Financial Planning And Treasury Manager

There’s No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. As leaders, we inspire and empower our passionate team to drive meaningful change. Join us in shaping the future of Urban Utilities, making a lasting impact, and leading our teams towards a better tomorrow.

Your Opportunity

We have a newly shaped vacancy for a Financial Planning & Treasury Manager in our Finance Group.

Reporting to the Head of Sustainable Value, this role leads development of Urban Utilities’ financial strategy to ensure sustainable financial outcomes for the organisation and our customers.

This role leads Financial Planning, shaping Urban Utilities’ financial strategy and direction with consideration to balancing delivery of Customer, Shareholder and organisational outcomes in the medium to longer term.

This role also manages Urban Utilities’ treasury function to oversee appropriate capital structures and financing for Urban Utilities both in the short-term and longer-term, within relevant approved compliance and legislation.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and develop strategic analysis to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of Urban Utilities, bringing together the complex interfaces across financial, regulatory and tax settings. Develop financial strategies that deliver organisational financial sustainability and customer affordability objectives.
• Drive the strategic Financial Planning process, with a core focus on setting and proposing solutions to solve to financial budgetary constraints to deliver organisational objectives to our shareholders, communities and customers.
• Manage the Treasury function, including cashflow optimisation and management whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, and maintain and applying critical Urban Utilities treasury policies.
• Ensure the optimal debt funding of Urban Utilities operations, with considerations of appropriate capital structure and financing requirements that meet shareholder and organisational objectives.
• Lead and empower a team of Financial Planning and Treasury analysts to deliver the objectives above

About You:

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experiences: 

• A tertiary level qualification in finance, business or economics, or equivalent. (Post graduate qualifications and CPA / CA accreditation desirable).
• A human-centric people leader who creates an inclusive and high-performing environment that empowers team members to deliver on critical outcomes aligned to our strategy.
• A background in corporate finance with expertise in engaging with key stakeholders including shareholders, independent economic regulators, and government bodies including QCA and Queensland Treasury.
• Experience overseeing treasury function including cash management activities for an organisation with a significant asset base operating in a highly regulated environment.
• A background in regulated utilities is highly regarded, along with a strong knowledge of the interfaces between financial settings, regulatory settings and taxation settings in an organisation like Urban Utilities.

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We’d still encourage you to apply as we we’re looking for the right human being for this role - it’s about so much more than ticking all the boxes!

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way. 

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you.  Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave & 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with family and friends
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au    

How to apply

Click on the ‘Apply” link below to complete your application. 

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical & National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at *******@urbanutilities.com.au