AVP, Head of Strategic Planning and Advisory

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PLA is one of the largest business units of Prudential in Asia in terms of sales and profitability. The Strategy and Performance management team plays a pivotal role in leading the business planning and business analytics. Key customers for the function are the senior management at PLA.

Strategy and Performance Management is responsible for the organisational strategic planning process, performance management and providing analysis as required.

Head of Strategic Planning and Advisory

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning
Guide the development of strategic agenda and priorities for the business through the management of an annual planning cycle Identify and build consensus around business objectives and priorities Test the feasibility of the plan, and its consistency with management objectives Ensure stakeholders alignment with stated management objectives

Performance Management
Monitor performance indicators and strategic projects, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variance and reporting on their status to senior managment To identify opportunities for improvement, write reports and undertake presentations recommending courses of action

Ad hoc Projects and Analysis:
Provides analysis on financial, project and operational KPIs as required by Senior Management Perform analysis to support initiatives on specific strategic areas e.g. claims, persistency, agency etc

Job Specification:

Qualification
Bachelor degree in accounting , finance or similar

Experience
Minimum 5 years relevant experience in strategic planning and analysis and / or management reporting experience in Life Insurance or Financial Service industry would be advantageous
Knowledge
Detail-orientated with strong financial analytics (including monitoring, analysis and reporting performance) and comfortable handling large volumes of data
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Flexibility and ability to multi-task and prioritise to deliver on time
Proficient in the use of Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint. Use of statistical tools an advantage

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