Finance Business Analyst

The Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist (Financial Business Analyst) will be responsible for the group's financial planning, analysis and reporting function.

The role will support the short term and long-term strategic objectives of the business by developing and monitoring budgets, forecast and investment decision evaluations. They will operate as a true Business Partner to the Operation and Leadership Stakeholders across core group and JV partners.

This role will play a critical role in the Finance function and work closely with the CFO as we go through an exciting period of growth.

Key Responsibilities

· Manage the efficient delivery of financial analysis and reporting across the Group companies and JV Partners.

· Maintain and evolve the three Way (PL, BS, CF) Model (Consolidated/Eliminated)

· Collation of all bank covenant reporting required including ICR/LVR measures and ensure Outsource Partner is delivering on-time, reconciled and correctly consolidated reporting.

· Drive annual Budgeting and rolling forecast activities as the group executes its long-term plan to grow by more than double in the next 18 months.

· Evolve our Investment Analysis and New Business Feasibility Models using IRR and other relevant metrix.

· Develop tailored KPI's (and associated reporting) to drive individual/group performance.

· Work with internal and external stakeholders to eliminate manual reporting from disparate sources, transition required insights into our new BI solution (Weekly & monthly reports, Efficiencies etc).

· Cashflow - Understand basics of a statement of cashflows, Cashflow relative to P&L/BS (3 way), demonstrate experience producing/maintaining an excel based cashflow forecast or report.

· Forecast/Budget - Producing/Maintaining an excel based file/template for forecast/budgeting and consolidation or at least P&L's in that format, BS & CF consol good also.

· Finance/Accounting System - Netsuite Experience (or similar) would be helpful, but most importantly able to navigate and comfortably query a simular fin system and understand the basics of financial accounts/reports.

· Bank/Covenant Reporting - any exposure to this in terms of compiling reporting would be helpful but myself and others can give good guidance.

Requirements:

• CA or CPA qualified.
• Experience in fast paced environments is preferred.
• Experience working with a diverse mix of stakeholders and working with abstract data sets.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and high-level of accuracy.
• Proactive and driven to improve internal processes and efficiencies.
• Australian Permanent Resident.