Finance Business Operation Specialist

Centific; Penang; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI data foundry is seeking a professional to oversee business operations and financial planning. The role involves preparing financial reports, managing key inputs, and supporting project accounting efforts while collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree and over 5 years of experience in business management and financial insights. Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and proficiency in Microsoft products are essential for success in this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business management or operations.
• Proven experience in financial management or program management.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare P&L forecast reports and variance analyses.
• Manage key P&L inputs and provide financial insights.
• Support project accounting and ensure financial data accuracy.
• Guide business operational responsibilities and execution.

Skills

Business management/operations experience

Financial management

Program management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Adaptability to change

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Job description

The Business Operation & Financial Planning and Analysis (BO&FPA)

The Business Operation & Financial Planning and Analysis (BO&FPA) team is the go-to team in a business. The team, as the gatekeeper, helps various departments within a company coordinate to meet the end goal. This job includes monitoring the contract negotiation process, addressing budget matters, understanding general business operations, and guiding work teams for projects. You will also analyze financial data to support strategic decision-making, and to ensure the company operates efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

Work with large data sets to prepare P&L forecast reports and variance analyses.

Manage key P&L inputs and provide financial insights to support Leadership team.

Support end-to-end project accounting for delivery teams, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data.

Take key ownership of business operational responsibilities, including supporting the entire Opportunity-to-Cash (O2C) cycle, ensuring smooth execution from opportunity, project setup, billing, and revenue recognition.

Develop and track key business performance metrics and communicate actionable insights to relevant stakeholders.

Partner with cross-functional teams, including Delivery, Accounting, HR, and Sales, to understand business needs and provide timely financial & business support.

Prepare ad hoc reports and analyses, and assist with special requests, projects, and financial presentations for management. Serve as a trusted operational and financial partner to your assigned business teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree holder.

5+ years business management/operations experience; financial management, and/or program management.

A can-do positive attitude - good judgment, tact, diplomacy, integrity, patience, and professionalism in all interactions.

Proven experience collaborating with/influencing leaders to maintain consistency and scale processes across teams.

Expert communicator with strong written and presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate complex ideas, timelines, and mediate between stakeholders. Exceptional ability to bridge different perspectives.

Action-oriented self-starter capable of operating in a fast-paced environment and thrives on competing deliverables.

Adept at deriving themes and clarity out of ambiguous situations and adaptable to change.

Ability to make decisions and solve problems.

Ability to approach the business with a growth mindset - genuine desire to help push the business forward.

Ability to understand complex data and reporting needs. Proficient in the Microsoft suite of products, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, etc.

About Centific

Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem—comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets—to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation™ solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.

Your Authentic Self at Centific

Centific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.