About Us

Headquartered in Singapore, SATS Ltd. is one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services and Asia’s leading airline caterer. SATS Gateway Services provides airfreight and ground handling services including passenger services, ramp and baggage handling, aviation security services, aircraft cleaning and aviation laundry. SATS Food Solutions serves airlines and institutions, and operates central kitchens with large-scale food production and distribution capabilities for a wide range of cuisines.

SATS is present in the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, powering an interconnected world of trade, travel and taste. Following the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in 2023, the combined SATS and WFS network operates over 225 stations in 27 countries. These cover trade routes responsible for more than 50% of global air cargo volume. SATS has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since May 2000. For more information, please visit www.sats.com.sg

Why Join Us

At SATS, people are our greatest asset and we build our success on the knowledge, expertise and performance of every contributor, by embracing diversity and uniqueness. As part of our holistic approach and commitment to embracing FAM (Fulfilling, Appreciated, Meaningful) in the workplace, we offer the runway to develop Fulfilling careers that foster your career growth, recognising and Appreciating the strength of talent and capabilities that we continue to build internally; and inspiring and encouraging each other to make Meaningful contributions in the work we do at SATS.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking for an experienced Commercial Finance Business Partner to support our Food Solutions overseas business units. This role is a key member of the finance team, partnering closely with business leaders to drive financial performance, support strategic initiatives, and provide actionable insights to enable data-driven decision-making.

The ideal candidate will possess strong FP&A capabilities, business partnering experience, financial modelling expertise, and a proven ability to influence stakeholders across a regional business environment.

The role involves close business partnering with Food Solutions overseas business units and related projects.

• Financial planning and analysis:
  • Lead and coordinate with overseas business units into driving and preparing annual budgets, quarterly forecast and 5-year projections.
  • Assess and incorporate the financial impact of business strategies, market developments, and operational initiatives into business plans.
  • Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to support decision-making and risk management. assessing and incorporating financial impact of business strategies and decisions.
    
    
• Financial reporting:
  • Review overseas business units’ monthly financial results and key business drivers to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
  • Analyze their financial performance, identify trends and risks, and provide actionable recommendations to management.
  • Monitor overseas business units’ performance against budgets, forecasts, and strategic targets.
    
    
• Financial analysis:
  • Partner with overseas business units to develop and review costs, margins, and profitability analyses to identify opportunities for business improvement and cost optimization.
  • Evaluate and challenge the impact of raw material, production, logistics, and operating cost changes on business performance.
  • Provide financial insights to support pricing strategies, margin expansion initiatives, and profitability enhancement efforts.
    
    
• Business partnering and stakeholder management:
  • Build strong relationships with overseas business unit leaders, finance teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Act as a trusted advisor by providing financial insights and recommendations to support business objectives.
  • Collaborate with fellow finance business partners to drive alignment and achieve common goals across the organization.
    
    
• Compliance and governance:
  • Ensure financial processes and transactions of the overseas business units are compliant with financial regulations, accounting standards, internal controls, internal financial policies and approval limits.
    
    
• Strategic decision support:
  • Develop and review financial models developed by overseas business units to support strategic business initiatives, investments, and growth opportunities.
  • Challenge and validate key business assumptions to ensure robust financial projections.
  • Evaluate investment proposals through financial metrics including ROI, NPV, IRR, and payback analysis.
    
    
• Provide managerial oversight, guidance and mentorship to fellow team members, ensuring effective execution of responsibilities and professional growth.
• Other ad-hoc duties assigned.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
• CA, CPA or ACCA accredited or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in FP&A, Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, or related roles.
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, financial modelling and business case evaluation.
• Experience in product costing, profitability analysis, and pricing support will be an advantage.
• Possess good presentation skills to articulate financial performances, business case evaluation to key stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and partner with cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting regional or multi-country operations is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Results-oriented individual who is self-motivated, independent, resourceful, and adaptive to new ways of working.
• Able to work in face-paced environment, good organizational and prioritization skills
• Highly proficient in data manipulation and visualization using Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel overseas periodically to support business partnering, performance reviews, strategic initiatives, and stakeholder engagement with regional business units.