Finance Business Partner

Hirehub Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 102,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirehub Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced FP&A/Finance Business Partner to develop driver-based models, deliver rolling forecasts, and provide actionable insights to Department Heads. You will drive monthly reporting, KPI tracking, and data governance initiatives to ensure reliable financial planning and reporting processes.

The role requires 5–10 years in FP&A or related finance roles, with a Bachelor's degree and professional qualifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5-10 years of FP&A / commercial finance / finance business partnering experience.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to details and accuracy.
• Effective communication and good stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models (budget, forecast, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis).
• Build trust-based relationships with Department Heads by understanding operational drivers, challenges, and priorities.
• Collaborate with Department Heads to establish a financial framework for investments, hiring plans, GTM initiatives, and new projects.
• Own rolling forecasts (quarterly cadence) for assigned departments.
• Improve templates, assumptions, and model governance for consistency and auditability.
• Act as finance partner to multiple Department Heads (e.g., Marketing, Operations, Product, Tech).
• Translate performance into insights: what happened, why, and what to do next.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and influence decisions with data and clarity.
• Produce monthly performance packs with variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior).
• Track KPIs and operational drivers; identify risks and opportunities early.
• Ensure numbers tie out, narratives are coherent, and action items are clear.
• Collaborate on month-end close cadence, accruals logic, cost allocations, and data accuracy.
• Align management reporting with differences reconcile with completeness.
• Improve planning and reporting processes to reduce manual work and increase reliability: standard templates, definitions, automated checks, version control and documentation.
• Build a scalable planning calendar (deadlines, review meetings, deliverables).
• Maintain a FP&A single source of truth: consistent KPI definitions and driver assumptions, controlled model governance.
• Collaborate with BI teams to enhance dashboards and analytics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Stakeholder management

Deadline driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA (professional qualification)

Job description

Company Background

A Malaysia-based business support provider offering technology-driven HR, finance, and strategic governance solutions. Its services cover recruitment, payroll, accounting, financial management, compliance, risk management, contract services, cybersecurity, and data protection, helping organisations improve operational efficiency, maintain compliance, and support sustainable business growth.

JobDescriptions

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models (budget, forecast, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis).
• Build a strong trust-based relationships with Department Heads by understanding their operational drivers, challenges, and priorities.
• Collaborate with Department Heads to establish a financial framework for new investments, hiring plans, new Go-to-Market initiatives, and new projects.
• Own rolling forecasts (quarterly cadence) for assigned departments.
• Improve templates, assumptions, and model governance to ensure consistency and auditability.

Business Partnering

• Act as the finance partner to multiple Department Heads (e.g., Marketing, Operations, Product, Tech).
• Translate performance into insights: what happened, why it happened, and what to do next.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and influence decisions with data and clarity.

Financial Reporting

• Produce accurate monthly performance packs with variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast/prior period).
• Track KPIs and operational drivers; identify risks and opportunities early.
• Ensure numbers tie out, narratives are coherent, and action items are clear.

Data Governance & Process Workflow

• Collaborate on month-end close cadence, accruals logic, cost allocations, and data accuracy.
• Align management reporting with differences reconcile with completeness
• Improve planning and reporting processes to reduce manual work and increase reliability: o standard templates, clear definitions, automated checks o version control and documentation
• Build a scalable planning calendar (deadlines, review meetings, deliverables).
• Maintain a strong FP&A single source of truth mindset: o consistent KPI definitions and driver assumptions o controlled model governance
• Collaborate with BI teams whenever necessary to enhance dashboards and analytics.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5 - 10 years of experience in FP&A / commercial finance / finance business partnering.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CFA) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to details and accuracy.
• Effective communication and good stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Working Hours: Mon - Fri (9:00AM - 6:00PM)

Location: Kuala Lumpur

Salary Range: Up to RM10,000

PIC: Ms Haze ([phone])