Finance Planning & Analysis Specialist (Based in HCMC)

Job description

### Objectives - The Finance Planning & Analysis Specialist plays an important role in supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across the company. This role helps business and functional teams make better decisions by providing clear financial insights, improving budget control, and supporting sound financial processes. ### What you will do - Oversee budget control and spending governance across divisions and functions - reviewing budget requests, spending plans, and resource allocations to ensure they are reasonable, effective, and aligned with approved plans and business priorities. - Provide timely guidance to stakeholders on budget submission, planning assumptions, financial policies, and internal processes. - Work closely with divisions and functions to support quarterly forecasts, annual planning, and budgeting cycles. - Prepare regular analysis of actual results versus budget and forecast, including key variance drivers, spending trends, and performance insights. - Support the preparation of management reports, presentations, and financial materials for internal discussions and decision-making. - Partner with business and functional teams to identify financial risks, address day-to-day financial issues, and highlight cost optimization opportunities. - Support the preparation of business cases, scenario analysis, and ad hoc financial analysis for new initiatives, investments, or cost-saving actions. - Support the development and continuous improvement of financial processes, policies, controls, and systems to strengthen compliance and reporting quality. - Support due diligence projects, investment-related analysis, accounting or tax assessments, and IFRS-related reviews as needed. ### Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent are an advantage. - At least 2 years of relevant experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, or finance business partnering. Experience in a Big 4 firm or in a fast-paced corporate finance environment is a plus. - Good knowledge of accounting principles and relevant regulations, including IFRS, VAS, and tax regulations. - Good command of MS Office and Google Workspace. Familiarity with data tools, reporting systems, SQL, or Power BI is a plus. - Experience with ERP or budgeting/planning systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Anaplan, or similar) is an advantage. - Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to support finance tasks such as data analysis, report drafting, formula building, or process automation. - Strong written and spoken English communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders. - Strong attention to detail, ownership, and a structured way of working. - Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. ### Benefits At Amanotes, you will be enjoying the dynamic working environment with unique music culture many benefits as below: - Competitive salary upon experience - 13th-month salary - Annual Company Bonus - Flexible working time - Personal learning and well-being budget - Team-building budget - Lunch and parking allowance - Various learning activities, including internal training & sharing, international conferences, and e-learning (Udemy, LinkedIn Learning...) - Engaging music events: Music Night, Amasing Night, Music schools… - Employee Assistance Program to support mental health & well-being - Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave - 12 days working from home per year