Financial Controller (FMCG)

MVC Resources; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a senior finance leader to drive the commercial finance function in a fast‑moving FMCG environment. You will interpret results for management, advise the CEO/COO, and guide profitable growth with actionable financial information.

Lead a capable analytics-driven team, partner across revenue, brands, and operations, and ensure governance while enabling business enablement through robust reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting foundation with commercial acumen.
• Experience in FMCG, consumer goods, retail, or distribution.
• 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

• Lead the Finance function with commercial insight into fast-moving consumer goods operations.
• Provide actionable financial information to CEO/COO and support profitable growth.
• Oversee management reporting with clear, commercially meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Maintain discipline in revenue, COGS, trade spend, marketing, and operating expenses classifications.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting, explain variances, and propose corrective actions.
• Partner with department heads to improve decision-making and challenge assumptions constructively.
• Monitor margins, inventory, and working capital to balance growth with cash efficiency.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing Finance team.

Skills

Strong accounting foundation

Commercial acumen

Excel & financial modelling

Leadership & team development

Clear communication

FMCG experience

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.