Performance Analyst

YARA ASIA PTE. LTD.; Pasir Panjang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural firm in Malaysia is seeking a Financial Analyst to perform consolidation and analysis for financial planning across Asia Pacific. The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of relevant experience, a degree in Finance or Accounting, and proficiency in Excel and SAP. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in auditing or business controlling in MNC.
• Excellent numeric skills and strong understanding of Excel.
• Good knowledge of financial systems like SAP or SUN.

Responsibilities

• Perform consolidation and analysis for financial planning in Asia Pacific.
• Monitor and drive performance improvements in the region.
• Support financial modeling for impairment testing.

Skills

Team player

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Analytical skills

Agility in adapting

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA certification

Tools

Excel (including Macro functions)

SAP

SUN system

Job description

Responsibilities:-

• Perform consolidation and analysis for monthly financial and annual business plan for Asia Pacific countries, with aim to drive business optimisation
• Monitor Asia Pacific performance at country level, with challenge to drive improvements in the countries and BU Asia
• Active business partner to support improvements projects (Operational Excellence, Procurement Excellence and Commercial Excellence) in Asia Pacific, to improve sales while reducing costs and working capital
• Review and monitor capex investments proposed by countries and provide recommendation to the management
• Consolidate countries’ currency sensitivity and exposure to support treasury activities in BU Asia
• Support countries on the DCF modelling for impairment testing
• Close collaboration with BI team on managing Dashboards to support performance management & decision making
• Identify and drive continuous improvements in performance management process
• Any ad-hoc tasks whenever required.

Requirements:-

• Degree in Finance, Accounting and/or CPA certified
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Candidate should ideally have at least 4 years of relevant experience from auditing (with commercial experience), accounting/business controlling in a trading/distribution environment in MNC.
• Excellent numeric and knowledge of Excel (including Macro functions)
• Good knowledge of SAP and/(or) SUN system
• Willingness to assume increasingly broad or complex responsibilities/scope
• Self-driven with ability to work independently
• Generates feasible and efficient solutions to solve problems and capitalize on new opportunities and makes timely decisions and takes action in complex and difficult situations
• Demonstrate good logical and critical thinking skill while resolving issue
• Outstanding analytical skills and documented strong academic performance
• Strong communication skills
• Business interest and acumen
• Seeks development actively and has the capacity to learn quickly
• Agile - adapts quickly and easily to different situations; responds well to new challenges