Overview
Senior Head, Financial Planning & Analysis Jobs in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia at CTOS
Title: Senior Head, Financial Planning & Analysis
Company: CTOS
Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
ROLE OVERVIEW
This role is responsible for leading the Group's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function, providing strategic financial insights and decision support to drive business performance and sustainable growth. The Senior Head, FP&A oversees the Group's budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, management reporting, and business performance analysis to support executive decision-making.
Working closely with business leaders and the executive management team, the role ensures robust financial planning processes, delivers actionable commercial insights, and drives financial discipline across the organisation
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the Group's annual budgeting, business planning, and periodic forecasting processes.
- Develop long-term financial plans aligned with the Group's strategic objectives.
- Review budget assumptions, financial projections, and resource allocation to support business growth.
- Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend actions to address financial variances.
Business Performance & Financial Analysis
- Provide financial analysis and commercial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Analyse business performance, profitability, revenue trends, cost drivers, and investment opportunities.
- Conduct variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, identifying key business drivers.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate business initiatives and strategic investments.
Management Reporting
- Oversee the preparation of monthly management reports, financial dashboards, and Board reporting materials.
- Present financial performance, business insights, and key performance indicators to senior management.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and meaningful reporting to support business performance monitoring.
Business Partnering
- Partner with business leaders to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and financial performance improvement initiatives.
- Provide financial guidance on new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and commercial proposals.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, business cases, and capital investment evaluations where applicable.
Financial Governance & Process Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement of budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.
- Strengthen financial planning methodologies, reporting standards, and analytical capabilities.
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and integrity of financial planning data across the Group.
- Support finance transformation initiatives, including digitalisation, automation, and enhancement of FP&A systems and tools.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team to build strong analytical and business partnering capabilities.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Allocate resources effectively and ensure timely delivery of team objectives.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICAEW) is highly preferred
Work Experience
- 12+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, financial analysis, corporate finance, or commercial finance
- At least 5 years in a senior leadership role leading FP&A or finance business partnering functions
- Experience in a public-listed company is highly preferred
- Experience in financial services, fintech, technology, or other data-driven industries is an advantage
- Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial modelling activities
Skills & Competencies
- Strong financial planning, modelling, and analytical capabilities
- Excellent commercial acumen and strategic thinking skills
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced proficiency in financial modelling, Excel, and financial reporting tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or equivalent)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment
- High integrity with strong business and financial governance awareness
