VAS Financial Planning and Analysis- Assistant Manager

DeliverablesThis jobholder will be responsible for driving robust budgeting, financial planning, financial performance management, and forecasting process. This role is also tasked with driving a step-change in data analytics and actionable insight generation using financial and non-financial data sets. The role will report directly to the Head of FP&A.Scopes1. Drive the budgeting and financial planning process• Be a visible driving force and center for financial analysis, performance management and forecasts, advising the school finance team on performance and actions across departments and divisions.• Coordinate and drive the formulation of the new To-Be budgeting and financial planning process, template and workflows• Contribute to ensuring that performance management, forecasting and financial reporting is valuable and consistent, highest quality as well as timely and accurate2. Deliver financial reporting and analysis • Prepare financial performance reports as regular cadence to management team, Group Finance and related stakeholders including Division Heads and School Directors• Deep dive into financial data, leveraging the analytics techniques to identify trends, variances, root causes, hidden opportunities for growth, cost optimization, and improvement. • Perform comprehensive variance analysis and highlight risks and opportunities on P&L delivery suggestions on gap-closing actions and/or actions to accelerate financial performance• Maintain a tight control over budget delivery and spending, ensuring financial discipline at all levels of organization• Ensure and drive quality effectiveness in all FP&A processes and deliverables3. Monitor the budgeting, forecasting and management of Capital Expenditure• Coordinate and drive the end-to-end Capex budgeting, management and reporting mechanism to ensure investment efficiency• Assist on business case, investment proposals and carry out ROI analysis for business decision making• Work in conjunction with Facility, Campus and IT team to support CAPEX budgeting planning and budgetary control and provide corrective actions.4. Adopt automation and intelligence solutions.• Build and develop financial tools in terms of financial data, reporting, KPI by dashboards and automation reports• Drive improvement projects on cost optimization and process automation.5. Standardize Finance process Governance• Produce the finance process standards/manual and conduct trainings to related departments where necessary• Develop and implement operational risk management policies as required.• Coordinate with implementing units to monitor and control the implementation process to ensure compliance with processes and regulations.• Prepare risk assessment reports and necessary reports.