Work in partnership with the business by providing constructive challenge and making full contribution to the management of the business and achievement of strategic objectives.
Responsibilities :
Reporting & Budgeting
1. Production of timely, accurate and high-quality actual reports and forecast for annual budget and estimates cycle.
2. Enhancement and process improvements for dashboards.
3. Ensure accuracy of report in system (eg : Power BI).
Business Planning
1. Provide the business with comprehensive, high quality strategic commercial information and insights based on industry and macro-economic trends and competitor dynamics.
i. Deliver analysis to drive improved understanding of profitability.
ii. Analyse, interpret and explain commercial developments and variances such as sales vol and discount.
i. Provide in-depth and robust industry, competitor and economic analysis and trends.
ii. Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade-offs and opportunities.
iii. Analyse current business decisions’ impact on future performance, with appropriate simulations.
2. Drive the financial aspects of the business’ strategic plans, budgets, estimates and forecasts whilst ensuring alignment to the business.
3. Conduct risk assessments, evaluations and scenario planning e.g. production breakdowns to proactively anticipate and manage risks.
Business Partnering
1. Proactively work with non-finance stakeholders to ensure the Finance function is embedded in the business and provide value adding and innovative financial advice.
2. Ensure business decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis.
3. Provide end-to-end financial advisory to the business.
4. Ensure effective internal controls in the business ensuring that there are checks and balances in the system.
Commercial Projects
1. Support Commercial & Finance projects from Local, Region or HQ such as SmartCore, On-Trade Consumer System (OTCS) enhancement and others.
2. Support optimization of the Operating Cost Model in the respective business and to constantly look for ways on more effective and efficient spending.
Others
1. Identify and drive process efficiencies and improvements.
2. Provide technical and other support as needed.
3. Assume responsibility for any ad-hoc tasks as directed.
4. Collaborate with other internal and external resources as appropriate.
5. Liaise with internal and external auditors during audits and assist to ensure compliance on Control Framework over Financial Reporting (CFFR).
6. Develop scorecards or relevant analytical reports for business performance review.
Requirements :
Finance Executive • Shah Alam, MY