Senior Manager, Finance

WAC Wano Connect Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AirAsia Berhad in Malaysia seeks a senior financial planning and analysis professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for the Tribe/LOB. You will build robust models, align budgets with strategic priorities, and communicate insights to management.

You will also own MIS development, automate reports with tools such as Google Data Studio, collaborate with regional teams, and drive continuous process improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accountancy / Finance / Math and professional qualification preferred.
• Experience in finance of loyalty programs is a plus.
• 8+ years in accounting or financial services required.
• Strong English communication and detail-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting and 5-year projections with key drivers.
• Coordinate weekly/monthly/quarterly forecasting with stakeholders.
• Prepare periodic financial reports and variance analysis.
• Develop MIS dashboards and automate reports with tools.
• Perform financial simulations for new initiatives and decisions.
• Drive process improvements and manage special projects.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Project management

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree in Accountancy / Finance / Math

Professional Accounting Qualification (CPA/ACCA)

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Google Data Studio

Job description

Job Description Job Description

• 1) Budgeting and 5-Year Projections Responsible to prepare annual budget and 5-Year Projections in a robust manner with details key drivers. Align the budget numbers according to Tribe/LOB's strategic priorities and business plan. Perform sanity check on existing or potential market trends with the budget numbers Build dynamic financial modelling to analyze and evaluate revenue potential for new business and product. Ensure budget and business projections are appropriately articulated to management and investors.
• 2) Forecasting Liaise with Tribe/LOB Leads on Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Forecast Consolidate the Forecast submitted by Tribe/LOB Leads Perform sanity and reasonableness checking on numbers to ensure alignment to Company’s goal as a whole Build dynamic financial modelling to analyze and evaluate revenue potential for new business and product. Ensure the Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly Forecast are appropriately articulated to management and investors.
• 3) Financial Reporting & Analysis Responsible to prepare periodic reports, comparing actual to budget, quarterly forecast and prior year, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance in a robust manner. Independently drive solutions and demand actions from others to address any unexpected variances or gaps.
• 4) Management Information System (MIS) Accountable to ensure data is available for extraction and turning the data available into readable and presentable Dashboard. Championing and drive report automation through tools or Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and curb the increase in headcounts despite increased volume. Collaborate closely with the regional team and other departments to ensure data required is readily accessible.
• 5) Business Partnering Assist the Tribe/LOB leads in performing financial simulations/modelling for new business initiatives Perform sensitivity and what-if analysis for decision making
• 6) Process improvement and ad-hoc assignments Lead or assist in the implementation of advances in technology and software to improve financial planning, reporting, analysis and controls, including creating financial models using electronic spreadsheets/platform to deal with any adhoc financial analysis requests or management information requests. Working closely with Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to initiate and drive continuous process improvement and best practices in all aspect of work. To assist on ad-hoc assignments as assigned by management from time to time.

Qualification: Degree in Accountancy / Finance / Math. Professional Accounting Qualification is a plus. Possesses minimum 8 years of experience in accounting firm or financial services industry. Experience in finance of a loyalty program industry is a plus. Agile and ability to thrive in a demanding, change oriented, fast-paced environment requiring a high degree of deadline driven productivity and manage well through ambiguity and complexity Numbers-savvy, proactive and possessing a positive attitude. Must be meticulous and an eye for detail in all aspect of work. Must be a team player and able to work independently. Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for tasks and people. Innovative and retain fresh thinking with a passion for solving problems and an ability to inspire others High level of creativity and experience doing independent research. Strong project management skills to execute special projects and strategic initiatives Work with speed and manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines. Must have good command of English. Possess strong computer skills in Excel/Google Sheet and PowerPoint/Google Slides. Experience in Google Data Studio is a plus. Good communication skills at all levels within an organisation and can demonstrate excellent report writing skills.

AirAsia Berhad: Asia's leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001, AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world's best. Driven by the Dare to Dream spirit, we pride ourselves in the region's largest low-cost carrier, serving 24 countries and over 130 destinations. We're not confined by walls, except when we need to answer the call of nature, so all departments mingle every day. As we embrace new technology to become a digital airline, services like BIG Duty Free, BIG Pay, BIG Loyalty, Touristly, ROKKI and Xcite Inflight Entertainment will be an exciting evolution, placing us ahead of the game. Are you in? AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying to an all new high with our belief, "Now Everyone Can Fly"