Financial Planning & Analysis Assistant Manager
Pasig City - Philippines
Job Summary
Get to Know the Team
At Grab Philippines our ultimate deliverable is not a spreadsheet; it is a strategic decision. We reject the traditional view of FP&A as a back-office function that simply records history. We are a forward-looking engine. Our mission is to operate as Strategic Architects who engineer financial outcomes improve capital and co-pilot the business alongside our country leadership.
Get to Know the Role
As member of the Grab PH FP&A team you will sit at the unique intersection of data operations and strategy. You will be the financial anchor for a dynamic matrix of internal business products (Mobility Deliveries or Financial Services) managing an ecosystem of cross-functional leaders and Regional partners.
Whether you are executing a flawless month-end close or sitting across from a business head to challenge an operational strategy your focus will always be on driving commercial agility statutory compliance and structural profitability.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform
- Financial Co-Piloting & Vertical Ownership: Act as the primary finance partner and guardian for specific business lines. Translate monthly financial data into a compelling commercial story providing the critical business So What to operations teams.
- Flawless Execution & Data Hygiene: Own the end-to-end execution of the Month-End Close (MEC) process within your scope. Maintain absolute mastery over spreadsheets and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems to ensure zero-error reporting.
- The Challenger Cadence: Move beyond simply promoting local budgets. Actively interview operational teams identify ledger variances and push commercial leads to find margin expansion and leaner execution roadmaps.
- Agile Financial Modeling: Build robust What-If and predictive financial models. Balance rigorous analytical perfection with commercial speed-to-marketknowing when to deliver an 80% directionally accurate model today to capture a market window versus a 100% report tomorrow.
- Digital-First Innovation: Spearhead Grabs priority of reducing manual recurring tasks. Actively apply AI and automation tools (e.g. ChatGPT Gemini Notebook AI) to build automated live P&L views without ever compromising ledger and audit compliance.
- Strategic Tax Integration & Cash Flow Optimization: Move beyond pure tax compliance to act as a strategic partner to the business. Model the P&L impacts of new product launches with built-in tax optimization strategies from day one. Engage with business leaders before forecasts are finalized to assess the tax impact of growth initiatives and help replicate complex financial engineering strategies that unlock bottom-line value.
Qualifications :
What Essential Skills You Will Need
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accountancy Economics or a quantitative field. Professional certifications (CPA CFA CMA) will be an advantage.
- 5 or more years of experience working within tech fast-moving corporate environments or matrixed multinational companies is highly preferred.
- Financial Modeling & Systems: Proficiency in advanced financial modeling spreadsheet manipulation and EPM/ERP systems. Demonstrated ability to build agile forecasting scenario planning and What-If infrastructure.
- Understanding of corporate P&L navigation unit economics platform dynamics (supply demand and incentive structures) and foundational corporate tax/treasury possible effects.
- Digital-First Capability involves hands-on experience. This experience is with utilizing data automation or AI tools. Examples of these tools include SQL Python or generative AI coding/analysis tools. The goal is to eliminate manual workflows.
Additional Information :
Life at Grab
We care about your well-being at Grab here are some of the global benefits we offer:
- We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
- With GrabFlex create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
- Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
- We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through lifes challenges.
- Balancing personal commitments and lifes demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours
What We Stand For at Grab
We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality ethnicity religion age gender identity sexual orientation family commitments physical and mental impairments or disabilities and other attributes that make them unique.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
About Grab and Our WorkplaceGrab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, w ... View more