Finance Analyst (FP&A)

Financeroles; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Malaysia is seeking a Finance Analyst to deliver timely and accurate reporting and analysis to support fact-based decision making. You will assist the Business Unit Controller in the Co-Pilot role and contribute to the monthly planning process, PEC activities, and financial modeling for strategic initiatives.

Joining Nestlé means working with the world’s largest Food and Beverage company, in a human-centric environment that values growth, collaboration and ownership.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting/finance experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience with financial planning and analysis.
• Familiarity with P&L and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality financial information and analysis to support decision making.
• Prepare reports and analysis for review by the Business Unit Controller to support Monthly Business Planning (Dynamic Forecast and ARA).
• Organize PEC activities ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness of data and supporting documentation.
• Track and report monthly P&L variances and investigate root causes.
• Analyze product portfolio for Value Destroyers and ROIC/cost optimization insights.
• Perform financial simulations and scenario analyses as part of MBS processes.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Position Snapshot

Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MY
Company: Nestlé Malaysia
Permanent

Bachelor’s Degree
4+ years of experience

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, weare a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life andcontributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to provide timely and accurate reporting and analysis to support a factbased decision making process; assist the Business Unit Controller in the Co-Pilot role.

A day in the life of...

• Provide quality financial information and analysis to the business to assist in decision making, highlighting potential risks and opportunities.
• Prepare reports and analysis for review by the Business Unit Controller to support the Monthly Business Planning Process - i.e. Dynamic Forecast and ARA.
• Organize and perform PEC activities in the Business Unit - ensuring completeness, accuracy and timeliness of accounting / financial data input, as well as relevance and authenticity of supporting documentation.

• Tracks and reports on monthly P&L (e.g. PFME, TTS and FOE spend) - identify variances against budgets and forecasts, thoroughly investigates and diagnoses root causes, then takes appropriate action on material variances and elevate where needed.
• Analyze the product portfolio to identify Value Destroyers, perform ROIC and cost optimization analysis on the business where needed.
• As part of the MBS process, perform financial simulations and scenario analysis based on relevant assumptions, business inputs and strategy.

• Support Business Innovation and Renovation pipeline by providing financial analysis and preparing VCS .

• Assist the Business Unit Controller in ad hoc projects, including Manufacturing / Sourcing strategies and CAPEX proposals.

What will make you successful

• Prior experience in Accounting / Finance function (e.g. CDS, Factory or Supply Chain F&C, NMA, Commercial Control)
• Financial planning and analysis experience.
• Experience within a network organization (internal and external providers)

• Degree or professional qualification in Accounting / Finance / Business