Financial Planning & Analysis Lead

Employee Type
Full Time
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Discipline
Finance
Job Highlights
Reporting to the Head of Finance within the Finance & Business Operations (F&BO) division, this role will be the primary contact for interpretation and analysis of financial reports, explanation of budgets/forecasts, and calculation of project costing and bidding rates. You will also develop and maintain tools and processes within the Program Finance function and educate users.
About us:
Lockheed Martin is a dynamic, growing, and energetic organisation offering stimulating, challenging work at the forefront of technology. Lockheed Martin is a leader in Australia's National Security, and our collaboration with Australian industry spans the Aeronautics, Maritime, Surveillance and Defence domains. We employ approximately 114,000 staff worldwide, and over 1200 staff in Australia across multiple locations.
About you:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant analytical experience
• Ability to produce, analyse, and interpret complex reports and management information
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilisation of BI tools and Advanced Excel
• Professional qualifications such as CA/CPA or CFA
• Experience in developing systems and procedures and implementing them across a diverse range of users

Professional experience in a Finance function supporting a project-based environment involving stakeholder reporting, cost management, budget development and analysis would be highly desirable
What we offer you:
At Lockheed Martin we value our team and the contribution they make every day. We offer rewarding career pathways working on interesting projects that make a difference, continuous professional development and the opportunity to learn from a diverse team of talented individuals.
In return we offer:

• Competitive Remuneration
• Options for genuine work/life flexibility including a 9 day, compacted fortnight
• Membership to Destination Discounts - that saves you money on many every day purchases including supermarkets, petrol, department stores to name a few
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Salary packaging for car leasing

Special Requirements:
Applicants are required to be Australian Citizens, eligible for Defence Security Clearance.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Work closely with the F&BO leadership team to formulate medium to long-term financial plans
• Analyse and challenge submissions made by department heads during annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting
• Report to the CFO on KPIs and variances between actuals and forecasts
• Create presentations that provide insightful analysis
• Produce financial models that allow real-time monitoring of KPIs or assist the Finance team in improving efficiencies
• Assist the Finance Manager on month-end close tasks that require detailed data analysis
• Calculate project costing rates annually and participate in the process of getting customer agreement
• Utilise BI tools to improve management reporting and operating efficiencies

The role further includes working with F&BO leadership in the development of functional capability for the Program Finance team including ownership of supporting processes and tools. The FP&A Lead will monitor the proper use of these tools and analyse the outputs produced by Program Finance against expectations.