Finance Business Partner (B2B)

CelcomDigi; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

CelcomDigi is seeking a Finance Business Partner to bridge finance and business by delivering analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial recommendations that drive profitability and sustainable growth.

The role partners with business units to support strategic initiatives, develop robust financial models, and provide data-driven financial insights to guide investment decisions and long-term planning for improved performance.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Commercial and strategic thinking.
• Advanced excel skills (pivot tables, financial modelling, data analysis).
• Ability to influence business decisions using financial insights.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in SQL to extract, transform, and analyze large financial datasets is an advantage.
• Prefer candidate with B2B experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or CA is preferred.
• 8 – 10 years of experience in finance, FP&A, management accounting, or business partnering.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted finance advisor to assigned business units.
• Collaborate with business unit to support strategic initiatives and decisions.
• Challenge assumptions and provide financial perspectives to improve business performance and profitability
• Support the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, pricing, and operational decisions.
• Perform scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of changing business assumptions, market conditions, and strategic options.
• Support management in evaluating risks, opportunities, and trade-offs through data-driven financial analysis.
• Provide financial projections and recommendations to support business growth and transformation initiatives.
• Evaluate business cases, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic investments.
• Advise business units on the appropriate accounting treatment and financial reporting implications in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
• Assess financial risks, returns, and commercial viability of proposed initiatives.
• Prepare investment appraisals, including NPV, IRR, payback, and other financial metrics where applicable.
• Provide actionable insights on revenue, costs, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Support business units in achieving financial and operational targets.
• Translate financial performance into clear actionable insight for the business
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key variances and underlying drivers and recommend corrective actions
• Develop performance dashboards and KPIs to support business management.
• Build effective relationships with business leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate discussions between finance and business functions to support informed decision-making.
• Influence business decisions through data-driven financial analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Commercial thinking

Strategic thinking

Excel (advanced)

SQL (advantage)

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

ACCA/CPA/CIMA/CA qualification

Tools

SQL

Job description

Job Description The Finance Business Partner works closely with business unit to provide financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and improve business performance. This role bridges finance and business by delivering analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial recommendations that drive profitability and sustainable growth.

Job Description The Finance Business Partner works closely with business unit to provide financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and improve business performance. This role bridges finance and business by delivering analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial recommendations that drive profitability and sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

Business Partnering

• Serve as the trusted finance advisor to assigned business units.
• Collaborate with business unit to support strategic initiatives and decisions.
• Challenge assumptions and provide financial perspectives to improve business performance and profitability

Financial Modelling & Scenario Planning

• Support the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, pricing, and operational decisions.
• Perform scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of changing business assumptions, market conditions, and strategic options.
• Support management in evaluating risks, opportunities, and trade-offs through data-driven financial analysis.
• Provide financial projections and recommendations to support business growth and transformation initiatives.

Business Case & Accounting Advisory

• Evaluate business cases, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic investments.
• Advise business units on the appropriate accounting treatment and financial reporting implications in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
• Assess financial risks, returns, and commercial viability of proposed initiatives.
• Prepare investment appraisals, including NPV, IRR, payback, and other financial metrics where applicable.

Performance Management

• Provide actionable insights on revenue, costs, profitability, and operational efficiency.
• Support business units in achieving financial and operational targets.
• Translate financial performance into clear actionable insight for the business
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key variances and underlying drivers and recommend corrective actions
• Develop performance dashboards and KPIs to support business management.

Stakeholder Management

• Build effective relationships with business leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate discussions between finance and business functions to support informed decision-making.
• Influence business decisions through data-driven financial analysis.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Commercial and strategic thinking.
• Advanced excel skills (pivot tables, financial modelling, data analysis)
• Ability to influence business decisions using financial insights.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in SQL to extract, transform, and analyze large financial datasets is an advantage.
• Prefer candidate with B2B experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or CA is preferred.
• 8 – 10 years of experience in finance, FP&A, management accounting, or business partnering.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and business analysis.

CelcomDigi is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to promote employment practices that are transparent, objective and fair.