Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Financial Planning and Analysis Manager di Robert Walters Federal Territory - Maukerja

A Financial Planning and Analysis Manager job has become available at a company in building management and engineering industry based in Kuala Lumpur.

A leading building management and engineering organisation is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to join their offshore finance team in Kuala Lumpur. This role offers you the opportunity to lead a small, dedicated group of professionals, driving consistent, controlled, and scalable finance processes across month-end, intra-month reporting, budgeting, and planning. You will play a pivotal part in standardising financial operations, maintaining robust reporting controls, centralising budgeting assumptions, and supporting contract obligations. The organisation values advanced thinking and encourages the adoption of AI-enabled tools to enhance accuracy, efficiency, governance, and business insight. With a commitment to flexible working opportunities, generous staff benefits, and ongoing training programmes, this position provides an environment where your expertise will be nurtured and your professional growth supported.

* Take ownership of a high-impact offshore finance leadership role with responsibility for process standardisation, reporting control, and scalable finance operations across multiple stakeholders.
* Enjoy flexible working arrangements in Kuala Lumpur alongside generous staff benefits and access to continuous training opportunities that foster both personal and professional development.
* Work within a supportive leadership structure that prioritises collaboration, inclusivity, and knowledge sharing while empowering you to drive continuous improvement through advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools.

What you'll do:

As the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager based in Kuala Lumpur, you will be responsible for orchestrating the entire offshore finance function. Your day-to-day activities will involve establishing standardised operating rhythms for month-end closes as well as intra-month reporting cycles. You will collaborate extensively with onshore teams to identify areas for improvement in process consistency and accuracy. By supporting contract obligations with precise financial analysis and leading the Workday Adaptive Planning Centre of Excellence, you will ensure that business planning requirements are met efficiently. Your role also includes championing automation initiatives through AI-enabled tools to enhance service delivery. You will contribute to finance transformation projects by embedding scalable processes while fostering continuous improvement. Leading a small team of professionals requires you to set clear accountability standards while nurturing their development. Building strong relationships with various stakeholders is essential for success in this role. Additionally, you will oversee compliance standards across all activities while driving adherence to reporting timetables.

* Establish and maintain standardised offshore finance operating rhythms across month-end close, intra-month reporting cycles, budgeting processes, and forecasting activities.
* Partner closely with onshore finance teams and business leaders to identify process risks, control gaps, and opportunities for improving consistency, accuracy, and efficiency within financial operations.
* Support contract obligations and partnership queries by providing timely and accurate finance inputs, reporting analysis, and commercial insights to assist onshore teams and partner stakeholders.
* Lead the Workday Adaptive Planning Centre of Excellence by ensuring models, assumptions, templates, and governance processes are aligned with business planning requirements.
* Champion advanced thinking by identifying automation opportunities and responsibly adopting AI-enabled tools to improve service delivery, reporting insight generation, and process scalability.
* Contribute actively to finance transformation initiatives by embedding scalable processes with clear ownership structures while promoting continuous improvement across the offshore finance function.
* Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3-5 offshore finance professionals by setting clear role accountability standards and service expectations.
* Build trusted working relationships with onshore finance teams, business stakeholders, system owners, and process owners through effective communication and collaborative problem-solving.
* Drive adherence to agreed month-end close timetables as well as intra-month reporting schedules while promoting a culture of accuracy, control discipline, proactive issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
* Provide oversight of compliance standards including governance requirements and internal financial controls across all team activities.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager position brings extensive experience in accounting or finance roles-particularly those involving large businesses-and holds both an undergraduate degree in accounting (or related field) from a recognised university as well as a professional accounting qualification such as CA CPA CIMA ACCA. Your proven track record includes standardising month-end close procedures along with intra-month reporting cycles across diverse stakeholder groups. You possess exceptional organisational skills that enable you to manage multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining clarity around key deadlines. Your ability to work independently yet collaborate effectively with senior management sets you apart. You have successfully implemented standardised reporting controls templates governance processes designed to improve consistency accuracy insight within financial operations. Experience leading centralised budgeting assumptions driver-based planning forecast governance aligned with organisational strategy further demonstrates your suitability for this role. Outstanding interpersonal communication skills allow you to build trusted relationships at all levels while confidently conveying complex ideas clearly. Strong familiarity with Workday Adaptive Planning Power BI or similar tools-including supporting Centre of Excellence models-is vital. Your experience supporting contract obligation reporting commercial queries partnership-related financial analysis ensures you can provide valuable insights when needed most. Finally your demonstrated ability adopting advanced thinking automation AI-enabled tools aimed at improving efficiency insight generation controls service quality makes you an invaluable asset.

* A degree in accounting or a similar subject from a recognised university is essential for this position.
* Professional Accounting qualification such as CA, CPA, CIMA or ACCA is mandatory for consideration.
* Proven experience standardising month-end close procedures as well as intra-month reporting cycles across multiple stakeholders is required.
* At least 10 years' experience in accounting or finance roles with at least 2 years spent dealing with large businesses is highly desirable.
* Demonstrated high-level financial acumen combined with strong analytical skills is essential for success in this role.
* Exceptional organisational skills enabling you to manage multiple tasks effectively while maintaining clear calendars for month-end closes as well as intra-month reporting cycles are required.
* Ability to work independently yet collaboratively partner with senior management teams is crucial for this position.
* Proven examples of implementing standardised reporting controls including templates as well as governance processes aimed at improving consistency accuracy insight are necessary.
* Experience leading centralised budgeting assumptions driver-based planning forecast governance aligned with organisational strategy is highly valued.
* Outstanding interpersonal communication skills allowing you to confidently communicate work collaboratively at all levels of management are essential.
* Strong knowledge of Workday Adaptive Planning Power BI or similar planning/reporting tools including experience supporting a Centre of Excellence model is required.
* Experience supporting contract obligation reporting commercial queries partnership-related financial analysis is necessary.
* Demonstrated ability to adopt advanced thinking automation AI-enabled tools aimed at improving finance process efficiency insight generation controls service quality is essential.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out for its unwavering commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where collaboration knowledge sharing supportive leadership are at the heart of everything they do. Employees benefit from flexible working opportunities that accommodate individual needs alongside generous staff benefits which secure long-term financial wellbeing. Continuous training programmes ensure that every team member has access to resources needed for personal professional growth regardless of their career stage. The company's focus on advanced analytics AI-enabled tools empowers employees not only streamline processes but also generate meaningful insights that drive business success. A culture built around dependability trust empathy ensures everyone feels valued respected supported throughout their journey here making it an ideal environment for ambitious professionals seeking both challenge reward within building management engineering sector.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your career forward in a collaborative supportive environment where your expertise will be valued apply now!

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