Manager/Assistant Manager, Business Controlling

Manager/Assistant Manager, Business Controlling

Work in partnership with Sales team by providing constructive challenge and making full contribution to the management of the business and achievement of strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

1. Budget:
   Facilitate and manage respective business’ budgets.
2. Business Planning:
   Provide the business with comprehensive, high quality strategic commercial information and insights based on industry and macro-economic trends and competitor dynamics.
   
   • Implement measures and report on key indicators which drive the business.
     • Deliver analysis to drive improved understanding of profitability.
     • Analyze, interpret and explain commercial developments and variances such as sales vol and discount.
   • Provide financial analysis and recommendations for the business to take proactive business decisions.
     • Provide in-depth and robust industry, competitor and economic analysis and trends.
     • Advise on key business planning assumptions, trade-offs and opportunities.
     • Analyze current business decisions’ impact on future performance.
   • Drive the financial aspects of the business’ strategic plans, budgets, estimates and forecasts whilst ensuring alignment to the business.
   • Production of timely, accurate and high quality plans, budgets, estimates and forecasts.
   • Conduct risk assessments, evaluations and scenario planning e.g. production breakdowns to proactively anticipate and manage risks.
3. Business Partnering:
   
   • Proactively work with non-finance stakeholders to ensure the Finance function is embedded in the business and provide value adding and innovative financial advice.
   • Ensure deliverables are aligned to the business needs.
   • Educate and upskill non-Finance employees to raise financial awareness in the business.
   • Ensure business decisions are grounded in sound financial analysis.
   • Provide end-to-end financial advisory to the business by
     • Working closely with the commercial leaders and business to drive improvement in performance by providing periodic and regular commentary on variances from budget and report significant issues to the business.
     • Identifying gaps and opportunities leading to cost savings, efficiency gains and improved performance.
     • Providing relevant and pragmatic insights and analysis to improve the strategic and operational resource allocation process.
   • Ensure effective internal controls in the business ensuring that there are checks and balances in the system.
4. Commercial Projects:
   
   • Support and drive Commercial projects from Region or HQ such as Value Management.
   • Obtain, share and implement best practices from/with other countries.
   • Take a lead role to drive optimization of the Operating Cost Model in the respective business and to constantly look for ways on more effective and efficient spending.

Requirements:

• A university degree/professional qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Membership with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) or any other recognized professional body in Malaysia.
• At least 7 years controlling experience in a progressively growing capacity.
• Excellent command of written and verbal English.
• Credibility to lead and challenge the business.
• Good understanding and knowledge of SAP.
• Proficient in spreadsheet designs for analysis and able to relay complex information and analyses in a precise and clear way.
• Able to lead projects and motivate people & cross-functional teams.
• Ability to network and communicate with employees of all levels across all functions.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Workplace:

Job type: Permanent, Full Time

Working Time:
Monday - Thursday 8:15am - 5pm
Friday 8:15am - 4pm

We regret to inform only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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