HLB

Assistant Manager - HLISB - Performance Management (Finance)

HLT-Hong Leong Tower Full time

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Budgeting module

  • Prepare comprehensive full-set budgets for HLISB, including P&L, balance sheet and all budget drivers.

  • Prepare budgets by Strategic Business Units (PFSi, BCBi, GMi) and Support Units (Business Operations & Automation-i, Shariah, Product Development-i, Compliance-i, Risk Management-i, Shariah Audit-i, and others as required).

  • Coordinate the annual budget exercise with HLISB Strategic Business Units, HLISB Support Units and relevant HLB Group stakeholders (e.g. Group HR, Group PFS, Group BCB, Group GM, Group RWM, Group Support Divisions). This process requires translating their strategies into financial figures and KRAs for the Budget.

  • Prepare and submit detailed budget to Group Finance in accordance with Group timelines and standards.

  • Coordinate and facilitate review and approval of HLISB budget with relevant stakeholders, including HLB Management Committees, HISB Board, HLB Board and Shariah Committee. This include preparing the material for approval.

  • Prepare and manage Shared Service Cost (SSC) budgets for HLISB, including coordination with HLISB and HLB cost centres and performing analysis to ensure cost allocations are reasonable and well supported. Process the SSC for the approval by Management of HLB and HLISB.

  • Prepare CAPEX budget requirements for HLISB by working with SBUs, Support Units and HLB Group stakeholders to capture and consolidate CAPEX needs. This includes submitting CAPEX budget to Group Finance and performing data entry into the capex budget template and EPM system.

  • Prepare the full scope of OPEX budgets for HLISB by cost centre, including submission of OPEX budget to Group Finance and data entry into the EPM system.

  • Prepare HR, headcount and personnel cost budgets for HLISB and each cost centre. The process include:

  • Collaborate with SBUs, Support Units, Group HR and relevant stakeholders for their headcounts and personnel costs needs.

  • Process the HR budget section for approval by HLISB and HLB management

  • Prepare the organizational chart for each division and Bank level, headcount movement and headcount requirement by cost centers.

  • Performing data input in the HR budget module in EPM.

Performance tracking and Cost Management Discipline

  • Prepare performance tracking of each SBUs against their respective target. This is performed via issuance of SBU financial performance reports (for PFS-i, BCB-i, GM-i) that covers the achievement of their key financial indicators against budget and previous years (covering P&L, relevant Balance Sheet items and Financial KPIs).

  • Monitor OPEX/CAPEX of HLISB SBUs

  • Oversee CAPEX/controllable OPEX via financial data by cost centers.

  • Highlight/report CAPEX/OPEX periodically to management (including Board on CAPEX utilization).

  • Proactively monitor OPEX/CAPEX utilization to channel expenses toward cost-efficient, growth- promoting projects.

  • Track monthly Strategic Cost Management initiatives to instill cost discipline across HLISB.

Financial Forecasting module, strategy and KRAs

  • Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts for HLISB (P&L and balance sheet by SBUs and cost centers) and submit to Group Finance, including variance analysis against budget and prior periods.

  • Prepare reports on financial forecast for key meetings on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, including HLISB HOD meetings, HLISB ALCO meetings, Group fortnightly meeting and Group weekly Interest Rate Meetings.

  • Compile the Bank's Affirmative Action Plans to support budget development, strategic planning and KRA formulation for the Bank, SBUs and Support Units.

  • Compile and consolidate strategic plans across business units to help management to align with the Bank & overall objectives.

  • Submit quarterly forecasts to HLFG (IMD, FMD) as required.

Other Finance Matters

  • Act as HLISB representative for tax-related matters, including tax computation and liaison with the Group Tax Department.

  • Support capital management activities and liaise with Group Finance on HLISB’s capital requirements.

  • Manage capital or Sukuk issuance exercises representing HLISB Finance, including preparation of documentation, coordination with stakeholders, and facilitation of approvals by the Board, Shariah Committee and Securities Commission.

Quarterly Strategic Meetings and Management Reporting

  • Prepare materials for HLISB quarterly strategic meetings, including:

  • Financial sections such as analysis of financial KRAs and forecast.

  • Business unit financial performance.

  • Status updates on AAM at Bank and business unit levels, via collaboration with the respective.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

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