Finance Business Partner

PepsiCo; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner in Selangor, Malaysia. The role involves supporting finance planning and productivity, leading financial decisions for the commercial organization, and working closely with Sales and Marketing teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and over 8 years of experience in financial planning. Strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in financial planning in FMCG or relevant industries.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and across multiple cultures.
• Strong communicator able to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze monthly performance of sales and marketing activities.
• Lead planning process for AOP and monthly forecast full P&L.
• Drive projects with multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Financial Management

MBA/Master’s degree

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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

• 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 and cross‑functional stakeholders to drive profitability.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.