Business Operations Finance Analyst

About us:
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include a large numbers of households, as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.
We provide reliable, safe and affordable electricity and our businesses are independently rated as the best in the country for their efficiency. Sustaining this is all the more critical and challenging as greater electrification of homes, fleets and industries becomes a core strategy for reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.
We value inclusive leadership and teams and celebrate the results of succeeding together.
But our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within.
About the role:
The focus for this position is to assist the Senior Finance Business Partner to support and provide advice in regard to their strategic and operational decision making using insight to drive business performance.
Responsibilities include assisting with key components of the Business Operations Finance function such as preparation of the annual budget, forecasting, monthly business reporting and annual regulatory reports together with value adding analysis for decision making purposes.
What you’ll deliver:
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to the Senior Finance Business Partner and/or Finance Manager to support decision making.
• Review results of relevant business areas with stakeholders ensuring the information is high quality, results are well understood, and supporting analysis is provided.
• Improve monthly reporting to identify key trends and key analysis for the business unit.
• Manage delivery of monthly business unit reports, to appropriate level of quality and efficiency and with sufficient insight to allow appropriate decisions to be made.
• Support the preparation of the budgets, forecasts and 10 year plans for your business unit portfolio challenging the business to ensure that all necessary items are included within targeted expenditure levels.
• Deliver on an expectation of continuous improvement of processes and performance.
To succeed in the role, you’ll have:
• Tertiary qualification in business, commerce, finance or accounting
• CPA/CA qualifications
• Demonstrated work experience in finance analysis and business reporting
• Demonstrated track record in delivering optimal business outcomes.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar ERP system)
Your career with us:
We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.
With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.
Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.
What’s next?
If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us at *******@powercor.com.au
Please submit your application via our careers website by 28 January 2024. For the full Position Description, please reach out to Luke Castro from the Talent team at *******@powercor.com.au
We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.
If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.
OUR VALUES: Live safely, Be Customer and Community Minded, Succeed Together, Be The Best You Can Be, Improve Our Business