Financial Analyst

StarHub; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

StarHub is seeking a Finance Business Support professional in Malaysia to provide financial planning and analysis across the Enterprise Business BU. You will prepare forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses, ensuring timely closings and insightful financial performance reviews.

You will review BU costs, allocate costs to products, and translate budgets into sales targets. Ideal candidates have a degree in Accountancy with 4+ years in FP&A or audit, strong analytical and communication skills,

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with minimum 4 years relevant working experience.
• At least 1 year of Financial Planning and Analysis experience or audit background preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Workday, MS Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual budget exercise by reviewing financial assumptions and highlighting risks.
• Provide variance analysis for actual vs budget and forecast with key findings.
• Ensure timely closing of finance activities and in-depth analysis of financial performance.
• Review and track Enterprise Business BU cost to align with approved budget.
• Translate budget into sales targets during annual target allocation.
• Analyze cost allocation to products and assess product profitability.
• Support review of Business Case and provide financial recommendations.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses for initiatives.
• Answer finance-related queries and advise on accounting implications per standards.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and act as advisor.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Tolerance for ambiguity

Education

Degree in Accountancy

Tools

SAP

Workday

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Finance Business support for Enterprise Business BU providing comprehensive, timely and effective financial analysis, insights and recommendations.

Key responsibilities

Prepare the monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual budget exercise by reviewing financial assumptions and highlight risk/issues

Provide variance analysis for actual vs budget and forecast, providing key findings to the business

Ensure timely and accurate closing of finance and accounting activities and providing in-depth analysis of the financial performance

Review and track Enterprise Business BU cost to ensure it is align with approved budget

Involved in annual sales target allocation exercise, translating budget into sales target

Involved in the cost syndication exercise in ensuring appropriate cost allocation to the product and provide analysis on product profitability

Support in reviewing of Business Case and providing financial recommendations

Develop financial models and scenario analysis, to assess financial feasibility of initiatives before presenting to the business leaders

Support all finance related queries from the business units and provide advice on accounting implications relating to the product in accordance with financial reporting standards

Maintain a strong relationship with the key stakeholders and act as advisor

About you

Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with minimum 4 years relevant working experience

At least 1 year of Financial Planning and Analysis experience or audit background is preferred

Meticulous and good analytical skills

Good communication with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills

Able to handle ambiguity independently and deliver within strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Has tenacity and strong problem-solving skills

Experience in ERP systems such as SAP, Workday, MS Excel, Power BI