Financial Controller (FMCG)

MVC Resources; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

MVC Resources in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, seeks a seasoned Finance Leader to run the function with commercial insight into a fast‑moving FMCG business. You will interpret financial results in a commercial context, advise the CEO/COO on next steps, and help profits grow.

Lead budgeting, forecasting and management reporting, partner with heads of revenue, brand, trade and operations, and develop a capable Finance team.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting foundation with commercial acumen.
• Experience in FMCG, consumer goods, retail, or distribution environments.
• Skilled in management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial analysis.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling capability.
• Proven leadership and team development experience.
• Clear communicator able to translate numbers into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Financial Management: Develop understanding of revenue models, products, channels, markets; analyse performance and support pricing, promotions, margins, and expansion.
• FMCG Business Understanding: Assess revenue, gross margin, trade margins, marketing investments, launches and inventory dynamics; treat expenditures as strategic investments.
• Management Reporting: Report to CEO/COO with clear insights; explain trends and risks; ensure timely reporting reflecting business momentum.
• Revenue & Expense Classification: Classify revenue, COGS, trade spend, marketing and operating expenses for meaningful visibility.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead budgeting/forecasting based on commercial assumptions; explain variances and propose solutions.
• Business Partnering: Act as senior Finance partner to department heads; collaborate across teams to improve decision-making.
• Margin & Profitability Analysis: Monitor margins by product, SKU, customer, channel; identify leakage and corrective actions.
• Inventory & Working Capital: Balance cash efficiency with operations; monitor stock and working capital to support growth.
• Finance Team Leadership: Build a high-performing Finance team; move from transactions to analysis and forecasting.
• Decision Support: Provide financial analysis for new products, markets, customers, pricing, and capital commitments; prepare scenario analyses.
• Financial Control & Governance: Maintain controls, compliance, audit readiness, and governance.

Skills

Commercial acumen

FMCG experience

Management reporting

Excel proficiency

Financial modelling

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Posted on 09/16/2026

Lead the Finance function with strong commercial insightinto how a fast‑moving FMCG business operates. Go beyond compliance andaccounting by interpreting financial results in a commercial context, advisingmanagement on next steps, and supporting profitable growth. Provide clear,actionable financial information to the CEO/COO, while building a capable,analytical, and commercially aware Finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• CommercialFinancial Management : Develop deep understanding ofrevenue models, product portfolios, channels, and markets. Analyseperformance by business drivers, identify risks/opportunities early, andsupport decisions on pricing, promotions, margins, and market expansion.
  
• FMCGBusiness Understanding : Assess revenue, gross margin,distributor margins, trade spending, marketing investments, productlaunches, and inventory dynamics. Recognize that certain expenditures arestrategic investments in brand and growth, not just costs.
  
• ManagementReporting : Report directly to CEO/COO with clear,commercially meaningful insights. Explain performance trends, highlightstrengths alongside risks, and recommend actions. Ensure reportingreflects true business momentum.
  
• Revenue& Expense Classification: Maintain discipline inclassifying revenue, COGS, trade spend, marketing, and operating expenses.Ensure financial presentation provides management with meaningfulvisibility while remaining compliant.
  
• Budgeting& Forecasting : Lead budgeting and forecastingbased on commercial assumptions. Compare actuals vs. budget vs. forecast,explain variances, and recommend solutions proactively.
  
• BusinessPartnering : Act as senior Finance partner todepartment heads. Collaborate across revenue, brand, marketing, trade,operations, procurement, and product teams to improve decision‑making andchallenge assumptions constructively.
  
• Margin &Profitability Analysis: Monitor margins by product, SKU, customer,channel, and promotion. Identify leakage, analyse mix changes, andrecommend corrective actions.
  
• Inventory& Working Capital : Balance cash efficiency withoperational needs. Monitor stock cover, ageing, and working capital,ensuring sufficient inventory to support growth without excessive cashstrain.
  
• FinanceTeam Leadership : Build and develop a high‑performingFinance team. Move beyond transactional processing to analysis,forecasting, and business partnering. Coach team members, delegateprogressively, and develop successors to ensure sustainable capability.
  
• DecisionSupport : Provide financial analysis for newproducts, markets, customers, distributor agreements, pricing, promotions,and capital commitments. Prepare scenario analyses to guide managementdecisions.
  
• FinancialControl & Governance : Maintain strongcontrols, compliance, audit readiness, and governance. Ensure timely andaccurate reporting while keeping Finance a business enabler, not just acontrol function.
  

Requirement

• Strongaccounting foundation with commercial acumen.
  
• Experiencein FMCG, consumer goods, retail, or distribution environments.
  
• Skilledin management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial analysis.
  
• StrongExcel and financial modelling capability.
  
• Provenleadership and team development experience.
  
• Clearcommunicator able to translate numbers into actionable insights.