Senior Executive - Finance Systems & Analytics

Valiram; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiram is seeking an FP&A professional in Kuala Lumpur to partner with Finance, HR and Operations on reporting requirements and to perform comprehensive P&L analysis across revenue, cost of sales, expenses and profitability. You will analyze performance versus Budget and Prior Year, and prepare management commentary with key trends and risks.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, data validation and driving improvements in financial reporting quality using Excel,

Qualifications

• Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Operations and other business functions to understand reporting and analytical requirements.
• Perform comprehensive full P&L analysis, covering Revenue/Sales, Gross Profit, Gross Margin, operating expenses, staff costs and overall profitability.
• Analyze financial performance against Budget and Prior Year, identifying key variances and underlying business drivers.
• Prepare meaningful financial analysis and management commentary highlighting key performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Analyze the relationship between financial performance and key operational drivers, including sales, margin, headcount and operating costs.
• Support monthly management reporting, financial reviews and performance discussions.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including data preparation, validation, consolidation and analysis.
• Investigate financial discrepancies and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Ensure system-generated reports and outputs are appropriately reconciled with underlying financial information.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve financial reporting quality, efficiency and turnaround time.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Operations and other business functions to understand reporting and analytical requirements.
• Perform comprehensive full P&L analysis, covering Revenue/Sales, Gross Profit, Gross Margin, operating expenses, staff costs and overall profitability.
• Analyze financial performance against Budget and Prior Year, identifying key variances and underlying business drivers.
• Prepare meaningful financial analysis and management commentary highlighting key performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Analyze the relationship between financial performance and key operational drivers, including sales, margin, headcount and operating costs.
• Support monthly management reporting, financial reviews and performance discussions.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including data preparation, validation, consolidation and analysis.
• Investigate financial discrepancies and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Ensure system-generated reports and outputs are appropriately reconciled with underlying financial information.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve financial reporting quality, efficiency and turnaround time.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.

Skills

P&L analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Valiram was established in 1935 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, originally specializing in the textile trade. Today, Valiram is Southeast Asia’s leading luxury goods and 360° retail specialist with presence in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Operating more than 500 stores, a number which continues to grow, the group represents in excess of 200 brands across various categories, from fashion and accessories, timepieces and jewelry, perfume and cosmetics to confectionery and dining concepts.

Learn more about us at www.valiram.com

• Beauty (Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Rituals, Molton Brown)
• Fashion (Michael Kors, Steve Madden, Tory Burch, Chloe, MLB Korea, Giuseppe Zanotti, Charles & Keith, Pedro etc)
• Accessories (Swarovski, Mont Blanc)
• Travel Retail (Hermes, Bvlgari, The Flying Emporium, Coach, Polo Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Beaute Love, Ion Gizmos, Candy Party, Wear + When, Tumi)

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Operations and other business functions to understand reporting and analytical requirements.
• Perform comprehensive full P&L analysis, covering Revenue/Sales, Gross Profit, Gross Margin, operating expenses, staff costs and overall profitability.
• Analyze financial performance against Budget and Prior Year, identifying key variances and underlying business drivers.
• Prepare meaningful financial analysis and management commentary highlighting key performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Analyze the relationship between financial performance and key operational drivers, including sales, margin, headcount and operating costs.
• Support monthly management reporting, financial reviews and performance discussions.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including data preparation, validation, consolidation and analysis.
• Investigate financial discrepancies and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Ensure system-generated reports and outputs are appropriately reconciled with underlying financial information.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve financial reporting quality, efficiency and turnaround time.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.

B. Finance Systems & Process Management

• Act as a key Finance user for FP&A systems.
• Support the administration and ongoing improvement of financial planning, budgeting and reporting systems.
• Maintain financial models, reporting structures, account mappings, master data and related business rules.
• Support finance system enhancements, system testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and implementation activities.
• Troubleshoot FP&A system and data-related issues and coordinate with Finance, IT and system support teams where required.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate manual finance processes.

C. Data Compilation & Business Intelligence Tools

• Maintain and enhance management reports, dashboards and analytical tools using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau or similar platforms.
• Maintain financial reporting structures, account mappings, business dimensions and reporting hierarchies.
• Manage and analyze large datasets from multiple sources and convert the information into clear, meaningful financial insights.
• Perform data validation, reconciliation and root-cause analysis to identify and resolve data discrepancies.
• Support the accuracy, consistency and integrity of financial data across systems and reporting platforms.
• Support automation and standardization of recurring financial reports and analytical processes.
• Provide guidance and support to users on FP&A systems and reporting tools.