Assistant Manager, Business Finance

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Overview

Join us as a business finance assistant manager and become a key strategic partner within our Group Operations (GO) Finance team. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving financial governance, strategic cost management, and performance analytics across Group Operations. You will directly support executive decision-making by managing budgeting, forecasting, and expense control while unlocking value through continuous process improvement and cost optimization initiatives.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Business Finance (Group Operations & Technology).

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Functional (job responsibilities)

• Financial Control & Governance: Ensure compliance with accounting standards, maintain General Ledger accuracy for GO cost centres, review accruals/journals, lead quarterly reconciliations, and collaborate with external auditors during half-year and annual reviews.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive full-year budgeting and quarterly Capex/Opex forecasts for local and regional GO divisions, tracking spend against set targets.
• Cost Allocation & Management: Formulate equitable cost-recharge models across Business Units, review expenditure requests, and identify Strategic Cost Management (SCM) savings opportunities.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of monthly financial reports for local and regional GO divisions, conduct variance analyses, and benchmark operational expenditures against market standards.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Provide financial advice to business heads, resolve finance-related issues, support management with ad-hoc financial insights, and assist regional teams on strategic initiatives

Jobholder Requirements

• Malaysian citizen.

Education/Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree or Professional Qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA) in Finance, Accountancy, Banking, or a related field. 

Experience/Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), business finance, or financial control, ideally within financial services or banking.  
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial control frameworks, and variance analysis.  
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills with high attention to detail.

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