Overview
Senior Finance Business Partner – Department : Finance & Business Planning | Reports To : Finance Director
Role Purpose
The Senior Finance Business Partner acts as a trusted advisor to business unit heads and functional leaders. You will provide financial insights, challenge assumptions, and influence decision-making to deliver strong business performance, profitability, and operational efficiency for ParagonCorp Malaysia.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnership & Strategic Advisory
- Partner with business units (Commercial, Operations, Marketing, etc.) to align financial plans with strategy.
- Review and challenge business cases (product launches, pricing, investments).
- Provide scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions.
Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and re-forecast cycles.Develop robust financial models for market trends, competition, and cost analysis.Monitor performance against budgets and provide variance analysis with recommendations.Management Reporting & Performance Monitoring
Deliver monthly / quarterly reports on P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, and KPIs.Interpret results, highlight risks / opportunities, and provide clear narratives to leadership.Track key operational and financial metrics.Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and optimize spend (including A&P / trade spend).Partner with teams to implement efficiency and working capital improvements.Stakeholder Management & Influence
Collaborate across Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, HR, and Procurement.Build strong business relationships and communicate financial insights in clear business language.Promote financial literacy across functions.Ensure compliance with Malaysian accounting standards and internal control frameworks.Maintain governance over policies, procedures, and approvals.Identify and escalate risks proactively.Drive improvements in forecasting, reporting, and financial processes.Support finance transformation and digitalisation initiatives.Leverage analytics and BI tools for insights.Ad-hoc Analysis & Projects
Support M&A, market expansion, product rationalisation, and pricing projects.Deliver business models and what-if analyses as required by leadership.Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.Professional certification preferred (ACCA, CPA, CA, CIMA).7–10 years of finance / business partnering experience, ideally in FMCG or similar industries.Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, and financial modelling.Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with ERP systems (SAP) and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus.Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.Collaborative and influential, able to challenge constructively.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Comfortable with change and driving improvements.High integrity and accountability.What We Offer
Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.Opportunities to grow and work closely with senior leadership.A dynamic and innovative work environment.#J-18808-Ljbffr