Executive - Finance (Management Reporting & Analytics)

Hong Leong Bank; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh graduates or early-career professionals with up to 1–2 years' experience, plus a degree in finance or related quantitative field, are encouraged to apply. This position emphasizes data literacy, rapid learning, and collaboration within a fast-paced banking environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field relevant to finance or banking.
• Strong grasp of financial statements and core banking metrics.
• Familiarity with data visualization and basic modeling.

Responsibilities

• Assist in management reporting and customer analytics for monthly/quarterly packs.
• Support profitability analysis, NIM, and variance explanations.
• Track NTB acquisition, cross-sell depth, and balance sheet growth.
• Prepare ad-hoc data pulls and visual slides for CFO and leadership.
• Assist in competitor benchmarking and market intelligence efforts.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Curiosity & analytical mindset

Clear communication

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, or related quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

GenAI tools

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Management Reporting & Customer Analytics Support Executive Reporting Assistance: Help gather, structure, and sanitize financial data for monthly and quarterly Board and Management Committee performance packs.
• Variance & Profitability Analysis: Learn to analyze revenue drivers, net interest margins (NIM), and cost structures to explain the "why" behind variances in financial results.
• Customer Portfolio Tracking: Assist in tracking New-to-Bank (NTB) acquisition, cross-selling depth, and balance sheet growth, connecting customer dynamics to financial outcomes.
• Agile Ad-Hoc Requests: Support senior team members in preparing high-priority data pulls and visual slides for the CFO and senior leadership.
• 2. Competitor Benchmarking & Market Intelligence Earnings Season Execution: Support the rapid collection and compilation of competitor financial data immediately following quarterly bank earnings announcements.
• Peer Comparison Packs: Assist in preparing analytical decks comparing the Top 5 Malaysian Banks (MBB, CIMB, PBB, RHB, & AMMB) against HLBG to highlight market trends and performance gaps.
• Database & Repository Maintenance: Help maintain an organized, up-to-date repository of competitor financial metrics, analyst presentation decks, and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) statistical releases.
• 3. Innovation & AI Exploration Modern Tools Adoption: Explore and leverage generative AI, Power BI, and Tableau to automate routine data workflows, create dynamic charts, and turn complex numbers into clear visual stories.

Job Requirements

• Education & Qualification Academic Background: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Banking, or a related quantitative field (Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Analytics).
• Target Experience: Fresh graduates or early-career professionals with up to 1-2 years of experience.
• High academic standing or active progress toward professional certifications (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CFA) is an advantage.
• Technical Skills & Aptitude Financial Foundations: Strong grasp of basic financial statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet), core banking metrics, and accounting principles.
• Excel & Data Skills: Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, basic modeling).
• High comfort level with handling large datasets.
• Data Visualization & AI Aptitude: Familiarity with or eagerness to learn Power BI, Tableau, and GenAI tools to enhance reporting efficiency and visual presentations.
• Core Soft Skills Curiosity & Analytical Mindset: A sharp eye for detail, a passion for numbers, and a genuine eagerness to learn how a bank makes money.
• Adaptability & Resilience: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, particularly during quarterly earnings seasons.
• Clear Communication: Ability to structure ideas logically and present data clearly, both visually and verbally.

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.