Senior Financial Analyst

Donaldson Company, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in filtration technology seeks an experienced Financial Analyst to lead financial planning and reporting processes. You will manage budget processes, conduct analysis, and help improve financial tools while collaborating across teams. This position demands strong leadership skills and communication capability in both English and Mandarin.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years relevant experience in MNC, preferably manufacturing industry.
• Experience in FP&A for more than 5 years.
• Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Lead the standardization of the financial reporting.
• Manage annual budget process, expense/staff forecasts.
• Conduct in-depth research and analysis for financial data.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Pricing analysis

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified accountant with a degree in accounting, finance or related disciplines

MBA

Tools

Oracle

BPC

Tableau

Job description

time left to apply End Date: July 31, 2025 (23 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR-23903

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities.

Key Accountabilities

• Ability to initiate and lead projects/teams, drive actions to closure, and provide recommendations for decision making
• Demonstrated ability to develop constructive working relationships across organizational or functional boundaries, with ability to influence those outside of direct reporting relationships
• Ability to understand complex issues and business models requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors across multiple functions and identifies/conducts research and analysis to provide management with definitive financial data and advice for their use in setting and realizing profit objectives for SEA business
• Continual review of the financial planning and reporting tool for SEA business and come up with suggestions to improve its efficiency and effectiveness
• Responsible for annual budget process in SEA, expense/staff forecasts or statistical reporting, including financial performance, variance explanations and cost analysis
• Lead the standardization of the financial reporting. Be an expert on BPC and Tableau. Be a consultant of these systems, cooperate with DCI financial system team to provide periodic training to the SEA local finance team to enhance the analytical ability of local team.
• Work together with APAC pricing team to provide in-depth pricing analysis. Develop Dashboard to work with pricing team to prioritize pricing Initiative and ensure the pricing target can be achieved
• Lead the key special projects assigned to better help to improve the analysis, including improvement on Forecast model, enhance the Balance Sheet / NOI analysis; Improve opex analysis tools in BI, etc.
• Act as liaison between DCI and Asia Pacific countries to facilitate information sharing. Screen and clarify requests from DCI to promote value-added activities.

Education Qualification:

• Qualified accountant with a degree in accounting, finance or related disciplines; MBA is a plus

Technical Competence & Skills:

• Advanced Excel, Access, database, PowerPoint, Financial modeling
• Experience and skill in using Oracle/ BPC and Tableau (highly-preferred) and other data warehouse application package
• Experience on pricing analysis
• In-depth knowledge about GAAP, FP&A and costing

Leadership Competence:

• Proved leadership skills and experience on how to make the influence and bring value to the team in the meantime, he/she can work independently
• 5 – 10 years relevant experience in MNC, experience in manufacturing industry preferred
• More than 5 years in the position of FP&A
• Demonstrated leadership / influential skills. Experienced on managerial position is a plus
• Experience on regional position is a plus

Others (% of travel, language, etc.):

• Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• strong business acumen, interpersonal and analytical skills

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