Group FP&A Manager

Nufarm; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nufarm in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned Group FP&A Manager to translate financial results into forward-looking plans. You will lead budgeting and forecasting, analyze performance, and partner with leaders across Global Functions to drive profitable growth.

This role combines accounting rigor with commercial acumen in a complex global environment, focusing on data-driven decisions and process improvements in planning cycles.

Qualifications

• Certified accounting qualification (CPA/CA).
• About 10 years in accounting or finance roles.
• Strong grasp of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Experience leading budgeting and forecasting in global setups.
• Advanced financial modelling, scenario planning & variance analysis.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights for leaders.
• Proven partner to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving in a matrix context.
• Commercial acumen with resilience and delivery focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes for global functions.
• Maintain financial models for scenario planning and key assumptions.
• Ensure consistency of budgets with P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Coordinate monthly results and variances across cost centres.
• Provide insights on metrics from sales to net profit after tax and cash flow.
• Partner with leaders to challenge assumptions and support decisions.
• Support investment cases and cost initiatives with data-driven analyses.
• Drive planning cycle speed and automation using BI and AI tools.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Modelling

Financial Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Partnering

Accounting Principles

Communication Skills

Education

CPA or CA qualification

Tools

Power BI

EPM

Excel

Copilot

Job description

Nufarm. Evolving Ag. Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, introducing innovative crop protection solutions, or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Nufarm. Evolving Ag. Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, introducing innovative crop protection solutions, or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Nufarm. Evolving Ag. Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it’s commercialising the world’s first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, introducing innovative crop protection solutions, or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Shape Financial Insights and Drive Business Performance

We’re looking for an experienced Group FP&A Manager to join our global Finance team.

Reporting to the Global Head of FP&A and Insights, you’ll play a key role in translating financial results into forward-looking plans, insights and actions that improve business performance. You’ll lead budgeting and forecasting processes, analyse financial performance and partner with leaders across our Global Functions.

This is an opportunity to bring together your accounting knowledge, commercial acumen and analytical skills in a complex global environment. You’ll help connect strategic priorities with financial plans, support investment decisions and contribute to more efficient FP&A processes.

If you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful insights, challenging assumptions and collaborating with stakeholders across a global business, we’d love to hear from you.

How You’ll Help Us Grow

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, including setting and managing planning timetables.
• Maintain financial models to support scenario planning and validate key assumptions.
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are accurate and aligned across the profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Coordinate and govern the monthly results, budgeting and forecasting processes for Global Cost Centres.
• Analyse variances across actual results, budgets and forecasts, identifying the drivers behind financial performance.
• Provide insights across key financial metrics, including sales through to net profit after tax, balance sheet, net working capital, cash flow, net debt and leverage.
• Track financial performance indicators against targets and provide actionable recommendations.
• Partner with leaders across Global Functions to manage cost centre financials, challenge assumptions and support decision-making.
• Support investment cases and cost initiatives.
• Review and explain month-end results, with transaction processing completed by another team.
• Help ensure financial data aligns with accounting principles and support improvements to data quality and governance.
• Improve the speed, accuracy and automation of planning cycles using tools such as Power BI, EPM, Excel and Copilot.
• Support the adoption of standardised and efficient FP&A processes across the business.

Could This Be You?

You’re a commercially minded finance professional with a strong accounting foundation and the ability to turn complex financial information into clear, practical insights.

You’re comfortable working across a global matrix environment and building relationships with senior stakeholders. You can challenge assumptions constructively, connect financial performance to business priorities and support decisions that drive profitable growth.

You bring a proactive approach to problem-solving and enjoy identifying ways to improve processes, systems and reporting. You’re resilient, collaborative and confident working with teams across different functions and regions.

What You’ll Bring Essential

• CPA or CA qualification.
• Approximately 10 years of accounting or finance experience.
• A strong accounting foundation and understanding of financial statements, including the profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Experience leading or coordinating budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong financial modelling, scenario planning and variance analysis skills.
• Experience analysing financial performance and translating data into actionable insights.
• Proven ability to partner with business leaders, challenge assumptions and influence decision-making.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders across a complex or global matrix environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Commercial acumen, resilience and a proactive approach to delivering outcomes.

Desirable

• Experience supporting global cost centres or corporate functions.
• Experience with Power BI, EPM, Excel and Copilot.
• Experience improving planning processes through standardisation, automation or enhanced data governance.
• Experience supporting investment cases and cost initiatives.

Why Join Nufarm?

At Nufarm, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to financial planning and decision-making within a truly global organisation. You’ll work closely with corporate and regional finance teams, Global Cost Centre owners and business leaders, helping turn financial insights into actions that support business performance.

You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of our FP&A processes and play a part in connecting our strategic priorities with profitable and sustainable growth.

Nufarm is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.