Financial Analyst

Plexus Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to enhance financial performance at a manufacturing site. This role involves preparing and analyzing financial reports, managing customer profitability, and leading the customer forecast process. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and collaboration skills, along with proficiency in financial systems and Excel. Join a dynamic team where your insights will drive financial success and support strategic decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking company that values financial leadership and innovation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of related experience required, 2 years preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with financial systems is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze financial reports for actionable insights.
• Lead customer forecast process and manage financial results.
• Ensure compliance with corporate procedures during month-end close.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Margin Management

Cost Recovery

Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Education

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Financial Systems

Job description

Purpose Statement: Acts as a Finance Business Partner to provide financial leadership at a manufacturing site and drives financial performance improvement. Responsible for a variety of financial activities, including sales and margin forecasting, analysis of customer profitability, key balance sheet metrics and financial risk avoidance. The key job responsibilities remain consistent across all financial analyst job levels with higher levels characterized by increasing levels of customers, customer complexity and customer scope.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Prepare and analyze financial reports providing clear communication and actionable insight on results and performance.
• Use analysis of historical results, quoted margins and projected margins to establish financial goals for the customer account. Proactively manage customer financial results, including margin management, cost recovery and driving customer profitability. Challenge customer teams to mitigate risks and realize opportunities.
• Lead the customer forecast process. Prepare accurate monthly customer sales and margin forecasts and weekly updates.
• Possess a thorough understanding of customer contracts and pricing models in place for assigned customers. Lead risk mitigation and cost recovery initiatives for the customer, and help ensure pricing models are properly implemented, executed and managed appropriately.
• Follow the financial month-end close processes; work with corporate accounting, site management and supporting teams to ensure site- and customer-level financial results are correctly stated in accordance with corporate procedures and that we meet all audit and control requirements.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• A minimum of an Associates Degree is required; a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration is preferred.
• 1 year of related experience is required; 2 years of related experience is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

Other Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Excel is required, familiarity with Google Sheets is preferred.
• Experience with or expertise in financial systems is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills are essential.

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and low noise level. May require prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, using a computer, and other office equipment. Minimal physical activity is generally involved, emphasizing the importance of good posture and ergonomic workplace arrangements.

Travel Requirements:

• N/A

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.