Planning & Reporting Specialist

Nestlé; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Financial Planning & Reporting Specialist to oversee financial planning processes and management reporting. The role involves providing quality financial analysis, ensuring compliance, and supporting strategic revenue management. Ideal candidates will have prior finance experience and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Accounting / Finance functions.
• Experience in financial planning and reporting.
• Degree or professional qualification in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial planning processes and management reporting.
• Provide quality financial information and analysis for decision-making.
• Support deployment of Business Planning and Reporting Best Practices.

Skills

Data Analytics

Process automation

Financial planning

Reporting

Education

Degree in Accounting

Degree in Finance

Degree in Business

Job description

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestlé career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, providing opportunities to stand out and grow both professionally and personally.

We are looking for a Financial Planning & Reporting Specialist to:

1. Be responsible for the financial planning processes across the businesses within Nestlé in the Market (MBS, MBP, DF), ensuring flawless execution and high-quality deliverables.
2. Ensure accurate, timely, efficient, and compliant management reporting.

A day in the life...

1. Planning
   • Ensure a solid business planning process is in place across the business/region to provide management with full transparency on forecasts, gaps, risks, and opportunities.
   • Provide quality financial information and analysis to assist in decision-making, highlighting potential risks and opportunities.
   • Conduct ad hoc analysis on various financial KPIs for Actuals and Dynamic Forecast (DF) for stakeholders such as CDS, Group CFO, etc.
   • Drive the consolidation and reporting of planning cycles (MBS, MBP, DF) across businesses and countries, coordinating with co-pilots and business partners using appropriate management tools.
   • Support the deployment and promotion of Business Planning and Reporting Best Practices and Tools across the organization.
2. General Reporting
   • Provide transparency on business KPIs via periodic and ad hoc reports to local management.
   • Drive standardization and centralization of local management reporting, utilizing available tools like One Source.
   • Responsible for Group Reporting (SACT, PACT, Management Letter).
   • Coordinate with NBS to ensure cost allocations for P&L are aligned with policies.
3. Generating Demand (GD) Support, Marketing
   • Provide periodic reporting of PFME with basic and ad-hoc analysis.
4. Provide periodic reporting of Sales and Trade investment with analysis.
5. Support Strategic Revenue Management (SRM) implementation by developing relevant reporting tools.

What will make you successful

1. Prior experience in Accounting / Finance functions such as Controlling, Decision Support, Operations Finance, Internal Audit, or Commercial Control.
2. Experience in financial planning and reporting.
3. Degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
4. Experience in Data Analytics and Process automation.