JOB DESCRIPTION:The Opportunity
This position is based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, within the Nutrition Division. The Nutrition Division is committed to improving lives through science-based nutrition products that support health and wellness across all stages of life.
As the Finance Controller, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing financial planning, control, and stewardship for the Malaysia Nutrition business. You will act as a strategic business partner, ensuring commercial activities and objectives are maximized and delivered effectively.
What You’ll Do- Lead financial control, planning, reporting, analysis, and cash flow management for the division.
- Monitor actual sales and margin performance, prepare commentary, and take timely action on variances.
- Manage operational finance functions including CDOH, inventory, and departmental expenses.
- Ensure accurate month-end processes and accounting entries.
- Establish and maintain internal controls to ensure financial reporting integrity.
- Prepare Plan, RLBE’s, and other affiliate reviews with critical assessment of assumptions.
- Provide analytical support to commercial teams on KPIs, distributor contracts, tenders, pricing, and parallel imports.
- Participate in business process enhancements, margin improvement initiatives, and financial effectiveness programs.
- Support compliance with local and corporate financial policies.
- Engage in key customer and distributor reviews, assessing creditworthiness.
- Support the Finance Director with day-to-day finance activities.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
- Professional certification such as ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
- Minimum 10–15 years of senior-level finance/accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of cultural, political, and economic environments, especially in healthcare systems.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
- Demonstrated managerial courage and decision-making capability.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to manage large data sets.
- Experience working in a matrix organization with strong negotiation and prioritization skills.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Financial Planning and Analysis
DIVISION:ANI International Nutrition
LOCATION:Malaysia > Selangor : Imazium, No. 8, Jalan SS 21/37
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Top Skills
What We Do
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
