Business Analyst(Finance Analyst) – Retail/ Online Channel

Lotus's Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus's Malaysia is seeking a Finance Business Partner to serve the Store & Channel Operation Team, monitoring financial performance and delivering actionable, data-driven insights. You will assist forecast submissions, help with budgeting and month-end closing, and support regional store profitability reviews, with opportunities for cost efficiency and capex evaluation.

Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply; strong Excel and Power BI skills, plus interest in data analysis and business

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Analytics, Finance, or Accounting; professional certifications preferred.
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Interest in data analysis, report simplification, and business partnering.
• Strong planning, communication, and influencing skills are advantageous.
• Experience with retail analytics and Excel/PowerBI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Forecast weekly financials and update plans.
• Manage operating expenses, identify cost drivers and flag risks.
• Support annual budget development with stakeholders.
• Assist month-end closing and P&L reporting.
• Support regional performance reviews for Stores and Online channels.
• Assess cost efficiency initiatives and capex feasibility.
• Handle ad-hoc queries from Stores for cost/spend breakdown.

Skills

Data analysis

Business partnering

Forecasting

Financial planning

Communication

Influencing

Education

Finance/Accounting degree

CIMA/ACCA/CPA

Fresh graduate welcome

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

AI tools

Job description

Acting as a Finance Business Partner (go-to-person) to Store & Channel Operation Team (eg, Store Directors / Store General Managers / Online Channel Manager) by monitoring and analyzing financial performance, providing actionable and data-driven insights, collaborating in forecast planning, sharing of risk and recommendation.

• Forecast - Assist on forecast submission by actualizing weekly financials and updating upcoming plans/impact.
• Cost Management - Manage operating expenses by tracking spend status, analyzing trends and identifying drivers of cost movement; highlighting red flag area and potential opportunities to Operation stakeholders.
• Budget - Engage Operation stakeholders and support annual budget development.
• Closing - Assist in month end closing activities, P&L reporting, and communication to Business/Operation Unit.
• Region Performance Meeting - Support P&L performance review for Stores (by Region or branch profitability) or Channel (by different Online platforms) against budget and last year; and work with Operation stakeholders to share findings and understand factors.
• Evaluate feasibility of Cost Efficiency Initiative or Capex Investment Plan by analyzing financial implication, performing sensitivity analysis, understanding operational impact and evaluating key indicators (e.g. IRR, payback period, EBIT impact).

Other Ad Hoc

• Support ad-hoc queries from Stores to understand detail cost/spend breakdown and to provide guidance or advice.

Requirements

• Business Analytic / Finance / Accounting degree / CIMA / ACCA / CPA or equivalent.
• Fresh graduate is also encouraged.
• Interested in data analysis, report simplification, business partnering.
• Strong planning, communication and influencing skills would be an added advantage.
• Retail Industry, Excel, PowerBI, AI tool/software experience would be an added advantage.