Commercial Finance Analyst

The HEINEKEN Company; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver financial insights and support strategic decision-making. Your expertise will help identify risks and opportunities while ensuring compliance and effective controls in financial processes. This position offers a chance to drive process improvements and participate in budgeting and forecasting activities, making a significant impact on the business. If you're results-driven and passionate about finance, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of finance analyst experience in a commercial FMCG environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the Commercial Finance Manager with day-to-day financials.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Business Partnering

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Your role in HEINEKEN

As a Commercial Finance Analyst, you will support the Commercial Finance Manager to ensure efficient delivery of day-to-day financials. You will business partner with stakeholders to understand the business requirements, provide financial support and highlight any areas of concern that will impact the business.

In this role, you will also

• Proactively identity areas of risk and identify opportunities
• Work closely with budget owners on Commercial Fixed Overheads
• Prepare annual budgeting and forecasting for the region
• Identify and communicate process improvement opportunities
• Ensure effective controls are in place in the commercial finance team
• Drive process improvement initiatives such as automation and seek opportunities to streamline
• Participate in month end closing activities and reporting for commercial finance pillar
• Ensure compliance and control in place for Trade Spend
• Evaluate business review with stakeholders for promotions
• Utilize PowerBI and various other reporting tools to assist with the business analysis

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent.
• At least 3-5 years finance analyst experience - preferably in Commercial FMCG environment.
• Good analytical skills, results driven, pro-active, flexible to changing priorities and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated business partnering and influencing skills.
• Able to communicate well and have proven record of strong problem solving skills.