- Location
- HLT-Hong Leong Tower, Malaysia
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
If you are looking to excel and make a difference, take a closer look at us…
Key Responsibilities
1. Management Reporting & Customer Analytics Support
Executive Reporting Assistance: Help gather, structure, and sanitize financial data for monthly and quarterly Board and Management Committee performance packs.
Variance & Profitability Analysis: Learn to analyze revenue drivers, net interest margins (NIM), and cost structures to explain the "why" behind variances in financial results.
Customer Portfolio Tracking: Assist in tracking New-to-Bank (NTB) acquisition, cross-selling depth, and balance sheet growth, connecting customer dynamics to financial outcomes.
Agile Ad-Hoc Requests: Support senior team members in preparing high-priority data pulls and visual slides for the CFO and senior leadership.
2. Competitor Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Earnings Season Execution: Support the rapid collection and compilation of competitor financial data immediately following quarterly bank earnings announcements.
Peer Comparison Packs: Assist in preparing analytical decks comparing the Top 5 Malaysian Banks (MBB, CIMB, PBB, RHB, & AMMB) against HLBG to highlight market trends and performance gaps.
Database & Repository Maintenance: Help maintain an organized, up-to-date repository of competitor financial metrics, analyst presentation decks, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) statistical releases.
3. Innovation & AI Exploration
Modern Tools Adoption: Explore and leverage generative AI, Power BI, and Tableau to automate routine data workflows, create dynamic charts, and turn complex numbers into clear visual stories.
Job Requirements
Education & Qualification
Academic Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, or a related quantitative field (Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Analytics).
Target Experience: Fresh graduates or early-career professionals with up to 1–2 years of experience. High academic standing or active progress toward professional certifications (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CFA) is an advantage.
Technical Skills & Aptitude
Financial Foundations: Strong grasp of basic financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet), core banking metrics, and accounting principles.
Excel & Data Skills: Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, basic modeling). High comfort level with handling large datasets.
Data Visualization & AI Aptitude: Familiarity with or eagerness to learn Power BI, Tableau, and GenAI tools to enhance reporting efficiency and visual presentations.
Core Soft Skills
Curiosity & Analytical Mindset: A sharp eye for detail, a passion for numbers, and a genuine eagerness to learn how a bank makes money.
Adaptability & Resilience: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, particularly during quarterly earnings seasons.
Clear Communication: Ability to structure ideas logically and present data clearly, both visually and verbally.
About Hong Leong Bank
We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.
Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.
