Assistant Manager, Business Finance

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank is seeking a Business Finance Assistant Manager to partner with Group Operations (GO) Finance. You will manage budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and performance analytics to support executive decisions across GO and regional divisions.

The role requires 4+ years in FP&A or financial control in banking, with strong accounting knowledge and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills. Malaysian citizenship is preferred for this position.

Qualifications

• Malaysian citizen.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Professional Qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA) in Finance, Accountancy, Banking, or a related field.
• At least 4 years of FP&A, business finance, or financial control experience, ideally in financial services or banking.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial control frameworks, and variance analysis.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Financial Control & Governance: Ensure compliance with accounting standards, maintain General Ledger accuracy for GO cost centres, review accruals/journals, lead quarterly reconciliations, and collaborate with external auditors during half-year and annual reviews.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive full-year budgeting and quarterly Capex/Opex forecasts for local and regional GO divisions, tracking spend against set targets.
• Cost Allocation & Management: Formulate equitable cost-recharge models across Business Units, review expenditure requests, and identify SCM savings opportunities.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial reports for local and regional GO divisions, conduct variance analyses, and benchmark expenditures against market standards.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Provide financial advice to business heads, resolve finance-related issues, support management with ad-hoc financial insights, and assist regional teams on strategic initiatives.

Skills

FP&A knowledge

Financial control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Overview

Join us as a business finance assistant manager and become a key strategic partner within our Group Operations (GO) Finance team. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving financial governance, strategic cost management, and performance analytics across Group Operations. You will directly support executive decision-making by managing budgeting, forecasting, and expense control while unlocking value through continuous process improvement and cost optimization initiatives. The successful candidate will report to the Head of Business Finance (Group Operations & Technology).

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Functional (job responsibilities)
• Financial Control & Governance: Ensure compliance with accounting standards, maintain General Ledger accuracy for GO cost centres, review accruals/journals, lead quarterly reconciliations, and collaborate with external auditors during half-year and annual reviews.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive full-year budgeting and quarterly Capex/Opex forecasts for local and regional GO divisions, tracking spend against set targets.
• Cost Allocation & Management: Formulate equitable cost-recharge models across Business Units, review expenditure requests, and identify Strategic Cost Management (SCM) savings opportunities.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of monthly financial reports for local and regional GO divisions, conduct variance analyses, and benchmark operational expenditures against market standards.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Provide financial advice to business heads, resolve finance-related issues, support management with ad-hoc financial insights, and assist regional teams on strategic initiatives

Jobholder Requirements

• Malaysian citizen.
• Education/Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree or Professional Qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA) in Finance, Accountancy, Banking, or a related field.

Experience/Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), business finance, or financial control, ideally within financial services or banking.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial control frameworks, and variance analysis.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills with high attention to detail.

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. Hong Leong Bank (“HLB”) stands proudly as a leading financial services institution based in Malaysia, providing a wide range of comprehensive and innovative financial solutions across the region. These services are delivered through both digital and traditional means, via online and mobile banking, as well as our digital branch concept to provide customers with an efficient and seamless experience aided by technology. As the service and financial landscape changes rapidly with the ever‑increasing use of technology, staying attuned to customers needs and desires becomes even more critical to HLB’s operations. To stay ahead of these dynamic changes, the Bank has adopted the approach of reimagining banking by embedding digital considerations and customer centricity in every aspect of our operations, from products and services as well as customer care and engagement. HLB’s ethos of being Digital-At-The-Core powered by customers-at-the-forefront will continue to lead us to innovate offerings in line with our aspiration of being a highly digital and innovative financial services organization.