Finance Analyst

Glory Global; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 89,280 - 156,240; Full time

Job summary

Glory Global in Malaysia is seeking an FP&A professional to support the CFO and Executive team with focus on HQ overhead functions, control, analysis and reporting. The role spans month-end processes, budgeting and forecasting for head office cost centres.

You will prepare journals, analyze variances, partner with HQ teams, and deliver monthly overhead reporting for inclusion in the Executive Board pack, while maintaining accuracy under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multinational finance function is preferred.
• Degree-level education is preferred.
• Partially or newly qualified in CIMA or ACCA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journals for head office cost centres (accruals, prepayments, corrections).
• Provide actual vs forecast/budget details to central cost centre managers.
• Produce month-end analysis and commentary for overheads for EB reporting pack.
• Act as finance business partner for HQ functions in budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare function-specific monthly reporting.
• Review regional performance against actuals, forecasts and budgets.
• Support additional analysis and reporting tasks as required.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data presentation

English communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Pressure management

Education

Degree-level education

CIMA/ACCA (partially/newly qualified)

Job description

To assist the FP&A team in delivering financial support (control, analysis and reporting) to the CFO and the wider Executive team with focus and responsibility of specific HQ overhead functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Following analysis of actual results, prepare month end journals for accrual, prepayments and corrections for head office cost centres
• Prepare and issue details of actual expenditure versus forecast and budget to central cost centre managers
• Prepare month end analysis and commentary for overheads, including variances to budget and forecast for the International Business for inclusion in the main Executive Board reporting pack
• Collate input and assumptions and act as finance business partner for HQ functions in the preparation of head office budgets and forecasts
• Prepare function specific monthly reporting
• Assist in reviewing regional performance for actual results, forecasts and budgets
• Additional analysis and reporting tasks as required

KEY INTERFACES

• IBHQ & Regional Finance teams
• Sales teams for transfer pricing

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Ideally have experience working in a multinational finance function
• Ideally educated to degree level
• Ideally part/newly qualified CIMA/ACCA

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Good analytical and data presentation skills
• English speaking, with the ability to communicate knowledgeably and professionally with senior operatives within the business
• Reasonable understanding of financial management, financial forecasting, budgeting and reporting
• A team player, they will be highly self-motivated and organised, have a high attention to detail and be able to work under pressure in light of tight deadlines
• Demonstrate ability to pro-actively suggest improvements to existing processes
• Desirable: Japanese language skills advantageous given role stakeholders

Working Hours (Monday to Friday)

Country Time Zone Start End

Malaysia 11am 8pm