Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst (Contract)

Louis Vuitton; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Louis Vuitton in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an FP&A Assistant Manager to transform financial data into clarity and guidance, supporting growth and disciplined resource allocation. You will lead budgets, forecasts, and analyses, partnering with business leaders to optimize performance and drive strategic decisions across the organisation.

Ideal candidates have strong analytical and communication skills, plus experience with ERP/ SAP and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree holder or Professional qualification in finance or accounting.
• 5 to 7 years’ experience relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills and communication skills.
• Mature stakeholder management (internal and external).
• Hands on computer knowledge of MS Office and Financial software (SAP).

Responsibilities

• Manage budgeting and forecasting processes including annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Consolidate inputs from Maisons and business units, ensuring coherence and accuracy.
• Provide scenario analyses to support decision-making under uncertainty.
• Deliver timely reporting on financial performance, highlighting key drivers of variance.
• Analyze profitability by channel, category.
• Identify trends and opportunities for margin improvement and cost optimization.
• Partner with operational leaders to translate strategy into measurable financial targets.
• Support investment decisions with robust financial evaluation.
• Lead the annual budgeting exercise.
• Partner with legal team on reviewing contract, provide advice on local regulations.
• Act as country internal control team, including active involvement on internal audit, risk management, compliance.
• Oversees logistics function.
• Work closely with accountants, controllers, and business partners to ensure alignment.
• Mentor analysts and contribute to building a culture of financial excellence.
• Ensure adoption of best practices in planning tools and ERP systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification in finance or accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

About The Job

The FP&A Assistant Manager transforms financial data into clarity and guidance. Positioned between strategic vision and operational detail, this role ensures that budgets, forecasts, and analyses are not only accurate but also insightful. The FP&A Manager partners with business leaders to support growth, optimize performance, and ensure resource allocation reflects both ambition and discipline.

About The Job

The FP&A Assistant Manager transforms financial data into clarity and guidance. Positioned between strategic vision and operational detail, this role ensures that budgets, forecasts, and analyses are not only accurate but also insightful. The FP&A Manager partners with business leaders to support growth, optimize performance, and ensure resource allocation reflects both ambition and discipline.

Job responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Manage the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts
• Consolidate inputs from Maisons and business units, ensuring coherence and accuracy.
• Provide scenario analyses to support decision-making under uncertainty

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Deliver timely reporting on financial performance, highlighting key drivers of variance
• Analyze profitability by channel, category
• Identify trends and opportunities for margin improvement and cost optimization

Operational Support

• Partner with operational leaders to translate strategy into measurable financial targets
• Support investment decisions with robust financial evaluation

Business Partnering

• Lead the on annual budgeting exercise
• Partner with legal team on reviewing contract, provide advice on local regulations
• Act as country internal control team, including active involvement on internal audit, risk management, compliance
• Oversees logistics function

Collaboration & Team Development

• Work closely with accountants, controllers, and business partners to ensure alignment
• Mentor analysts and contribute to building a culture of financial excellence
• Ensure adoption of best practices in planning tools and ERP systema

Profile

Who are we looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree holder or Professional qualification in finance or accounting
• 5 to 7 years’ experience relevant experience
• Strong analytical skills and communication skills
• Mature stakeholder management (internal and external)
• Hands on computer knowledge of MS Office and Financial software (SAP)

Reference LVM33772