Job Description

An exciting Financial Analyst job has just become available at a multinational IT company. This company is looking for an individual with seven to eight years of FP&A experience in a similar industry and a managerial post. About the Financial Analyst Role:
This role places importance in generating high-quality and insightful plans and forecasts, analysing the performance against those plans and proactively working in collaboration with other teams to improve performance. Key Responsibilities:

• Provide financial support to APAC Commercial Organisation leadership team
• Drive strategy, guide timely and informed business decision to meet or exceed full P&L plan (including headcount planning and smart investments to optimise ROI)
• Drive and manage forecasting cycle, target setting, performance reports and tracking
• Lead regular meetings with Sales, Order Management and Credit Management teams on pipeline analysis, understanding of revenue recognition criteria applicable, and identify risks impacting forecast accuracy
• Prepare timely reports and analysis to provide financial insights for business reviews
• Require the ability to interpret results, finance processes and accounting policies to non-finance members, identify potential risks and opportunities in business performance
• Support Customer Data Management which focuses on sell-out analysis, approving click and claim transactions, support segmentation reporting, and ongoing communication with stakeholders for any questions regarding issues, actual results and targets
• Work closely with Asia Pac Credit Management team on credit issues and collaborate with Cebu Order Management, Collections teams where necessary
• Participate in discussions with customers and partners to explore options within policy to support the business balanced with credit risk exposure

To succeed in this role, you must be able to cover three main functions of the business including financial analysis and reporting, strategic planning and budgeting and advertising and promotion cost control. Key Requirements:

• At least eight years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a Finance role within a sales and marketing MNC environment
• Relevant IT industry is preferred
• Geographical coverage of APAC countries
• Business acumen and creative solution within risk appetite
• Ability to impact and influence to help drive strategy, culture and discipline decision making
• Independent
• Strong communication, interpersonal and cross-functional and cultural collaborative skills
• Intellectual curiosity and strong motivation to grow with the organisation
• Ability to set priorities and work under tight deadline
• Ability to manage a full P&L environment
• Knowledge of multiple-element arrangement accounting and IFRS 15 Contract with Customer/ASC 606
• US GAAP and local country GAAP
• Exposure to pricing
• Strong governance background
• Experience with financial modelling and business case analyses

This well-known entity has an outstanding reputation and great value is placed on training and development. If you are driven, determined and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great career progression awaits the right person in this exciting Financial Analyst position. Apply today or contact me at jared.tan@robertwalters.com.my to discuss this new opportunity.