Financial Controller

Ecolab; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecolab in Malaysia is seeking a senior FP&A professional to oversee sales incentives, analysis, and compensation administration for the SEA market. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will drive accurate payout calculations and supporting budgets.

The role requires at least 5 years in analysis, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and the ability to collaborate with HR, sales, and accounting across a global organization. This position offers growth in a Fortune 500 company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years of analytical work experience with at least 2 years in financial analysis.
• High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Strong relationship building and communication skills.
• Independent, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with leadership potential.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and strong business acumen.
• Desire to foster a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance and maintain commission and bonus calculations across units.
• Work with accounting to ensure balance sheet accruals for incentives.
• Support HR and business units in reviewing and updating incentive plans.
• Maintain incentive tool for calculating payouts.
• Simulate commission/bonus payouts based on performance.
• Perform sales productivity analysis to inform incentive plan effectiveness.
• Maintain mapping of customers to sales hierarchies for accurate metrics.
• Collaborate with HR and sales to ensure accurate payouts.
• Assist in the annual budgeting process.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Attention to detail

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Hyperion

Blackline

Job description

Join us and be part of a stable, growing, global Fortune 500 company where you can have a positive impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this individual will be a key member of the Financial Planning and Analysis team and responsible for overseeing sales incentives, analysis and compensation administration for the SEA market.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance and prepare/ maintain all commission and bonus calculations across all business units, as prescribed by the various schemes and approved policies
• Work with accounting teams to ensure proper balance sheet accruals for sales incentive payouts
• Support business units and HR in reviewing sales incentive plan designs and recommend/ execute changes as required
• Maintain new sales incentive tool being built to calculate and administer sales incentive payouts
• Perform simulation of commission / bonus payout based on business performance
• Perform sales productivity analysis to help inform management on effectiveness of sales incentive plans
• Maintain customer to sales hierarchy mapping to ensure accurate measurement of performance and incentive payouts
• Work closely with HR and sales teams to ensure accurate payouts
• Assist as needed in the annual budgeting process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of analytical work experience with at least 2 years in a financial analysis capacity.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and advanced analytical tools such as Power BI
• Strong relationship building, interpersonal skills and strong ability to interact with multiple levels of management and staff
• Independent, high attention to detail, self-motivated, meticulous with proven leadership capabilities
• Have a high tolerance for ambiguity and strong sense of business acumen
• Willingness and desire to create a team learning environment and to foster a positive, fulfilling work environment.

Skills

• Experience in a mainstream finance role including manufacturing or accounting.
• Proficiency in SAP, Power BI, Hyperion, and Blackline preferred.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
• Experience in building financial models to support decision-making.
• Proficiency in a second language is highly preferred, reflecting our global market presence.