Finance Business Partner | Kuala Lumpur

Hirehub Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirehub Group is seeking an experienced FP&A professional in Kuala Lumpur to lead driver-based financial modeling, rolling forecasts, and performance analysis. The role partners with department heads to shape budgets, investments, and growth initiatives, delivering clear insights and action plans.

You will own monthly packs, drive governance, and work with BI teams to enhance dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models (budget, forecast, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis).
• Build trusted 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate with BI teams whenever necessary to enhance dashboards and analytics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA/CPA/CFA) is a plus

Job description

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

• 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.
• 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)