Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

4 hours ago


Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Monash University Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job No.: 687152

Location: Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: A competitive remuneration package will apply

  • Australia's largest most international university
  • Strategic finance leadership in a top-40 world ranked university
  • Drive Financial Planning and Analysis transformation and business partnering excellence

About Monash

Ambitious, fast-paced and globally connected, Monash continues to expand its international footprint with the recent announcement of a future campus in Malaysia. The University is investing heavily in data, digital and financial transformation to support its academic and research ambitions. The finance portfolio plays a pivotal role in shaping long-term strategy, driving commercial insight, and enabling informed decision-making across this complex global enterprise.

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President, the Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis provides strategic financial leadership across Monash's global operations.

Leading a team of finance professionals, you will enhance financial planning, reporting, analysis and performance frameworks; develop the University's long-term financial model; and embed best practice across budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, research revenue reporting and analysis.

This role will lead financial planning and analytics transformation, improving forecast accuracy, leveraging analytics and data insights, and building a culture of informed, insight-led decision-making. Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, and executive leadership, you will influence strategic decisions that underpin Monash's continued success and global growth.

About You

You are a commercially astute finance leader with deep experience in large, complex or multinational organisations, ideally spanning research, innovation, or service-based sectors. With a proven record of building and leading best-practice, business partnering and financial planning and analytical functions, you bring expertise in financial strategy, performance management and transformation, and thrive in dynamic, change-oriented environments.

A strategic thinker and collaborative leader, you combine analytical rigour with exceptional communication and influencing skills. You are adept at translating complex information into clear insights, building trusted partnerships, and developing high-performing teams that deliver measurable impact.

Energised by purpose, you are motivated by the opportunity to apply global best practice within a world-class university, contributing to research and innovation that changes lives.

Enquiries and Applications

SHK Asia Pacific will partner with Monash University on this critical appointment.

Enquiries: For more information about the role and for a confidential discussion please contact Andrea Odgen quoting reference number

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Applications close: Tuesday 9 December 2025, 5.00pm AEDT

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