Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Poh Kong Holdings Berhad; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 45,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Poh Kong Holdings Berhad in Malaysia is seeking a motivated finance student or recent graduate to support budgeting, financial analysis, and business planning. You will gain hands-on FP&A experience by working with cross-functional teams across Retail, Marketing, Operations, and HR, assisting in budget requests and performance reporting.

The role emphasizes data gathering, variance analysis, and preparing concise executive slides for Finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work or internship experience.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills including pivot tables and formulas.
• Good English and Chinese writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather budget requests and assumptions from departments.
• Compile historical performance data to validate budgets.
• Build simple budget trackers to compare requests, past performance and plans.
• Support variance analysis and flag inconsistencies.
• Prepare summary slides for Finance leadership on allocations.
• Assist with ad hoc data requests for treasury, hedging, and digital projects.

Skills

Excel / Google Sheets

Pivot tables

Formulas

Power BI

Tableau

SQL basics

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business/Economics degree (pursuing or completed)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Support the Finance team in budgeting, financial analysis, and business planning. This role offers hands-on experience working with cross-functional departments and exposure to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), budgeting, and business performance reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Work with each department (Retail, Marketing, Operations, HR, etc.) to gather budget requests and supporting assumptions
• Pull and organise past performance data (sales, costs, headcount, etc.) to sense-check department budget requests against actual historical trends
• Assist in building simple budget allocation templates/trackers that compare requested budget vs. past performance vs. business plan priorities
• Support variance analysis — flagging where a department's request looks out of line with its own historical performance or with company priorities
• Help prepare clear summary slides/one-pagers for Finance leadership on budget allocation recommendations
• Assist with ad hoc data requests and light research to support the wider Finance team (treasury, hedging, digital platform projects) as needed

About you

Currently pursuing (penultimate/final year) or recently completed a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field

Minimum 1 year of relevant work or internship experience at a reputable organization (e.g. a bank, Big 4 firm, MNC, consulting firm, or similar) is required

Strong working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, formulas); exposure to Power BI/Tableau or basic SQL is a plus but not required

Comfortable working with numbers and spotting patterns/inconsistencies in data — no need for advanced modelling experience

Good communication and writing skills in English and Chinese are an advantage, as the role involves reviewing and preparing documentation in Chinese

Organized, dependable, and comfortable asking questions

Luxury & Designer Goods Retail 101-1,000 employees

Established in 1976 with its first outlet in Petaling Jaya, Poh Kong continues to be at the forefront of the jewellery industry and enjoys tremendous growth. Being listed in Bursa Malaysia since 2004 has driven Poh Kong to even more success since its inception. Today, Poh Kong has its own manufacturing facility in Shah Alam and more than 100 outlets nationwide, thus earning its position as Malaysia’s largest jewellery retail chain store. Poh Kong’s passion in the business and its dedication to providing fine jewellery of top-notch quality and international standards have always played a pivotal role.

Established in 1976 with its first outlet in Petaling Jaya, Poh Kong continues to be at the forefront of the jewellery industry and enjoys tremendous growth. Being listed in Bursa Malaysia since 2004 has driven Poh Kong to even more success since its inception. Today, Poh Kong has its own manufacturing facility in Shah Alam and more than 100 outlets nationwide, thus earning its position as Malaysia’s largest jewellery retail chain store. Poh Kong’s passion in the business and its dedication to providing fine jewellery of top-notch quality and international standards have always played a pivotal role.