Manager, Finance Insights

foodpanda Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Corporate Office); Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free snacks & coffee

Health and dental insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Corporate Allowance

Lifestyle Allowance

Job summary

foodpanda Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Corporate Office) is seeking an experienced finance professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across business units. You will partner with management to deliver insightful variance analysis and strategic financial modeling for ad-hoc initiatives.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced startup-like environment. Based in Malaysia with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of post qualification experience in audit or consulting firm or another relevant field.
• Highly proficient in Excel/ Gsheets (e.g. Pivot Tables, vLookups etc.) and report automation (e.g. Google Datastudio, Lookers, etc.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical abilities
• Strong sense of ownership to see projects to its completion
• Ability to work well under pressure, detail-oriented and employ a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Process-oriented as well as strong organizational skills with a hands-on mentality
• Team player with an ability to function effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Experience in a start-up is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support and manage annual budgeting and monthly rolling forecast for different business units within the company by liaising with key business stakeholders in the management team for valuable input. Perform analysis to assess trend and forecast of business key KPI’s.
• Control business performance by providing variance analysis and commentary to explain monthly results versus forecast/budget/prior year and provide insights/ warning on deviations in a timely manner
• Support business strategies by providing financial analysis/ developing financial models to evaluate ad-hoc projects/ initiatives. Act as a business partner for finance to support business teams.
• Able to recommend/ drive the cost-saving initiatives and help to promote a culture of efficiencies
• Assist in establishing and/ or improving templates & reports for internal use as well as processes with bottom-up approach
• Manage various other financial topics to support the team and provide ad-hoc support where needed

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot Tables

vLookups

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Ownership

Problem-solving

Team player

Tools

Google Data Studio

Looker

Google Sheets

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic problem solvers to join us in scaling our platform, to digitalise businesses in Asia, uplift rider livelihoods and build a hyper-convenient platform for our customers. If you love working with technology to create solutions and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done, you will find your tribe here at foodpanda. Our diverse and high-performing team comprises people from more than 60 nationalities, and we welcome all experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.
This role will be based in Malaysia

Responsibilities:

Support and manage annual budgeting and monthly rolling forecast for different business units within the company by liaising with key business stakeholders in the management team for valuable input. Perform analysis to assess trend and forecast of business key KPI’s.

Control business performance by providing variance analysis and commentary to explain monthly results versus forecast/budget/prior year and provide insights/ warning on deviations in a timely manner

Support business strategies by providing financial analysis/ developing financial models to evaluate ad-hoc projects/ initiatives. Act as a business partner for finance to support business teams.

Able to recommend/ drive the cost-saving initiatives and help to promote a culture of efficiencies

Assist in establishing and/ or improving templates & reports for internal use as well as processes with bottom-up approach

Manage various other financial topics to support the team and provide ad-hoc support where needed

What you need to be successful

Minimum 5 years of post qualification experience in audit or consulting firm or another relevant field

Highly proficient in Excel/ Gsheets (e.g. Pivot Tables, vLookups etc.) and report automation (e.g. Google Datastudio, Lookers, etc.)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical abilities

Strong sense of ownership to see projects to its completion

Ability to work well under pressure, detail-oriented and employ a proactive approach to problem-solving

Process-oriented as well as strong organizational skills with a hands-on mentality

Team player with an ability to function effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Experience in a start-up is a plus

Who we are

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

What we offer:

• A dynamic and challenging work environment
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company
• Other benefits include free snacks & coffee, health and dental insurance, as well as learning and development opportunities!
• Perks and benefits Medical Dental Corporate Allowance; Lifestyle Allowance