Financial Analyst - Based in Malaysia

StarHub Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in telecommunications is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide financial analysis and support business decisions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Accountancy, strong analytical skills, and a minimum of 5 years experience in finance roles. This position focuses on business partnering, financial modeling, and variance analysis, providing opportunities for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience.
• At least 2 years in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Ability to handle ambiguity independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive financial analysis, insights, and recommendations.
• Prepare forecasts and budgets, reviewing financial assumptions.
• Perform product/brand profitability analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Accountancy or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Workday

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

This role is based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Financial reporting, planning and analysis

• Finance Business support for CBG BUs providing comprehensive, timely and effective financial analysis, insights and recommendations.
• Prepare the monthly/quarterly forecasting and annual budget exercise by reviewing financial assumptions and highlight risk/issues.
• Provide variance analysis for actual vs budget and forecast, providing key findings to the business.
• Perform month end closing for CBG BUs, ensure accurate revenue and cost recognition in line with accounting standards. Provide in-depth analysis of the financial performance.
• Review CBG BUs cost to ensure it is align with approved budgets.
• Perform product/brand profitability analysis.
• Support in reviewing of Business Case and providing financial recommendations.
• Develop financial models and scenario analysis, to assess financial feasibility of initiatives before presenting to the business leaders.
• Support all finance related queries from the business units and provide advice on accounting implications relating to the product in accordance with financial reporting standards.
• Any other ad hoc projects as assigned.

Business partnering

⦁ Maintain a strong relationship with the key stakeholders and act as advisor.
⦁ Provide financial analysis, advice, and support to facilitate business decisions
⦁ Provide commercial support for new business initiatives and investment opportunity.
⦁ Identifying and flagging out risk and opportunity and create robust improvement plans.

⦁ Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with minimum 5 years relevant working experience and at least 2 year of Financial Planning and Analysis experience preferred.
⦁ Meticulous and good analytical skills.
⦁ Good communication with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
⦁ Able to handle ambiguity independently and deliver within strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
⦁ Has tenacity and strong problem-solving skills.
⦁ Experience in ERP systems such as SAP, Workday, MS Excel, Power BI.