About this role
Finance Analyst
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur
Reporting To: FP & A Manager
Compensation: RM6,000 - RM9,000 / month
Description
To assist the FP&A team in delivering financial support (control, analysis and reporting) to the CFO and the wider Executive team with focus and responsibility of specific HQ overhead functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Following analysis of actual results, prepare month end journals for accrual, prepayments and corrections for head office cost centres
- Prepare and issue details of actual expenditure versus forecast and budget to central cost centre managers
- Prepare month end analysis and commentary for overheads, including variances to budget and forecast for the International Business for inclusion in the main Executive Board reporting pack
- Collate input and assumptions and act as finance business partner for HQ functions in the preparation of head office budgets and forecasts
- Prepare function specific monthly reporting
- Assist in reviewing regional performance for actual results, forecasts and budgets
- Additional analysis and reporting tasks as required
KEY INTERFACES
- IBHQ Cost centre owners
- IBHQ & Regional Finance teams
- Sales teams for transfer pricing
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
- Must have experience working in a multinational finance function
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
- Part of newly qualified CIMA/ACCA or other relevant professional accounting qualifications
- Over 4 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning and Analysis
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Good analytical and data presentation skills
- English speaking, with the ability to communicate knowledgeably and professionally with senior operatives within the business
- Reasonable understanding of financial management, financial forecasting, budgeting and reporting
- A team player, they will be highly self-motivated and organised, have a high attention to detail and be able to work under pressure in light of tight deadlines
- Demonstrate ability to pro-actively suggest improvements to existing processes
- Strong Excel skills & Power BI an advantage
- Desirable: Japanese language skills advantageous given role stakeholders
Working Hours (Monday to Friday)
Country Time Zone Start End
Malaysia 11am 8pm
Malaysia 11am 8pm
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