An exciting Budget and Planning Manager job has just become available at one of the leading FMCG companies in Malaysia. This company is looking for an individual with seven to eight years of experience in FP&A, budgeting and stakeholder engagement.

About the Budget and Planning Manager Role:
The scope of this role comprises the South ASEAN Hub (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia), across all categories where responsibilities include but not limited to budget planning, brand analysis and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of budgets/the latest estimations and work towards delivering these plans with commercial team
• Prepare budget financial analysis including category and brand P&L, sales growth analysis, price analysis, trade spending analysis, margin analysis, non-variable overhead analysis
• Explore opportunities to use budget and plan effective procedures and simplify process
• Conduct financial analysis including category and brand profitability analysis, sales growth analysis, price analysis, consumer and customer trade spending analysis, margin analysis, non-variable overhead analysis
• Partner with the commercial team and marketing counterparts to provide key financial information/business analysis and support them on financial calculations relating to new product launches, pricing or promotion, hypothetical P&Ls and strategic plan preparations
• Provide analysis and financial information to support the management and commercial team, in the monthly management and commercial meetings in order to make right decision on business growth strategy and execution
• Conduct feasibility studies of new product, enhancement for margin improvement

To succeed in this role, you must have minimum seven years of work experience in FP&A, budget planning, planning analysis, commercial finance, financial analysis or related field.

Key Requirements:

• Holds a degree in accountancy or professional accounting qualifications (ACCA/CPA)
• Budget planning, P&L and balance sheet experience is preferred
• Proven experience as a business partner to the commercial functions (sales/marketing) due to overall business understanding and perspective
• Capable of delivering high-quality and accurate work while respecting short lead times due to strong planning and priority setting
• Ownership and initiative to drive and ensure optimal business tracking and understanding throughout the company
• Proven strategic and analytical thinking capabilities
• Self-starter who can work well both independently and across a multi-level partner group
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets skills

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 Budget and Planning Manager position.

Apply today or contact me at jared.tan@robertwalters.com.my to discuss this new opportunity.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C