Assistant Manager, Corporate Planning & Performance (Bangsar South)

Job Descriptions:

• Manage the Group's Annual Operating Plan cycle, including timelines, templates, guidelines and submission coordination across Business Units and Corporate Functions.
• Review planning submissions for completeness, consistency and alignment with strategic priorities, and analyse assumptions, risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate sessions with Business Units and Corporate Functions to clarify requirements, resolve issues and improve submission quality.
• Implement the enterprise performance management framework, covering KPI governance, balanced scorecards and reporting standards.
• Cascade Group strategic objectives into measurable KPIs and targets, and maintain scorecards, dashboards and monitoring tools.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and half-yearly performance reviews and track execution of approved plans and strategic initiatives.
• Analyse financial, operational and strategic data to identify trends, performance drivers, gaps and value creation opportunities.
• Benchmark against industry peers, internal units and historical performance, and prepare executive-level insights and recommendations.
• Prepare performance reports, governance papers and presentation packs for MCom, GMC, Board Committees and the BOD, and manage requests from regulators, rating agencies and government agencies.
• Improve planning, performance and reporting processes through automation and digitalisation, and support Group transformation assignments as directed.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Business Analytics or a related field. A Master's degree (e.g. MBA) or professional qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, CFA) will be an added advantage.
• 7 to 10 years of total work experience, with up to 7 years in a similar industry
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, data analysis and performance reporting skills
• Good financial and commercial acumen
• Good report writing and presentation skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with Power BI or similar dashboarding tools is an advantage
• Good stakeholder engagement and coordination skills
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills, able to manage multiple priorities within tight timelines
• Self-driven, collaborative and results-oriented