Business Analyst Executive

Cahya Mata; Kuching; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cahya Mata Professionals Sdn Bhd is hiring a Business Analyst Executive to join the Group Administration team in Kuching. You will provide financial and business analysis to support planning, performance monitoring and decision-making across the Group.

You will work with stakeholders to analyse data, identify trends, and offer insights to improve financial performance and cost optimisation. Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and English/Bahasa Malaysia proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or related field.
• Professional qualifications or FP&A/Accounting certification is an added advantage.
• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in financial or business analysis, budgeting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial and business performance analysis to support planning and decision-making.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, expenditure and financial performance against plans.
• Conduct variance, cost, trend and operational analysis to provide insights to Management.
• Create management reports, dashboards and KPIs for performance monitoring.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Business Analytics or related discipline

FP&A / Accounting Certification (advantageous)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We’re Hiring: Business Analyst Executive

Kuching, Sarawak

Cahya Mata Professionals Sdn Bhd

About the Role

We are looking for a Business Analyst Executive to join our Group Administration team. In this role, you will provide financial and business analysis to support effective planning, performance monitoring and decision-making across the Group. You will work closely with various stakeholders to analyse financial and operational data, identify trends and improvement opportunities, and provide meaningful insights to support business performance and cost optimisation.

What You'll Be Doing

Financial & Business Analysis

• Develop and maintain financial and business performance analysis to support planning and decision-making across Group Administration.
• Assist in the preparation, monitoring and analysis of budgets, forecasts, expenditure and financial performance against approved plans.
• Conduct variance, cost, trend and operational analysis to identify key business insights and provide recommendations to Management.
• Analyse financial and operational data to support business performance monitoring and resource utilisation.

Management Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Prepare and maintain management reports, dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support performance monitoring and business planning.
• Ensure financial and operational data is accurate, complete and available in a timely manner.
• Support the preparation of presentations and reports for Management and relevant stakeholders.

Business Planning & Improvement

• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, improved resource utilisation and enhanced financial performance across Group Administration.
• Support the preparation of business cases, financial analysis and cost assessments for new initiatives, projects and improvement proposals.
• Support continuous improvement and digitalisation initiatives relating to financial reporting, data analysis and business performance monitoring.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements and provide relevant financial and analytical insights.

What We're Looking For

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Management or related discipline.
• Professional qualifications or certification in Accounting, Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Analytics or related fields will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum 2–4 years of relevant working experience in financial analysis, business analysis, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting or related areas.
• Experience in financial planning, cost analysis, performance reporting and stakeholder management is preferred.
• Experience in corporate/group-level operations and working with cross-functional stakeholders will be an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data and translate findings into meaningful business insights.
• Good understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis and business performance monitoring.
• Good proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prepare and maintain management reports, dashboards and KPIs.
• Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy in handling financial and business data.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, accountability and commitment to continuous improvement.

Language Requirements

• Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia, both written and spoken.