Assistant Manager, Finance

AIA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Kuala Lumpur invites you to join the Digital+ finance team as Assistant Manager, Finance. You will lead planning, budgeting, and cost centre analyses to support strategic decisions and ensure timely consolidation for Group submissions.

You will partner with business units, drive process improvements, and implement AI-enabled analytics using Excel, SAP, and Power BI to strengthen governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Finance/Accounting Professional Certification (ACCA, CPA)
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in financial reporting, management accounting, or budgeting
• Experience leading or coordinating annual budgeting cycles
• Proven ability to engage and challenge senior stakeholders and cost centre owners
• Experience in IT services industry and MNC companies an advantage

Responsibilities

• Review and enhance management reports and financial commentaries
• Translate financial results into clear insights, explaining key movements, risks, and drivers
• Support discussions with Business Units and Group Finance on results, queries, and expectations
• Consolidate budgets and forecasts into a company-wide submission and ensure timely delivery to Group
• Support follow-up queries, revisions, and clarifications from Group and senior management
• Drive process maturity by standardising and simplifying finance workflows
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and data accuracy
• Review existing controls and recommend enhancements to strengthen governance
• Support the adoption of AI automation and data analytics tools (e.g., advanced Excel, Power BI)
• Review deliverables and coaching of team members

Skills

Advanced Excel

IFRS knowledge

Budgeting

Management reporting

SAP

Power BI

AI analytics exposure

Education

ACCA/CPA certification

Tools

SAP financial system

Power BI

Job description

Are you ready to shape a better tomorrow? AIA Digital+ is a Technology, Digital and Analytics innovation hub dedicated to powering AIA to be more efficient, connected and innovative as it fulfils its Purpose to help millions of people across Asia-Pacific live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. If you are hungry and driven to play an active role in shaping a better tomorrow, we want to hear from you. Because the work we do at AIA Digital+ makes a difference in the lives of millions of people, every day. We will equip you with the critical skills, tools and technology, and endless opportunities to learn, contribute and thrive in a dynamic and exciting environment. If you want to shape a brighter future at AIA Digital+, please read on.

About the Role

The Assistant Manager, Finance plays a dual role as a hands-on preparer and independent reviewer to ensure high-quality financial planning, disciplined month-end close, and effective cost recovery. The role also owns the annual budgeting process, partners closely with cost centre owners, and ensures timely consolidation and submission to Group in accordance with deadlines and governance requirements

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning, Cost Centre Management & Stakeholder Engagement
   • Review and enhance management reports and financial commentaries
   • Translate financial results into clear insights, explaining key movements, risks, and drivers
   • Support discussions with Business Units and Group Finance on results, queries, and expectations
2. Budgeting & Forecasting
   • Support the budgeting & forecasting process across all cost centres, including preparing templates, assumptions, and guidelines
   • Partner with cost centre owners to review budgets & forecasts, challenge assumptions, and provide financial guidance
   • Consolidate budgets & forecasts into a company wide submission and ensure timely delivery to Group
   • Support follow up queries, revisions, and clarifications from Group and senior management
3. Team Review, Coaching & Quality Assurance
   • Review deliverables prepared by analysts and senior analysts, providing timely feedback and coaching of team members
   • Support team capability building, particularly in analytical thinking and reporting quality
4. Process Improvement & Controls
   • Drive process maturity by standardising and simplifying finance workflows
   • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and data accuracy
   • Review existing controls and recommend enhancements to strengthen governance
   • Support the adoption of AI automation and data analytics tools (e.g., advanced Excel, Power BI)

Minimum Job Requirements: Qualifications & Experience

• Finance/Accounting Professionally Certified (ACCA, CPA)
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in financial reporting, management accounting, or budgeting
• Experience leading or coordinating annual budgeting cycles
• Proven ability to engage and challenge senior stakeholders and cost centre owners
• Experience in IT services industry and MNC companies an advantage

Technical & Professional Skills

• Advanced Excel (budgeting, consolidation, automation)
• Strong knowledge of IFRS (accrual accounting), budgeting, and management reporting
• Experience with SAP financial system and reporting tools
• AI automation, Power BI or data analytics exposure is an advantage

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live healthier, longer, better lives. You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date. "Better" starts with people who reimagine what is possible and turn ideas into meaningful action. At AIA, you will contribute in your own way, help shape outcomes that matter and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines, teams, markets and levels. We will support you to broaden your perspective, strengthen your capabilities and grow your impact. Together, we challenge assumptions, learn from one another and find better ways forward. Bring your ambition, experience and ideas to AIA, and help shape what "better" looks like.

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