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SalaryKNOWLEDGE thrives hereWHY BAI COMMUNICATIONS
It’s an exciting time to be part of BAI Communications. As a leading communications infrastructure provider, our technical excellence is sought after around the world. Building on our ground-breaking achievements, we continue to expand our operations, helping connect people, support communities and advance economies.BAI operates one of the most extensive broadcast networks in the world across 752 sites in Australia. We deliver 126 million broadcasting hours to 99% of the population and provide tower and fibre co-location services for mobile network operators, service providers, enterprise, and public sector customers. In Australia’s harsh environment, our network allows Australia’s public national broadcasters to maintain connection with Australians through floods, bushfires, cyclones and other natural disasters.ABOUT THE ROLE
As a key member of the Commercial Finance Team, the Commercial Analyst will assess strategic financial options and opportunities for delivering BAI Communications financial targets and supporting the financial planning and reporting processes. You will provide insights into business performance of Service Delivery, Service Assurance and Health and Safety, and make recommendations to support BAI Communications in achieving its strategic and financial goals. This will include an overflow of capital projects.This is a 9-month contract role.Key Responsibilities:Planning & Reporting
- Develop and provide the BAI Executive team with timely, high quality financial planning, reporting, analysis, insights and recommendations to achieve business outcomes that has a focus on Service Delivery, Service Assurance and Health and Safety.
- Provide support to stakeholders in the financial planning and monthly analysis of their cost centres and capital spend.
- Support the production of BAI Communication’s monthly Business Performance Review for presentation to the CEO and CFO.
- Support a highly efficient and effective annual Budget process for stakeholders ensuring that the business allocates its human and capital resources effectively.
- Partner with the Project Management Office to support the financial and performance reporting of capital projects sponsored by the General Managers of Service Delivery, Service Assurance and Health and Safety
- Partnering with stakeholders to drive profitable and sustainable growth and deliver on business objectives, whilst ensuring business integrity, financial health, and control.
- Participate in key growth decisions as business partner to stakeholders and partner with peers to deliver on growth opportunities, evolving partnership deals and technology advancements.
- Support the Finance Analyst – Capital Projects to support the project maintenance of capital projects
- Enhancing decision support / analytics tools to enable both functions and their stakeholders to manage business performance and respond quickly to issues / opportunities.
- To champion and drive operating efficiency and effectiveness, constantly seeking opportunities to improve the key financial metrics and ratios of the business.
- Initiate and lead projects and initiatives to improve business understanding and performance.
- Minimum 5 years’ Management experience in Finance, Investment Banking or related industry –services sector including Telecommunications, IT or Broadcasting highly regarded
- Minimum 5 years practical experience in a Finance/Accounting area - financial planning, reporting and control
- Prior experience in FP&A, planning and Business Partnering roles highly desirable.
- You will have a strong commercial acumen
- Have solid strategic and operational experience with Finance practices, standards, systems and processes
- Be confident at reporting and presenting
- Experience of dealing with project accounting, bid support, capital projects
- An expert in Financial Modelling
- Degree qualified professional qualification – ACA/CPA (preferred)
- Be available to commit to a 9-month contract
At BAI, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.We stand for being courageous and doing what matters, living by our core principles; One BAI Team, Customer First, Adapt and Learn and Drive Sustainable Growth, you will be provided with every opportunity to thrive at BAI.Some of the reasons you should consider working with us include:
- Our people and a genuine sense of inclusion and belonging with a dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy, Champion Network, membership with the Diversity Council of Australia and access to resources and events.
- A 2022 - 2023 Gender Pay Gap of 3.7% (median total remuneration)A focus on personal and professional development with an established performance framework and access to LinkedIn Learning.
- Access to flexible working arrangements, charity and volunteer leave.
- A wellbeing agenda that includes access to an Employee Assistance Program and regular health care checks
- Rewarding high performance through a peer recognition program
- Access to a number of corporate rates and discounts and Novated Car Leases through SG Fleet
- We love that many of our new hires find their way to us via our Referral Program. This speaks volumes about our culture; and the employee compensation is just a great by-product!
