Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Malayan Flour Mills; Pantai Remis; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading flour milling company that has expanded into poultry and aquaculture. This role offers the opportunity to leverage your financial expertise in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and sustainability. You'll be responsible for analyzing production costs, optimizing inventory levels, and supporting decision-making processes that drive efficiency. With a commitment to embracing cutting-edge technologies, this company is poised for growth in the halal food sector. Be part of a team that values your contributions and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in the commercial sector with strong analytical skills.
• Degree in Commerce or Accounting preferred for financial roles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant KPIs and provide feedback for cost improvements.
• Support production planning to minimize downtime and optimize sales.

Skills

Cost Analysis

Financial Reporting

Budgeting

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Commerce / Accounting

CIMA or similar professional qualifications

Tools

ABC (Activity Based Costing)

Financial Software

Job description

Established in 1961, Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM) is the pioneer in the flour milling industry in Malaysia. MFM has grown to become the leading flour miller in Malaysia with regional presence in Vietnam and Indonesia. Over the years, we have expanded into poultry integration, aquaculture, and raw material trading. In FY23, the group revenue was RM2.15 billion.

MFM is one of the major poultry integrators in poultry feeds, breeding, farming with a state-of-the-art processing facility across the poultry value chain. Designed to meet the domestic and international markets, the advanced facility will process up to 300,000 birds per day.

With our asset of 3,000 people, we have transformed and grown in Malaysia and regionally. Synergising with our workforce, we embrace Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) in our day-to-day business. Through our partnership with Tyson Food, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Group, we aspire to be a leading global halal food enterprise while achieving sustainable development goals.

Building the workforce of the future…Today. We invite you to be part of our team!

Job Description

• Close monitoring of plant KPIs and expenses and provide timely feedback for costs improvement.
• Work closely with plant and finance colleagues in formulating products costing using ABC (Activity Based Costing) which involves processes analysis, empirical studies and establishing appropriate basis for costs allocations.
• Provide value adding analysis, commentaries and recommendations on production costs, operating expenses, variances, products and customers’ profitability which will be used to support decision making.
• Provide relevant analysis to optimize the inventories levels in relation to the individual SKUs’ selling price, costs of storage and the products age.
• Support the plant management in production planning to ensure the smooth running of the production flow thus minimizing production downtime and optimizing sales opportunities.
• Continuously identify areas of improvement in the existing plant processes which aims to enhance the speed, quality and costs and collaborate with plant management to execute the changes.
• Coordinate and assist in the preparation of annual budget and rolling forecast.
• Perform feasibility analysis on new capex or projects.
• Ensure plant data capturing process is reliable in terms of accuracy and comply with statutory requirement. This in turn ensures the integrity of the analysis which will be used for decision making.
• Assist plant management in managing the operations and business risks by continuously identifying, evaluate and mitigate the identified risks.
• Perform any tasks and assignments as directed by the management from time to time.

Qualifications

• Degree in Commerce / Accounting or CIMA or similar professional qualifications
• 3 years working experience in the commercial sector

Additional Information

MFM notable awards and recognitions :

• HR Asia Best Companies to Work For in Asia 2024 (7 years consecutively, from 2018 to 2024)
• HR Asia Most Caring Company Award (5 years consecutively, from 2020 to 2024)
• HR Asia Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Award (2 years consecutively, from 2023 to 2024)
• HR Asia Sustainable Workplace Award (2024)