Overview
Financial Analyst Jobs in Greater Kuala Lumpur at WellStat
Title: Financial Analyst
Company: WellStat
Location: Greater Kuala Lumpur
THE ROLE
An individual contributor role supporting financial operations through management reporting, analytics, and month-end close activities for a growing SaaS company.
- Management Reporting & Analytics (65%)
- Month-End Close Support (35%)
THE TASKS
Management Reporting & Analytics
- Collect, clean, and organize data from various internal and external sources to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Apply statistical techniques, data mining, and machine learning algorithms to analyze data and extract meaningful insights
- Create visualizations, charts, graphs, and dashboards to present data in clear and understandable formats
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns, relationships, and develop predictive models for forecasting
- Perform A/B testing and experimentation to evaluate strategy effectiveness and support business objectives
- Support business analysis, digital team initiatives, and budgeting processes through comprehensive data analysis
- Monitor and evaluate data analytics model performance, continuously refining approaches as needed
Month-End Close Support
- Prepare complex journal entries for inventory accounting, including physical count reconciliations
- Partner with operations, procurement, and supply chain teams to validate inventory movements and resolve discrepancies
- Prepare journal entries for bespoke contracts with unique revenue recognition arrangements
- Support month-end closing activities, including general ledger maintenance and balance sheet reconciliations
THE COMPANY
A growing proptech SaaS company backed by private equity, providing software solutions to the real estate industry. The company is scaling rapidly through organic growth and acquisitions while investing in technology infrastructure and systems improvements.
EXPECTATIONS TIMELINE
By Month 1
- Bridged budget to GL detail level for upload into ERP system
- Demonstrated understanding of existing reporting structures and month-end close processes
- Built relationships with cross-functional teams including operations and procurement
- Documented current financial reporting workflows and identified immediate improvement opportunities
By Month 3
- Supported ERP system administrator with development and launch of budget versus actuals cost center reporting
- Developed monthly cadence to discuss budget versus actuals by department to support VP of Finance
- Led preparation of weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts with detailed variance analysis
- Supported VP of Finance with end-to-end procure-to-pay process validation
By Month 6
- Revamped monthly financial reporting package leveraging ERP system to produce consolidated financials
- Supported development of day 9 CFO/CEO financial review process post month-end close
- Led automation of 13-week cash flow preparation leveraging ERP system administrator
- Developed margin analysis by portfolio and product comparing to expected margins
By Month 12
- Owned monthly financial package preparation with minimal supervision
- Drove process improvements and automation initiatives across financial reporting
- Established efficient workflows for ad hoc reporting requests
- Supported integration of new entities into the company’s finance and control framework
THE SKILL SET
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant accounting and financial analysis experience
- CPA designation is an asset
- Advanced Excel skills
- Exposure to ERP, data analytics, or Power BI preferred
