Senior Financial Analyst

Frencken Group; Malaysia; Remote; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Frencken Group is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Penang, Malaysia. The role focuses on FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, with strong emphasis on data analytics and business partnering to drive performance.

You will consolidate financials from business units, prepare management reports and dashboards, and support decision-making through robust financial models and scenario planning. Collaboration with operations and functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, accounting or related field.
• Strong FP&A background with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Ability to build financial models and dashboards for decision support.
• Experience extracting data from ERP/BI systems for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Consolidate, analyze and validate financial information from business units.
• Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards and performance packs.
• Collaborate with leaders to evaluate initiatives, pricing and cost saving opportunities.
• Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning and investments.
• Drive data analytics, automate reporting and FP&A tool improvements.
• Assist with audits, governance, and year-end reporting processes.

Skills

Forecasting

Management reporting

Business partnering

Financial modelling

Data analytics

Process improvement

Governance

KPI tracking

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Excel

Job description

## Senior Financial AnalystApply: Penang, Malaysia: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR101813**Who are we?**Frencken Group Limited (FGL) is a Global Integrated Technology Solutions Company focusing on the Aerospace, Analytical, Automotive, Healthcare, Industrial, Industrial Automation, Life sciences and Semiconductor segments. Offering global integrated design, prototyping, NPI, manufacturing and supply chain solutions. Frencken’s success is attributed to its technology, operations excellence and employees, and the quality of its leadership.1.Financial Planning & Forecasting* Support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range strategic plans* Consolidate, analyze, and validate financial information from business units* Develop financial models to support planning and forecasting activities* Monitor forecast accuracy and identify key variances2. Management Reporting & Performance Analysis* Prepare monthly management reports, dashboards, and financial performance packs* Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, profitability, and key business drivers* Provide variance analysis comparing actual results against budget, forecast, and prior year performance.* Highlight financial risks, opportunities, and recommend corrective actions3. Business Partnering* Collaborate with operational leaders, business unit heads, and functional teams to understand business performance* Support the evaluation of business initiatives, pricing decisions, productivity improvements, and cost-saving opportunities* Assist management in monitoring KPIs and achieving financial targets4. Financial Modelling & Decision Support* Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.* Support investment appraisals, CAPEX evaluations, and business case reviews.* Assist with strategic projects when required5. Data Analytics & Process Improvement* Extract, validate, and analyze large data sets from ERP, BI, and financial systems* Improve reporting automation and dashboard development* Identify opportunities to streamline planning and reporting processes* Support implementation and enhancement of FP&A systems and tools6. Governance & Controls* Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial information* Maintain compliance with internal policies and financial reporting requirements* Preparing and issuing the monthly corporate forex memo* Coordinating with the company secretary on the quarterly non-dealing period memo and communicating the details to Group employees via email.* Coordinating with the tax consultant and compiling the information required for the completion of the annual Group Master File.* Assisting with the year-end audit and compiling information for the annual report7.Assisting in ad-hoc projects