Finance Business Partner-Malaysia & Singapore

Fonterra; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fonterra is seeking a Finance Business Partner (Foodservice) for Malaysia & Singapore to act as a strategic advisor to market leadership, maximise financial performance, and support growth. The role collaborates with in-market finance and commercial teams to deliver insights and drive profitable outcomes.

Reporting to the Head of Finance Partnering - SEA, this senior leadership position combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred.
• 8–10 years in commercial finance, including pricing, profitability, or business partnering.
• Experience in foodservice, B2B or multinational environments preferred.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling; familiar with ERP/reporting systems (SAP, Oracle, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial insights to market leadership and drive performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for the market.
• Analyse drivers, sales and costs to inform decisions and investment cases.
• Develop and track KPIs, and drive cost optimisation and efficiency.
• Coach non-finance stakeholders to improve financial acumen.

Skills

Strategic finance

Business partnering

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Professional qualification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies.

At Fonterra, you’ll be inspired by purpose and guided by principles. Whether you're based in New Zealand or anywhere else around the world, you’ll be part of a team that creates goodness for generations and delivers global impact through local action. Our brands are trusted by families and individuals alike, delivering high-quality dairy nutrition to millions of people globally.

As a Co-operative, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

At Fonterra, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

About the Opportunity

The Finance Business Partner (Foodservice) - Malaysia & Singapore is a strategic advisor to the market leadership team, responsible for maximising financial performance and supporting business growth. Reporting to the Head of Finance Partnering - SEA based in Singapore, the role drives the financial performance agenda in Malaysia & Singapore.

This is a senior finance leadership role with end-to-end responsibility for the finance function, providing both strategic and operational finance leadership across the business.

The position partners closely with the in-market Financial Controller and collaborates with commercial, operational, and supply chain teams to deliver actionable financial insights, drive performance, and ensure alignment with regional and global objectives.

The role provides strategic commercial insights, robust analysis, and forward‑looking recommendations to enable effective decision‑making and drive profitable growth.

It requires a balance of strategic thinking and strong execution, with the ability to simplify complexity and build effective processes, reporting frameworks, and digital tools, including Power BI dashboards.

Key Accountabilities

Business Partnering & Strategic Advice

• Advise market leadership on strategic and operational decision-making.
• Provide robust commercial and financial insights to support business growth.
• Partner with business units to drive performance through people and process.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning for the market.
• Analyse business drivers, sales, and operating costs to inform decisions.
• Develop and track KPIs, and initiate corrective actions as needed.

Performance Management

• Oversee financial performance reviews and management processes.
• Support cash flow projection and enhancement initiatives.
• Drive operational efficiencies and cost optimisation.

Compliance & Best Practice

• Ensure compliance with financial policies and controls.
• Apply best practice from Centres of Excellence and regional teams.
• Support audit and governance activities.

Capability Building

• Coach business teams to improve financial acumen.
• Deliver training and support on financial processes and tools.

Critical Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; professional accounting qualification (CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred.
• Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in commercial finance (including pricing strategy, competitor analysis and profitability management), commercial analysis, or business partnering roles; experience in foodservice, B2B or multinational environments preferred.
• Expertise in financial planning, analysis, and forecasting, with commercial support for business cases, pricing, and investment decisions.
• Experience in performance management and KPI tracking.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; proficient in ERP/reporting systems (SAP, Oracle, Power BI).
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to coach and develop non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences.
• A strong team player with a collaborative working style, able to build trusted relationships and work effectively across functions and with senior stakeholders.

Our Values

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone - no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our [1] Values Quiz

To learn more, visit [2] Fonterra Careers

A Career of Opportunities

At Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Join Us

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

References

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2. https://www.fonterra.com/nz/en/careers.html?utm_campaign=talentacquisition&utm_medium=jobad&utm_source=fonterracareers