AGOS ASIA Hiring! Full Time Financial, Planning - Analysis cum Business Controller in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced FP&A & Business Controller to support financial planning, performance management, forecasting, budgeting, and business decision-making within a Global Business Services (GBS) / Shared Services environment.

The role will work closely with Group, Regional, and local management, as well as operational and shared services teams, to provide financial insights, monitor business performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive effective cost and financial control.

The ideal candidate should have strong Business Controller / FP&A experience, preferably within the Oil & Gas, Energy, Engineering, Offshore, Marine, or other project-driven industries. Experience working within a GBS, Shared Services Centre (SSC), Regional Finance Centre, or multinational finance environment is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis

1. Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
2. Prepare monthly and quarterly financial forecasts, including revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, cash flow, and profitability.
3. Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results.
4. Provide management with financial analysis, insights, and recommendations to support business decisions.
5. Develop financial models, scenario analysis, and business cases for strategic initiatives and investments.

Business Controlling

1. Act as a Business Controller and Finance Business Partner to management and operational teams.
2. Monitor business performance, project profitability, cost development, and key financial KPIs.
3. Challenge business assumptions, identify cost drivers, and highlight financial risks and opportunities.
4. Partner with operations, commercial, project, and other functions to improve financial performance and cost efficiency.
5. Support project and contract reviews, including revenue, margins, cost-to-complete, and financial risks.

Management Reporting & Performance Management

1. Prepare accurate and timely monthly management reports and performance dashboards.
2. Provide variance analysis and explain key movements in revenue, costs, margins, and working capital.
3. Establish and monitor KPIs to track business and operational performance.
4. Present financial performance, key insights, and recommendations to senior management.
5. Support Group and Regional Finance reporting requirements and ensure consistency of financial information.

GBS / Shared Services Finance Collaboration

1. Work closely with GBS/Shared Services, Group, Regional, and local Finance teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis.
2. Support standardised budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and performance management processes across multiple entities, business units, or geographies.
3. Coordinate with shared services teams supporting accounting, month-end closing, reporting, and financial data to ensure completeness and accuracy of management information.
4. Collaborate with Finance stakeholders across different countries and functions to consolidate financial insights and support regional and Group-level decision-making.
5. Identify opportunities for process standardisation, finance transformation, automation, and continuous improvement within the GBS/Shared Services environment.

Financial Control & Governance

1. Ensure effective financial controls and compliance with company policies and procedures.
2. Support month-end and year-end closing activities, working closely with accounting and shared services teams.
3. Review financial data and ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of management reporting.
4. Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, controls, and automation.

Strategic & Business Support

1. Support management in evaluating new business opportunities, investments, projects, and commercial decisions.
2. Provide financial input into strategic planning and business development initiatives.
3. Work with Group/Regional Finance teams to ensure alignment with corporate reporting requirements and financial policies.
4. Support ad-hoc financial analysis, business cases, and finance transformation projects as required.

Essential Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
2. Minimum 5–8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, Business Controlling, Commercial Controlling, Project Controlling, Management Reporting, or Finance Business Partnering.
3. Proven hands-on experience as a Business Controller, Commercial Controller, Project Controller, or FP&A professional, preferably within a project-driven environment.
4. Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, variance analysis, management reporting, and performance management.
5. Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, CAPEX/OPEX, project profitability, and financial performance indicators.
6. Demonstrated ability to act as a Finance Business Partner, working closely with senior management and non-finance stakeholders to provide financial insights and recommendations.
7. Experience working with Group Finance, Regional Finance, Operations, Commercial, Project, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
8. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insights and support business decision-making.
9. Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar platforms.
10. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling and data analysis; experience with Power BI or other reporting tools is an advantage.
11. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience working within a Global Business Services (GBS), Shared Services Centre (SSC), or Regional Finance Centre environment.
2. Experience supporting multinational, multi-entity, or multi-country Finance operations within a centralised or matrix organisation.
3. Experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy, Engineering, Offshore, Marine, or other project-based industries.
4. Experience collaborating with Group, Regional, and Shared Services Finance teams to support standardised reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance management.
5. Exposure to finance transformation, process standardisation, automation, continuous improvement, or GBS/Shared Services transition initiatives.
6. Experience supporting project and commercial financial management, including project profitability, cost-to-complete, revenue, margins, working capital, and financial risks.
7. Experience supporting finance system implementation, process migration, reporting enhancement, or operating model transformation is an added advantage.
8. Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred.
9. Experience with Power BI, financial dashboards, data visualisation, or other business intelligence tools is an added advantage.
10. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across regional and international teams.