Senior FP&A Analyst

More than just a recruitment company. At PRTR, we have been a part of our customer's success for 30 years as their total HR solutions partner. With 550 dedicated professionals and over 15,000 outsourced staff, we will continue to carry out our mission to develop a better career, a better life, and a better society, and thrive to become the No.1 people solutions organization in Southeast Asia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), quarterly forecasts, and monthly financial outlooks for factory operations, ensuring alignment with business and corporate objectives.
• Review operating expenses (OpEx) for accuracy, manage general ledger allocations, and ensure costs are correctly recorded in accordance with US GAAP and corporate accounting policies.
• Analyse factory financial performance, including standard product costing, direct labour costs, overhead absorption, material variances, scrap, yield, and other key manufacturing cost drivers.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial KPIs, management dashboards, and executive reporting packages using BI tools to provide clear visibility of manufacturing and financial performance.
• Monitor headcount budgets, Capital Appropriation Requests (CAR), fixed asset costs, capital expenditure, and operational spending against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Provide financial analysis and insights on key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities to support plant management decision-making.
• Partner closely with Plant Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to identify cost-reduction and operational efficiency opportunities.
• Support and participate in Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives, providing financial analysis to measure potential and realised business benefits.
• Support month-end closing activities, corporate and regional reporting requirements, and financial reconciliations as required.
• Collaborate with regional and global matrix teams and provide financial information and analysis to support business requirements.
• Support internal and external audit activities by providing accurate financial data, documentation, and responses to audit enquiries.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) within a multinational company, preferably in the electronics, automotive, or manufacturing industry.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, product costing, variance analysis, overhead absorption, and key manufacturing cost drivers.
• Good understanding of US GAAP and corporate financial reporting requirements.
• Strong hands-on experience with Oracle ERP or SAP, combined with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using Business Intelligence (BI) and data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data and provide actionable business insights.
• Strong business partnering capabilities, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Plant Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and regional or global Finance teams.
• Professional working proficiency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate confidently with regional and global stakeholders.
• Strong cross-cultural communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, multinational matrix environment.