Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - Sales

SC Johnson; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SC Johnson is seeking a Regional FP&A Manager – Sales based in Kuala Lumpur. You will translate commercial strategies into disciplined financial plans, influence investments and pricing, and ensure resources drive profitable growth and brand equity.

Lead the Sales Finance team with coaching and development, fostering accountability and collaboration. You will collaborate with Country Managers and Sales Leaders to deliver results, manage multiple priorities, and provide insightful analysis to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• 5+ years of direct/relevant FP&A experience preferred.
• Proven ability to translate financial data into strategic recommendations.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional finance and sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership and business counsel for assigned sales account teams to enable revenue growth and improve account profitability.
• Collaborate with sales teams to prepare sales and trade spend forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities and developing contingency plans.
• Perform monthly and ad hoc financial analysis, pricing analytics, and scenario modeling; ensure accuracy of financials.
• Lead analysis of trade spending and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of trade spend.
• Provide financial counsel to cross-functional teams to support decision making and long-term competitive advantage.
• Drive simplification initiatives and best practices within the cluster finance team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership of FP&A teams

Communication of financial insights

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

BW

BPC

Job description

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. we have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

Internal Job Title: Manager, FP&A Sales

External Job Title: Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - Sales

At SC Johnson, home to trusted household brands such as Raid®, Glade®, OFF!®, Duck® and Mr Muscle®, our purpose-driven culture and iconic brands touch millions of consumers every day. As the Regional FP&A Manager – Sales, you will play a critical role in shaping how these brands win in the marketplace. By partnering closely with Country Managers and Sales Leaders, you will translate commercial strategies into disciplined financial plans, influence key investment and pricing decisions, and ensure resources are deployed to maximize profitable growth and brand equity. Your insights will directly impact business performance across markets and channels.

Working closely with the Sales Leadership team, you will help translate commercial ambitions into actionable financial plans, ensuring delivery against both financial targets and strategic priorities for the account teams. Your ability to balance strategic thinking with operational excellence will be key to enabling sustainable performance across the business.

In addition, this role serves as the leader of the Sales Finance team, with full responsibility for people management. You will build and develop a high-performing team through effective recruiting, coaching, and career development—creating a strong talent pipeline and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, business-facing environment and wants to make a meaningful impact on growth and value creation.

What You Will Lead & Achieve

• Provide financial leadership and business counsel for the assigned sales account teams to enable revenue growth and improve account profitability
• Collaborate with sales teams to prepare sales and trade spend forecasts, identifying risks & opportunities and developing contingency plans to deliver budget commitments
• Perform complex finance activities, including monthly and ad hoc financial statement analysis and commentary, pricing analytics, scenario modeling. Ensure accuracy of month and year-end financials
• Lead in preparing analysis of trade spending (pre-event and post-event ROI) and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of trade spending
• Proficient in ROI analytics and trade-off analysis of sales and marketing spend. Provide financial counsel to cross-functional teams, improving decision making and developing solutions to address business issues
• Drive simplification initiatives and best practices in coordination with rest of cluster finance team
• Play integral role in preparation of internal/external presentations and ongoing appraisal of customer plans
• Additional special projects and ad hoc analysis

What You’ll Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• +7 years of direct/relevant experience
• Strategic thinking and demonstrated experience in providing financial support to executives
• Ability to summarize and communicate financial analysis in a clear, succinct and fact based manner to enable speed and quality of decision making
• Strong accounting, financial and data driven analytical skills with Supply Chain and/or Commercial experience
• Proven ability to build, develop, and inspire high-performing FP&A Sales teams, fostering collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement
• Ability to generate breakthrough ideas and means of providing the business with long term sustainable competitive advantage
• Focus on identifying and implementing process Improvements
• Proven ability to lead project teams and work cross-functionally to deliver against business priorities. Ability to influence, lead projects and effectively collaborate to achieve objectives and produce results.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and contend with a wide range and complexity of business problems
• Demonstrate the capacity to assess disparate data streams and distill them into meaningful and, ultimately, actionable strategic recommendations
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, SAP, BW, and BPC

Job Requirements

• Full time position based in Kuala Lumpur.
• 5-10% travel within ASEAN
• Remote work is available once a week for eligible employees

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.