Section Head, Budget & Forecasting

Malaysia, Malaysia

Job Description


Life at U MobileWe are Passionate, Innovative, Trustworthy, Team-Oriented & Fun-Loving.At U Mobile, we are always on the lookout for great talents and passionate individuals to join our growing team.Let\'s start your journey with an award-winning organization!#UnlimitingYourPotentialTop Reasons To Join Us

  • Awarded as one of the Most Preferred Graduate Employers (2022) & Gold Winner for Excellence in Workplace Culture (2021)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, optical and insurance benefits
  • Flexi working hours arrangements
  • Staff Line & Device Subsidy
  • Smart Casual Attire
  • Child Parental Leave
  • Convenient location with access to public transport (Imbi Monorail/Bukit Bintang MRT)
  • Special employee discounts for selected F&B Brands
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Data Analytics and Financial Modelling:
  • Keep abreast of macro-environment indicators such as industry trends and competitive landscape, customer behaviour patterns, and use these insights as references for financial planning.
  • Stay close to business and functional stakeholders and understand revenue and cost drivers and other indicators reflecting the pulse of the business to identify risks and opportunities where applicable.
  • Perform analyses and make necessary adjustments to financial information for the purpose of determining underlying and more reflective financial performance and financial position of the organization.
  • Ensure flexibility and robustness of financial model in catering to different modelling approaches for different items and ease of audit trail across the key financial statements.
2. Business Plan Management:
  • Analyse financial and non-financial data from business and functional stakeholders to support budgeting and forecasting activities.
  • Translate revenue and/or cost driver information from business and functional stakeholders into data inputs in financial model for use in projecting financial information in alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Challenge and/or engage with stakeholders in budget discussions for the purpose of optimising the business plan in line with strategic objectives.
3. Forecasting:
  • Drive the annual business plan and quarterly forecasting process by involving stakeholders, gathering inputs from stakeholders and objectively evaluating the quality of information and incorporating them into the business plan and forecasting processes.
  • Review the updated actual financial results in the financial model, understand the impact to drivers and projections and make necessary adjustments as necessary in accordance with changing operating environment in the organization and/or market.
  • Highlight gaps between updated forecasts and performance targets, and partner with stakeholders to identify mitigation plans for the purpose of eliminating or minimising the gap.
  • Challenge and/or engage with stakeholders in the course of finalising reliable forecasts with good visibility of the pulse of the business.
4. Projects:
  • Involve in corporate, divisional or industry-level projects and/or initiatives from time to time.
5. Coaching, Leading, Influencing:
  • Build an agile, high performance and results-oriented team with necessary competencies and expertise and capable of supporting the organization with good visibility of performance and state of the business in the future.
  • Coach and lead the team by charting the direction forward, as well as providing guidance and removing blockers as needed.
  • Establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
6. Reporting & Presentation:
  • Prepare and deliver insightful reports and presentations to senior management.
  • Translate financial data into actionable recommendations.
Job Requirements
  • Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
  • Has about 8-10 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis, preferably in a similar role within the telecommunications industry.
  • Strong understanding of the telecommunications industry in Malaysia, including knowledge of industry specific regulations, market dynamics, and competitive landscape.
  • Proficient in financial modelling, forecasting, and data analysis using spreadsheet software and ERP financial systems.
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards, specifically as they relate to the telecommunications sector in Malaysia.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey financial concepts to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
  • Independent, and has ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across different teams and levels of the organization, and work with minimum supervision in accordance with tight deadlines.
  • Have a keen sense of analytical skills, strong appreciation for numbers with good business understanding.
  • Ability to coach, lead and manage the performance of the team.
  • Has strong stakeholder management, is organized, proactive, and results oriented with \'can do\' attitude.
What\'s Next ?Once you have applied online, our team will review your application and due to a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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  • Job Id
    JD1034905
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
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  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Education
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