Finance Business Partner

PepsiCo (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational food and beverage company is seeking a Finance Business Partner for Malaysia and Singapore. The role involves supporting finance planning, overseeing forecasts, and analyzing sales performance. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience in financial planning within an FMCG environment, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders. This is a key position that requires cross-functional collaboration to drive business profitability and strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in Financial Planning.
• Ability to work across multiple cultures.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze monthly performance of sales and marketing activities.
• Lead planning process for AOP and monthly forecast.
• Provide financial analysis for strategic and tactical plans.
• Drive profitability through project management.

Skills

Financial Planning in FMCG

Cross-functional collaboration

Influencing senior stakeholders

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Financial Management

MBA/Master's degree

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license

Job description

Overview

The Commercial Finance Business Partner – Malaysia, Singapore will support the delivery of finance planning and productivity agenda, including overseeing the rolling forecast submission, variance analysis versus plan, and productivity for overall business. The role will also be the lead finance partner for commercial organization of the cluster for all financial planning and business scenario evaluation and decision‑making support.

Responsibilities

What you will be responsible for:

• Monitor and analyze monthly performance of sales and marketing activities
• including variance analysis versus forecast and Plan.
• End to end Partnering with Sales, Marketing, Insights and Commercialization teams in planning and execution of initiatives (Launch planning, scenario simulation)
• Lead planning process for AOP + Monthly forecast full P&L for cash flow forecast.
• Simulate P&L and profitability assessment in launch decision making and subsequently track assumption changes towards launch/go live.
• Provide financial analysis in development of strategic and tactical plan to deliver annual/strategic plan.
• Proactively work with key decision makers in Commercial, ensuring business partners understand financial implications of decision alternatives.
• Category/Brand P&L by Channel and by Customer
• Build commercial finance planning templates and provide inputs for system design at implementation stage to facilitate faster business decisions
• Independently drive projects with multiple workstreams & cross functional stakeholders to drive profitability.

Qualifications

What you will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Financial Management, or any relevant field.
• MBA/Master’s degree and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license and other professional certifications are a plus.
• Experience: 8+ years’ experience in Financial Planning in FMCG or any industry with matrix layer of organization
• Ability to work cross-functionally, cross-geographically, and across multiple cultures.
• Strong communicator & able to influence senior stakeholders, peers, and business partners.