Position: Senior Finance Analyst – FP&A
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Working Location: Mercu 3, No.3, Jalan Bangsar, KL Eco City, 59200 Kuala Lumpur (Hybrid)
Working Days/Hours : Monday to Friday; 9am to 6pm
Working Duration : 1-Year Contract
Salar : Basic range from RM9,000 to RM11,000 (Based on experience + skills) with statutory contribution + leave entitlement + medical insurance
Senior Finance Analyst
About Company
Join us, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks.
As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.
Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
Position Summary
As the Senior Finance Analyst, you will support the financial planning and analysis activities for companies, with a focus on:
- Financial consolidation
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Management reporting
- Business performance analysis
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Coordinate and support the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
- Consolidate financial inputs and analyse key assumptions relating to revenue, cost of goods sold (COGS), operating expenses, and capital expenditure (CAPEX).
- Review budget and forecast variances, identify key financial risks and opportunities, and support the preparation of financial projections.
- Work with commercial and operational teams to understand sales volume, pricing, product mix, and cost drivers.
2. Financial Reporting & Performance Analysis
- Prepare monthly financial reports and dashboards, including variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance.
- Monitor key financial and operational KPIs, highlighting significant trends, deviations, and areas requiring management attention.
- Perform regional and product-line profitability analysis, including revenue, margins, and cost performance.
- Support intercompany pricing (ICP) scenario analysis, NCPM margin monitoring, and cost and selling-price analysis.
- Work with operational finance to understand production costs, yield, wastage, and cost-efficiency performance.
3. Management Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
- Ensure timely and accurate financial submissions to Ingredion HQ and group consolidation teams.
- Maintain and improve financial reports, dashboards, analytical models, and reporting templates.
- Use relevant financial and business systems, including Excel, Power BI, SAP, CFIN, SAC, Salesforce, and Concur, as applicable.
- Work with regional and corporate FP&A teams to maintain consistent reporting standards, improve data quality, and streamline financial planning and reporting processes.
Qualified Candidates Will Have
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA/CIMA/ACCA preferred).
- Minimum 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, preferably in FMCG, ingredients, or manufacturing environments.
- Strong financial analysis and modelling skills, with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems; SAP and Power BI experience is an advantage.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
- Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation, variance analysis, and profitability analysis.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work independently and effectively across functions.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Required Behaviors and Skills
- Demonstrates accuracy and strong analytical thinking when interpreting financial information.
- Understands financial and operational drivers and translates data into meaningful insights.
- Identifies risks, investigates variances, and recommends practical improvements.
- Works effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders and communicates findings clearly.
- Manages multiple priorities independently and delivers quality work within tight deadlines.
- Demonstrates integrity, reliability, and flexibility in a changing business environment.
If you are interested to apply, please forward your latest resume to ************* or *************
Subject: Job Application – Senior Finance Analyst – FP&A