Financial Analyst

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.