and geography.

• Support contract profitability reviews.

• Develop profitability models for new business opportunities.

Supply Chain & Procurement Analysis

• Monitor raw material price trends.

• Analyse supplier performance.

• Evaluate inventory turnover and stock holding costs.

• Support purchasing decisions through financial analysis.

• Recommend inventory optimisation strategies.

Business Intelligence & Reporting

Develop and maintain dashboards covering:

• Sales performance

• Gross margin

• Manufacturing KPIs

• Customer profitability

• Product profitability

• Inventory

• Forecast accuracy

• Capacity utilisation

• Working capital

• Cash flow

Automate reporting wherever possible using ERP and Business Intelligence tools.

Strategic Projects

Support management with:

• Capital expenditure evaluations

• Investment analysis

• New product business cases

• Export market evaluations

• Business acquisitions

• Cost reduction initiatives

• Continuous improvement projects

Pricing & Margin Management

• Review pricing models.

• Analyse contribution margins.

• Recommend price revisions.

• Monitor promotional profitability.

• Support annual customer price reviews.

Operational Support

Work closely with:

• Production

• Procurement

• Warehouse

• Logistics

• QA

• Product Development

• Sales

to ensure financial decisions align with operational objectives.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Forecast accuracy

• Budget accuracy

• Gross margin improvement

• Manufacturing cost reduction

• Inventory optimisation

• Working capital improvement

• Customer profitability reporting

• Timely monthly reporting

• Business case quality

• Cost-saving initiatives implemented

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related discipline.

• Professional qualification (CPA, ACCA or CFA) is advantageous.

• 3–5 years' experience in FP&A, commercial finance or business analysis, preferably within food manufacturing, FMCG or OEM manufacturing. (careers.belden.com)

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel

• Financial modelling

• Power BI (preferred)

• ERP systems (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, NetSuite or similar)

• Power Query

• Strong data analysis capability

• Excellent presentation skills

Personal Attributes

• Commercially minded with strong business acumen.

• Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail.

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• Able to communicate complex financial information clearly.

• Self-motivated and proactive.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Reporting Structure

Reports to: Managing Director and Finance Manager/CFO (where applicable)

Works closely with:

• Sales & Key Account Management

• Production

• Procurement

• Warehouse & Logistics

• Product Development

• Finance

• Quality Assurance

Why Join Oishi Manufacturing?

You will play a key role in supporting one of Singapore's fastest-growing OEM food manufacturers, supplying leading foodservice, retail and international brands. The role offers broad exposure to manufacturing operations, commercial strategy, pricing, financial planning, and business growth initiatives, with the opportunity to directly influence profitability and strategic decision-making across the business.