Get to know our Team:
• The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that supports major corporate decisions, including identifying and implementing scenarios, risk and opportunities

Get to know the Role:
• Responsible for the forecasting process and steps as well as coordinating input to the forecast with divisions and verticals
• Responsible for building and owning the financial model and templates
• Responsible for delivery of final budget and forecast confirmed with all stakeholders
• Responsible for management reporting and follow up analysis towards budget and forecast
• Part of driving company profitability and growth by analyzing revenues and costs as well as new initiatives and business cases
• Ensuring financial reporting is accurate and is submitted within the deadline set by the group
• Building a strong communication structure, collating relevant information impacting profitability and ensuring awareness of key stakeholders on financial performance

The day-to-day activities:
• Work with key stakeholders to gather information for weekly forecast
• Perform monthly one pager report for Country Head/Vertical/Regional & review with detailed variance analysis
• Liaise with the Reporting (Closing) team to obtain actual figure and then estimate the future performance to provide detailed analysis to Country Head/Vertical Head
• Attend weekly meeting with Vertical operation & marketing division to understand their current promotion and activities to be able to forecast results. Also at same time
• Manually tracking all expense to make sure Country/Vertical Head get updated spending
• Annually/Quarterly/Monthly budgeting process
• Take on other areas or initiatives as required

The must haves:
• Bachelor of Business (Finance related) with minimum 5 years of working experience
• Preferably a Finance Analyst with 2 to 4 years experience in senior team lead role
• Good excel skill for analysis tool (VBA/Macro)
• Have experience in planning, analysis or budgeting
• Must be a detailed person
• Able to work independently and drive projects to completion
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Experience in using Cognos will be a plus