Strategic FP&A Lead — Global Planning & Insights

Wilhelmsen Global Business Services Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilhelmsen Ship Management in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned FP&A Analyst to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across a multinational setting. You will develop models, review assumptions, and drive standardised planning processes to enhance accuracy and predictability.

Responsibilities include performing in-depth financial analyses, partnering with stakeholders, and supporting FP&A tool implementations such as SAP, OneStream, SAC, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI to enable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of FP&A, financial planning, management reporting, commercial finance, or business performance roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting process across Wilhelmsen Ship Management.
• Drive rolling forecast processes, including revenue, vessel growth assumptions, personnel costs, operating expenses, profitability, and other key financial drivers.
• Develop financial models and scenario analysis to support business decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Review and challenge business assumptions to ensure forecasts and budgets are realistic, achievable, and aligned with operational requirements.
• Continuously improve forecasting methodologies and planning processes to enhance forecast accuracy and financial predictability.
• Perform comprehensive financial analysis on forecast performance against budget.
• Identify business performance trends, risks, and opportunities, providing recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Business Controllers and business stakeholders to support decision-making through data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of FP&A tools, including budgeting, forecasting.
• Participate in system implementation activities including requirement gathering, process design, testing, data validation, and user adoption.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline financial planning, reporting, and analytical processes.
• Develop dashboards and analytical tools to enhance financial transparency and self-service reporting capabilities.
• Establish standardized planning methodologies, templates, and processes across Wilhelmsen Ship Management.
• Review existing financial processes and recommend improvements to strengthen efficiency, controls, and quality.

Skills

FP&A expertise

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related

Tools

SAP

OneStream

SAC

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Wilhelmsen Ship Management in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned FP&A Analyst to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across a multinational setting. You will develop models, review assumptions, and drive standardised planning processes to enhance accuracy and predictability.

Responsibilities include performing in-depth financial analyses, partnering with stakeholders, and supporting FP&A tool implementations such as SAP, OneStream, SAC, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI to enable