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

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

• IBHQ Cost centre owners
• IBHQ & Regional Finance teams
• Sales teams for transfer pricing

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Ideally have experience working in a multinational finance function
• Ideally educated to degree level
• Ideally part/newly qualified CIMA/ACCA

• 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