Financial Planning And Analysis - Manager

General description
Established in 2004 and licensed by the Vietnamese Government, Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) is a private school group with the national education system offering K-12 education programmes.
About this job
The job holder is responsible for leading and continuously improving the budgeting, financial planning, financial performance management, and forecasting processes. The role will provide high-quality analysis, actionable insights, and business partnering support to enable effective decision-making across the organisation. The job holder will also drive improvements in data analytics, reporting automation, and the use of financial and non-financial information to strengthen performance management.
Scope of the role
1. Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
2. Deliver financial reporting, analysis, and actionable business insights
3. Oversee the budgeting, forecasting, and management of capital expenditure
4. Adopt automation, dashboarding, and business intelligence solutions to improve reporting efficiency and insight generation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
• Act as a key driver and center of excellence for financial analysis, performance management, and forecasting, providing advice to school finance teams and business stakeholders on performance trends, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
• Coordinate and drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of budgeting and financial planning processes, templates, and workflows.
• Contribute to high-quality performance management, forecasting, and financial reporting by ensuring deliverables are accurate, timely, consistent, and relevant for decision-making.
2. Deliver financial reporting, analysis, and actionable business insights
• Prepare regular financial performance reports for the management team, Group Finance, Division Heads, School Directors, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, variances, root causes, growth opportunities, cost optimization levers, and areas for performance improvement.
• Perform comprehensive variance analysis on P&L performance, highlighting risks and opportunities and recommending gap-closing actions or initiatives to accelerate financial performance.
• Maintain strong control over budget delivery and spending, promoting financial discipline across all levels of the organization.
• Ensure effectiveness, quality, and continuous improvement of FP&A processes, reports, and deliverables.
3. Oversee the budgeting, forecasting, and management of capital expenditure
• Coordinate and drive the end-to-end CAPEX budgeting, monitoring, reporting, and governance process to support investment efficiency and budgetary control.
• Support business cases and investment proposals, including ROI analysis and financial assessment for decision-making.
• Work closely with Facilities, Campus, IT, and other relevant teams to support CAPEX planning, budget control, variance tracking, and corrective actions.
4. Adopt automation, dashboarding, and business intelligence solutions
• Build and enhance financial tools, dashboards, KPI reports, and automated reporting solutions to improve reporting efficiency and data-driven decision-making.
• Lead or support improvement initiatives focused on cost optimization, process standardization, reporting automation, and stronger financial governance.