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What we can offer you
At Specsavers, we know that to be your best and reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture. Which is why we’ve been accredited as a Great Place to Work for the last four years running, and listed as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for 2023.
Here’s a taste of just some of our perks:
- Quarterly bonus scheme
- Two free pairs of glasses each year
- On-site free parking
- Birthday leave, Volunteer leave and Paid Parental Leave
- Health & Wellbeing programs
- Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year
So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their staff and customers – we think you’d look good at Specsavers.
The role & team
We have an exciting opportunity for a driven Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst to join our dynamic Finance department on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover a maternity leave.
Reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance, you will be responsible for the development and management of the Financial Planning and analysis activities for the ANZ Support Office entities. This includes ownership and coordination of the annual budget process, quarterly and half year forecasts, cost centre reporting and input into group management reporting including identification and investigation of key variances to budget across the full P&L. You will also be the main reporting & planning contact for ANZ and manage group reporting requirements and assist with board reporting in addition to supporting the ANZ finance leadership team to drive better cost management across the region. In addition you will maintain and continue to optimise modelling within workday adaptive planning for support office budgeting and planning.
The essential skills we are looking for
- Budgeting and Forecasting experience desirable
- Exceptional financial analysis and commercial acumen skills developed in previous roles within FPA, Financial Accounting or Management Accounting
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively manage and influence a diverse range of stakeholders
- Track record of providing insightful financial analysis to support decision-making
- Detailed oriented, however with the ability to step back and see the big picture
- Proven problem solver
- Experience coordinating projects and meeting deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Experience with financial systems
- Qualified CA or CPA with strong technical expertise
About Us
Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care.
At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.
Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/
Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.
