Financial Planning & Analysis Assistant Manager

Job Description

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-market—knowing when to deliver an 80% directionally accurate model today to capture a market window versus a 100% report tomorrow.
• Digital-First Innovation: Spearhead Grab's 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

• Bachelor's 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 life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's 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.