Business Finance Analyst / Business Finance Partner

About the Company

Our client is a global leader in materials science, serving a diverse portfolio of industries including packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer products. With operations spanning more than 40 countries and a workforce of tens of thousands of professionals worldwide, the organization is committed to delivering science-based solutions that are both commercially strong and environmentally responsible. In Thailand, their regional operations play a significant role within the Asia Pacific business, with a strong track record of performance, innovation, and talent development. This is a company that values intellectual curiosity, collaborative thinking, and a continuous drive for improvement across all functions.

Role Overview

We are seeking a commercially minded and analytically driven Business Finance professional to join the Bangkok-based finance team. Operating at a mid-level, this individual will serve as an embedded strategic advisor to business unit leaders, helping translate financial data into actionable guidance that supports growth, efficiency, and sound decision-making. The right candidate brings structured thinking, a genuine appetite for learning, and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders while operating effectively within a collaborative team. This role offers meaningful exposure to high-impact financial work, with clear potential to grow into a broader finance partner over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as a dependable financial thought partner to business stakeholders, providing forward-looking insight that supports the execution of commercial strategies and drives measurable performance outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver structured financial analyses and well-reasoned recommendations to senior managers and functional leads, contributing meaningfully to performance reviews and strategic planning discussions.
• Develop, manage, and continuously refine financial models incorporating scenario planning and sensitivity testing, enabling robust evaluation of business alternatives and strategic options.
• Examine and clearly articulate the key value levers of the business — including pricing dynamics, volume trends, product mix, cost structures, and productivity levels — explaining how these factors shape financial results.
• Track business performance on a continuous basis, proactively flagging emerging risks and untapped opportunities while recommending corrective actions or improvement initiatives where needed.
• Critically assess the assumptions underpinning forecasts, business plans, and future projections, providing constructive challenge that strengthens the quality and reliability of financial planning outputs.
• Contribute to capital planning and investment evaluation processes by conducting thorough financial and economic analyses that inform funding decisions and resource prioritization.
• Take full ownership of financial analysis for assigned projects — including business case development, investment proposals, and value-creation assessments — while maintaining alignment with finance leadership throughout.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and value-creation initiatives by evaluating financial alternatives and contributing rigorous analysis to inform strategic recommendations.
• Partner closely with finance and cross-functional colleagues to reinforce internal controls and drive ongoing process improvements, including the thoughtful application of digital and AI-powered tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Finance, Commercial Finance, or a Controlling function.
• Proven proficiency in budgeting, financial forecasting, and model development to support commercial and operational decision-making at a business unit level.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel, including advanced formula construction, pivot table analysis, and multi-variable financial models; familiarity with SAP systems is an added advantage.
• Solid working knowledge of financial reporting standards, variance analysis methodologies, and cost and performance tracking frameworks.
• Clear and confident communication and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage cross-functional stakeholders and translate complex financial data into decision-ready content.
• Prior exposure to manufacturing or chemical industry environments is considered a strong advantage.
• Experience contributing to digital finance projects, process automation efforts, or business intelligence (BI) tool implementations is preferred.
• Professional fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.

Skills & Capabilities

• Well-developed financial analysis and modelling capabilities, with advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency required as a baseline.
• Ability to manage a varied workload effectively, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining quality and responding with appropriate urgency in a fast-moving environment.
• Intellectually curious and growth-oriented, with a mindset that embraces new challenges and actively seeks opportunities to deepen business and finance knowledge.
• Team-oriented and proactive in approach, capable of working independently where required while contributing constructively within a collaborative team environment.
• A strong interest in leveraging AI and digital tools to enhance the quality, speed, and commercial relevance of financial insights generated for the business.

What Success Looks Like

• You are consistently regarded by business stakeholders as a credible and reliable finance partner — someone whose input is actively sought rather than passively received.
• The analyses and recommendations you deliver go beyond routine reporting — they tangibly influence business decisions and shape outcomes that matter to the organization.
• You demonstrate visible growth in your technical, commercial, and interpersonal capabilities, progressively expanding both the scope of your responsibilities and your impact on the wider finance function.
• Performance is measured through the quality and accuracy of forecast outputs, the depth of stakeholder trust you earn, the timeliness of insights delivered, and the demonstrable business impact your work creates.

This position is being recruited on a strictly confidential basis. The client organization’s name and further details will be shared with shortlisted candidates. For enquiries, please contact APlus Career.