Senior Analyst, Treasury Back Office
BASF
Do you want to work with passionate teams, providing excellent business and digital services to the Asia Pacific region?
Do you want an open, supportive, and caring working environment?
Do you view your development needs seriously as we do?
If YES, then take your career to the #NextLevel with BASF !
Objectives of the Position
Responsible for daily operation activities
Reviewer & approver for daily and month-end tasks
Support in internal, regional, and global projects
Support on team’s operational processes and procedures in full compliance with BASF requirements, Financial Reporting
Compliance (FRC), local legal and statutory requirements
Support in issue resolutions and act as advisory of own service delivery topic together with local business partners, global
counterparts, internal and external stakeholders
Support Assistant Manager/Manager in day-to-day service delivery
Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities
Functional Tasks (including but not limited to):
Responsible for projects, transition, process improvement for own cluster/ portfolio
Ensure service delivery meet targets defined in service level agreement and KPIs for process efficiency, effectiveness,
and quality control
Responsible as reviewer & approver for service delivery activities.
Provide technical, process and systems support to the team by monitoring the processes, and ensuring quality in terms
of accuracy, completeness, and timeliness daily
Support to coordinate, monitor and compile Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to improve productivity within own team
and conduct relevant benchmarking exercise accordingly
Work closely with Analyst, Assistant Manager and Manager in daily operations to achieve defined objectives and targets
Project Management:
Support in steering Internal, Regional and Global processes implementation in Asia Pacific Region
Support Asia Pacific’s business requirement / variation from Global / Regional process, preparation of business case and
escalate when necessary
Develop working relationships with the local companies and project owners to ensure that project solutions are adopted,
implemented, and maintained appropriately
Assist to communicate project deliverables to ensure all stakeholders are kept informed on progress and
issues/resolutions
Compliance:
Participate in any compliance audits and respond to audit queries (for both internal and external)
Ensure all work documentation and work processes are updated and met with BASF policies & guideline, local
company’s policy, legal and statutory requirements
Quality and Continuous Improvement:
Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement opportunities in quality and efficiency to support smooth
implementation
Prepare and review training materials and conduct end user trainings when required
Support new and existing team members through proper knowledge transfer; and sharing of best practice thereby
ensuring quality is maintained through any staff transition
Support standardization across regions and globally by focusing on alignment of end-to-end business process areas,
system and tools for optimization of resource planning.
Others:
Support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) through resource planning, backup and communication
Any other tasks due to Service Hub KL management strategy and/ or changing business environment may require to be
performed
Job Requirements:
Education
- Professional qualification in Finance /Accounting (e.g., ACCA, CPA, etc.) or Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Finance/ Accounting or related disciplines
Working Experience & Skills
More than 3 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting
Diploma in Finance or Accounting with 4-5 years workings experience in related fields
Strong interpersonal skills to communicate to service recipients
Excellent time management, good organization skills and multi-tasking skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to excel under pressure for
meeting any tight deadlines
Self-motivated, hardworking, and with management skills
Curiosity to learn, adaptability to changes and agile and ability to challenge status quo
Technical & Professional Knowledge
Knowledge of MS Office Applications, especially MS Word, Excel, and Power Point
Knowledge of SAP Systems
Proficiency in English and other languages required
Proficient knowledge and understanding on related processes
Knowledge in programing or scripting are an added advantage but not mandatory
BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre was established in 2005. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the regional service hub has about 1,200 employees and growing. Focused on being a competency and digitalization driven hub, it also provides quality functional and know-how services in the areas of finance, controlling, human resources, real estate and facilities management, communications, environmental, health and safety, procurement, import-export order management, and information services to BASF companies and affiliates in the Asia Pacific region. BASF also has two other regional hubs located in Berlin, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay that cover the Europe and Americas regions.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.