Job Description
Job Title:
Specialist, Financial Planning & Reporting
Posting Start Date:
26/09/2025
Job Description:
Job Summary
Responsible for supporting BUs in both short-term and long-term financial planning, deliver key insight for BUs performance reporting, ensuring alignment with Free Cash Flow (FCF) framework, conducting long-term forecasts to support impairment assessments, and performing ad hoc financial analyses as needed. This role ensures accurate financial insights and enabling data-driven to support operational decision-making within financial guidelines.
Job Responsibilities*
Financial Planning and Business performance reporting
- Conduct monthly and quarterly Business Performance reporting with variance analysis and deep-dive financial assessments to support assigned Business unit performance and profitability improvement opportunities
- Develop financial projections and perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to support strategic decision-making for the assigned business unit.
- Collaborate with relevant departments to ensure data accuracy and consistency, while gathering key business insights to enhance the quality and depth of financial analysis.
Business Partnership & Strategic Financial Support
- Conducting financial analysis and both short-term and long-term projections to support corporate-level initiatives such as impairment assessments, tax planning, and working capital optimization.
- Act as a representative from the Business Performance and Planning team to colloborate closely with key stakeholders including Commercial, TG, and Accounting to provide financial insights and recommendations.
- Develop and maintain robust financial models to support scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and business simulations.
Free Cash Flow Monitoring & Forecasting
- Monitor FCF development on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to assess alignment with company ambitions.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (i.e. Cash management, Accounting, Investor relation etc.) to align on FCF projection, statutory cash flow statement and FCF for management reporting, ensuring reconciled and explainable variance.
- Monitor compliance with the Financial Control Framework and escalate issues as needed.
- Analyze financial statements and accounting data to gain insights from the telecom market, and extract key Free Cash Flow (FCF) insights from external analyst report.
- Provide regular updates and insights to finance leadership on FCF trends and risks.
Digital & Professional Skill Development
- Improve proficiency in essential digital tools such as SAP, Power BI, and advanced Excel to support data-driven decision-making, streamline workflows, and minimize manual or repetitive tasks.
- Proactively engage in upskilling opportunities and participate in structured training programs to strengthen digital fluency and develop future-ready capabilities.
- Continuously seek opportunities to simplify and optimize business processes, aiming to improve operational efficiency, reduce complexity, and support agile ways of working.
- Ensure completion of all required internal engagement and development activities (e.g., mandatory training, pulse surveys) within designated timelines.
Qualifications
Qualification
- Bachelor / Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. Professional degree (CPA, CFA) is a plus
- Minimum 8 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or corporate finance. if have experience in the Telecommunication business or as Auditor is preferable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and detail oriented.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in financial systems and tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SAP, SQL).
- Experience with automation tools or programming languages (e.g., Python, VBA) is an advantage.
- Fluent in in both oral and written English is a must.
- Strong communication and presentation skills and comfort to present to top management.
- Able to manage multi-tasking with tight deadlines.
Experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or corporate finance.
- Proven experience in Financial planning and performance reporting, cash flow monitoring, and impairment testing.
- Familiarity with financial reporting standards, Accounting principles and regulatory requirements.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization and supporting senior stakeholders. (i.e. CEO, CFO, CMO etc.)
Certification
- Finance Professional Degree (i.e. CPA, CFA etc.) is a plus
Skill and knowledge
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel skills, PowerPoint, Accounting system (e.g. SAP, Oracle), Business Intelligence tools (i.e. Power BI), and Financial modeling tools. Programing language (SQL, Python, or VBA) is a plus.
- Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow analysis, and accounting principles.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
- Communication: Strong communicator with a clear and structured approach; experienced in delivering impactful presentations to senior management.
- Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across functions in a dynamic and fast environment.
- Attention to Detail: Detail-oriented with a level of accuracy in financial reporting and documentation, while ensuring timely delivery within tight deadlines