FP&A Manager: Strategic Financial Planning & Insights

Heriot-Watt University; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia invites a seasoned Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to steer the University's financial planning, analysis, and dashboards to support strategic decisions. Based at Putrajaya campus, you will lead forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting for multiple faculties and projects.

You will collaborate with budget holders, develop financial models, and drive process improvements across reporting, with a focus on Power BI and AI-enabled insights to enhance

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Desirable: CPA, CMA, or ACCA.

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly forecasts, annual budget and long-term financial plan.
• Collaborate with budget holders for planning and forecasting.
• Develop financial models for budgeting, forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Review budget/forecast presentations and govern budget uploads into Cloud ERP.
• Monitor KPIs and variances; support financial and operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain financial models and analysis for business initiatives.
• Conduct benchmarking and translate data into actionable insights.
• Deliver internal/external reports timely and accurately.
• Enhance Power BI dashboards, reporting tools and AI-enabled solutions.
• Lead MRAC performance reporting and provide management insights.
• Prepare monthly cash flow projections and liquidity assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance reporting and systems.
• Lead or support ad-hoc projects as required.

Skills

Leadership

Financial planning

Business analysis

Deadline-driven

Independent working

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

CPA / CMA / ACCA (Desirable)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia invites a seasoned Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to steer the University's financial planning, analysis, and dashboards to support strategic decisions. Based at Putrajaya campus, you will lead forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting for multiple faculties and projects.

You will collaborate with budget holders, develop financial models, and drive process improvements across reporting, with a focus on Power BI and AI-enabled insights to enhance