Senior Analyst, Business Control

About CMA CGM FICOM (Finance Corporate Office Malaysia)

Located at Wisma Consplant 2, Subang Jaya, FICOM is the extended team of the Finance Corporate Division of the CMA CGM Group. It serves as the Finance Expertise Center, delivering non-transactional, value-added functions to support the Group's transformation and drive financial performance for key stakeholders.

The FICOM team comprises over 180 local talents, all committed to realizing its vision of being an effective Business Partner to stakeholders and a preferred employer for finance professionals.

About the Role

CMA CGM Group is looking for a Senior Analyst, Business Control to join the Corporate Business Control Department. The incumbent will be responsible to issue and analyze the management and accounting data of designated entities (lines) in order to support critical and timely business operations decisions.

The incumbent will support Assistant Manager and Manager of Business Control. Main task is to prepare various types of line management reports (actual, forecasts and gap analysis) and perform business analysis for purpose of business performance measurement and monitoring of costs control and profitability.

Key Result Areas

• Prepare and consolidate monthly results (Management / Flash / Forecast) at standard costs
• Collate and compile information and prepare budget of dedicated activity for Assistant Manager's review. Involve in the yearly budget preparation and quarterly revisions
• Prepare Gap analysis report between actual and estimates in relation with analytic control. Validate and perform 1st level of business analysis and carry out investigation appropriately and highlight to Assistant Manager/Finance Manager on any anomalies or significant deviation / trend noted
• Assist Assistant Manager / Finance Manager in carrying out the performance studies for Line and Finance Management
• Act as a true Business Partner

Key Accountabilities

• Obtain, validate and extract relevant information from various systems and Business Units to produce reports and perform data analysis on a timely basis
• Ensure accuracy in the computation of standard costs and make revisions as required
• Collate and compile information and prepare various indicators / dashboards to support decision making process
• Prepare profitability analysis as and when required by Superior
• Attend to any ad-hoc requests and contribute to problem solving for ad-hoc issues arising during period close or voyage completion
• Support in the periodic Financial Control reporting and review or any other projects and tasks assigned from time to time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin/Shipping
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in a similar function
• Shipping/maritime/financial environment/finance controller exposure is an added advantage
• Prior audit or Big 4 experience is advantageous but not mandatory
• Excellent computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Excel, Words and Power point)
• Excel at least intermediate level, can perform PIVOT, V-Lookup, and various functions & formulas)
• Strong cost accounting knowledge, data analysis and diagnosis
• Knowledge in financial control, accounting process and analysis
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team player with ability to work independently and be proactive
• Ability to work under time pressure to meet deadlines within tight time frames
• Good organizational and analytical skills with a mature methodical approach to tasks
• Demonstrate ability to solve problems and offer innovative solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to engage and build strong work relationships with Operations, Commercial and Management in order to effectively influence and be considered dependable
• Knowledge Proficiency in SAP/Oracle financial systems

This is a 6-month contract position.