Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst

Role: Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst
Location: Brisbane
Employment Type: Full time Permanent
With 15,000 Goodstart team members across 661 centres nurturing 63,600 children, we're Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. From our centre teams to our support teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.
Goodstart Early Learning is currently seeking an experienced Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst to join our team. This is a vital role, reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, responsible for conducting management reporting and analysis, budget and forecast preparation to drive operational excellence and efficiency across the organisation.
Your Impact:

• Assisting in delivery of the annual budget and strategic planning processes
• Utilise advanced financial modelling techniques to provide financial forecasts and data analysis.
• Production and enhancement of performance reporting
• Engage with key stakeholders to provide strategic operational financial advice.
• Identifying and recommending opportunities to improve business performance
• Liaise with internal stakeholders on budget preparation and ongoing analysis of performance.
• Utilising BI tools to develop and deliver meaningful insights into business performance
• Prepare and present financial reports to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate and contribute to commercial decision-making utilising advanced analysis techniques.
• Providing recommendations and interpretations to Senior Management on financial data.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
• Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
• Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.
• Security and stability - as Australia's largest provider of early learning and care and a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families

What you'll bring to the table:

• Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting
• Substantial experience in financial management, planning and analysis;
• Experience in Financial Planning and analysis, preferably with exposure to financial systems and tools such as SAP BPC, TM1 or others.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, budgeting processes, and financial modelling techniques.
• Proficiency in data modelling, transformation and visualisation, with experience in Power BI desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to adopt an innovative approach to business challenges with a resilient style.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, change management

How to apply

• Click 'Apply Now' and submit your application
• Please apply directly through our website to be considered for this position

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.
Supporting our people and protecting our children
We're an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We're also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.
Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.
Posting Notes: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time