FP&A Senior Analyst Workforce & Expense

Overview: RMIT Vietnam is seeking a Senior Analyst, Workforce & Expense acts as the finance business partner for workforce and operating cost management, ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning. The role drives strategic decision-making through workforce analytics, expense modelling, scenario planning, and performance insights. WHY JOIN RMIT VIETNAM? At RMIT Vietnam, international exposure meets real-world impact through strong industry and government collaboration.

Working at RMIT means building a meaningful career while creating impact in a high-performing environment. Further insight into our mission, impact and global connections is available in the RMIT Vietnam Profile. WHAT WE OFFER Competitive remuneration VND package for Vietnamese candidates. 13th month Tet bonus Private Health insurance for you and your family, plus Personal Accident Insurance Other benefits Generous annual leave, sick leave, volunteer leave and public holidays (Christmas and Tet Holidays) Professional development and career advancement Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources A vibrant and diverse campus life and more!

POSITION SUMMARY The FP&A Senior Analyst, Workforce & Expenses is a senior specialist role within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, serving as a subject matter expert in workforce planning, compensation modelling, operating expense forecasting, and financial performance analysis. The role is responsible for leading the development and continuous improvement of workforce and expense planning frameworks, financial models, forecasts, and analytical insights that support the University's budgeting, strategic planning, and financial sustainability objectives.

Operating with a high degree of professional autonomy, the position provides complex financial analysis, scenario modelling, and evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making across the University. The Senior Analyst partners closely with stakeholders across Finance, People, and business units to identify risks and opportunities, challenge assumptions, improve planning methodologies, and ensure workforce and expense forecasts accurately reflect operational and strategic priorities.

Key Accountabilities Summary People collaboration and relationship management    Develop and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders across the University, acting as a key finance partner for workforce and operating expense planning matters. Provide specialist advice and evidence-based recommendations to support strategic workforce and financial decision-making. Influence stakeholders through effective communication of financial insights, planning assumptions, risks, and opportunities.

Facilitate collaboration between Finance, People, Academic Schools, Professional Units, and Headquarters to ensure alignment of workforce plans, financial targets, and strategic objectives. Lead discussions that challenge assumptions, improve forecast quality, and support informed decision-making. Contribute proactively to departmental, portfolio, and University-wide strategic initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

Share knowledge and promote best-practice financial planning and analytical methodologies across the organisation. Worforce and Financial Planning, Controlling, Reporting and Analysis  Manage the preparation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of detailed workforce and operating expense budgets and forecasts. This includes headcount planning, salary and on-cost modelling, casual staffing, non-salary expenses, CAPEX, and depreciation, while accounting for the complexities of academic and professional staff structures in a multi-faculty, multi-campus environment.

Perform in-depth variance analysis, trend reporting, product, and performance monitoring across workforce and expense categories. Identify root causes of variances, highlight key risks and opportunities, and provide actionable insights to suppor