Finance Change Advisor

-; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Finance Change Advisor to lead transformative finance initiatives. You will drive SAP implementations, engage with diverse teams, and foster innovative financial solutions. The ideal candidate has a degree in Finance or Business and experience in change management. This hybrid role offers opportunities for professional growth and collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Learning opportunities

Community involvement programs

Qualifications

• Experience in finance deployments and/or SAP implementations.
• Strong social skills to influence and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead change activities for S/4 implementation.
• Drive Training Needs Analysis and curriculum design.
• Support Change Impact Assessments and secure approvals.

Skills

Agility core practices

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Commercial Acumen

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, or Business

Tools

SAP

MS Office applications

Job description

The Finance Change Advisor will play a pivotal role in driving and implementing strategic finance transformations within BP Business Service Centre Asia. This position requires a proactive individual who can demonstrate agility, data analysis, and strong partner engagement to deliver innovative and sustainable financial solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Change & Transformation activities for S/4 implementation, ensuring alignment with functional and system requirements and translating these into actionable plans.
• Drive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and curriculum design to meet the diverse needs of user groups.
• Support Change Impact Assessments (CIA) by identifying, analyzing, and validating impacts, including entity confirmation and localization. Secure Troika (Governance) approval for CIAs.
• Collaborate with key partners to understand the scope and depth of changes and their interpersonal impact.
• Define UAT scope in partnership with relevant teams.
• Establish and maintain a robust change network across bp to ensure engagement and support for S/4 deployment.
• Communicate impactful changes clearly, ensuring employees understand the significance and implications for daily activities.
• Secure commitment from key internal and external partners to actively support deployment.
• Integrate with other Quantum Programme teams to optimize change delivery.
• Develop and sustain networks of Finance & Business Change Champions, Super Users, and Team Leads.
• Support execution of change activities to embed new behaviors, practices, and processes, including dependencies (e.g., Workday, Data Lake, Business Warehouse).
• Lead Business Readiness activities, including supervising BCC plans and readiness project plans.
• Collaborate across workstreams to align related change impacts for program/project input.
• Support role mapping for end users.
• Assist in communication and engagement initiatives to drive adoption.
• Coordinate training delivery, including onboarding trainers, localizing materials, conducting TNA, scheduling, and execution.
• Monitor business stability metrics pre- and post-launch to measure stabilization.
• Embrace agile principles and ways of working throughout the program.

Essential Education & Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience or equivalent qualification in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• Demonstrated ability in finance deployments and/or SAP implementation, including project planning and execution.
• Exposure to agile methodologies and Scrum.
• Good social skills - able to adapt style and approach to influence, gain commitment, and resolve conflicts.
• Active listening skills - shown ability to collaborate with diverse business, functional, and technical teams.
• Critical thinking - adept at capturing and analyzing information to deliver clear, actionable insights.
• Collaborative approach - proven success in building productive relationships and fostering partnership.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and embrace optimal ways of working.

Desirable Criteria

• Expertise in Change Management and Transformation.
• Experience in SAP Financial system deployment.
• Exposure to global operations.
• Project management and process re-engineering experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Experience in business transformation projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across multiple teams.
• Excellent partner management and engagement capabilities.

Benefits

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the demeanor of giving back to our environment are highly valued.
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks.
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path.
• Life and health insurance, medical care package.
• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation may be negotiable for this role.

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Integration, Managing strategic partnerships, Research and insights, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action.

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.