Finance Planning and Analyst

Flex; George Town; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Financial Analyst to support our Prai, Penang teams. You will prepare and research financial reports to ensure charges and headcount are accurately allocated to the correct business units and reported in a timely manner.

A typical day includes consolidating statements, inputting journal entries, preparing forecasts, and supporting quarterly reviews and audits. You will liaise with tax, treasury, and regional finance teams to drive profitability improvements.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 5–6 years of related experience in the Financial Planning and Analysis role in any MNC.
• Related professional certification preferred - CPA, CFP, CMA, CA, CGA, or APICS.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the timely preparation and review of consolidated financial statements.
• Input journal entries.
• Aggregate and prepare actual and forecast financial data; compare forecasts.
• Develop detailed commentary on changes in forecasts and deviations from metrics.
• Assist in quarterly reviews and year-end audit activities.
• Advise on corporate accounting policies, U.S. GAAP and BS recons.
• Liaise between tax, treasury and finance managers regionally.
• Generate financial reports for review by business teams.
• Conduct cost investigations as required.
• Make recommendations to management on cost-saving or profitability improvement.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

GAAP Knowledge

Education

B.Com / B.C.S / M.Com / MBA / BBA / BBM

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don’t meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Financial Analyst located in Prai, Penang.

In charge of preparing and researching financial reports in hold up of business needs in order to ensure charges and headcount are passed to the correct business units and to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

What a typical day looks like:

• Assist in the timely preparation and review of consolidated financial statements.

• Input journal entries.

• Aggregate and prepare actual and forecast financial data. Compare the current forecast against the prior forecast.

• Develop detailed commentary to changes in forecasts and to deviations from targeted financial metrics.

• Assist in quarterly reviews and year-end audit activities.

• Advise reporting entities on corporate accounting policies, U.S. GAAP and BS recons.

• Liaise between corporate tax, treasury and other financial departments and regional and local finance managers in developing internal working partnerships.

• Generate financial reports for review by business team.

• Conduct cost investigation as required.

• Makes recommendations to management regarding cost-saving or profit-generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a B. Com / B.C. S / M. Com / MBA /BBA/ BBM, any other commerce and Accounts Stream degrees.

• Typically requires 5-6 years of related experience in the Financial Planning and Analysis role in any MNC.

• Related professional certification preferred - Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified General Accountant (CGA), or a America Production Inventory Control Society (APICS).

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits, dental, vision

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• Performance Bonus

Job Category

Finance

Required Skills:

Optional Skills:

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