
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Metlife Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Metlife Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition
This role sits within the Asia FP&A Centre of Excellence (CoE), supporting regional financial planning, management reporting, and business performance activities. The incumbent will partner closely with Country Finance teams across Asia and various stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting.
The role is responsible for the preparation, validation, and analysis of financial and business performance data, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of key management reports and business metrics. In addition, the position will support budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency and decision-making across the region.
The successful candidate will also play a key role in driving reporting automation, data visualization, and finance transformation initiatives, leveraging tools such as Power BI, Power Query, and advanced Excel analytics to deliver actionable insights for senior management.
Key Responsibilities
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Required
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Role Value Proposition
This role sits within the Asia FP&A Centre of Excellence (CoE), supporting regional financial planning, management reporting, and business performance activities. The incumbent will partner closely with Country Finance teams across Asia and various stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting.
The role is responsible for the preparation, validation, and analysis of financial and business performance data, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of key management reports and business metrics. In addition, the position will support budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency and decision-making across the region.
The successful candidate will also play a key role in driving reporting automation, data visualization, and finance transformation initiatives, leveraging tools such as Power BI, Power Query, and advanced Excel analytics to deliver actionable insights for senior management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation, review, and delivery of monthly and quarterly management reports, dashboards, and business performance analysis for the Asia region.
- Partner closely with Asia Country FP&A teams, Corporate Functions, and Global Finance teams to ensure timely, accurate, and insightful reporting.
- Analyze financial and operational performance, identify key trends and variances, and provide meaningful business insights to support management decision-making.
- Drive data quality, reporting governance, and process controls to enhance the reliability and consistency of management information.
- Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and planning activities, ensuring alignment with regional and corporate requirements.
- Support senior leadership with ad-hoc financial analysis, business cases, and strategic projects.
- Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve FP&A processes through the use of technology, analytics, and reporting solutions.
- Act as a key point of contact for reporting-related inquiries and provide guidance to stakeholders across the Asia region.
- Mentor and coach junior analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and analytical excellence.
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Required
- Accounting degree holder with 6-8 years solid accounting and reporting experience.
- Certified Public Accountant / ACCA or equivalent accountancy qualification.
- Experience in the insurance or financial services industry is a must.
- Strong financial planning, management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting expertise.
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze large and complex datasets.
- Experience with financial systems, reporting tools, Power BI, Power Query, SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, or similar platforms.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate effectively across countries, functions, and seniority levels.
- High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy, controls, and data integrity.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight reporting deadlines.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced regional environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present findings to senior management.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Job ID 19069
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