AddressFinancial Analyst | KU Children’s Services
The Team
A small FP&A team focused on partnering with the business to provide reporting, budgets, analysis, modelling, and financial advice/support. The team belongs to the Finance department of 13 employees, the remainder of the department is the Financial Accounting team managing accounting transactions, AP/AR, balance sheet recs etc.
What we do
While the senior members of this FP&A team focus on providing strategic financial support to the senior executives and the board, we are seeking an experienced candidate to provide analytical, operational and transactional support to the FP&A team and wider business.
The role
As the Financial Analyst, you will take ownership of monthly and ad hoc analysis, month-end accounting processes, report production, budget template production, data collation, data processing and ad hoc queries.
You will have the responsibility to streamline and improve high volume manual data processing activities to enable the role to focus on more value-adding tasks.
Working with a Senior Financial Analyst and FP&A Manager, you will have the opportunity to own additional analysis and budget tasks to enable to senior members of the team to support the senior leaders of the business. You will join our team on a permanent basis working full time Monday to Friday 8 hours per day accruing a monthly RDO.
Why apply for this role
Enjoy the responsibility of varied analytical tasks and supporting different business lines/teams. Great opportunity to impact business by improving processes while developing in the role within a supportive team.
KU Children's Services (KU) has been recognised as a Winner of The Australian Business Awards for Employer of Choice in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Your key responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Provide support to the Senior Analyst and FP&A Manager as directed
- Produce high volume monthly reports (including assisting in the preparation of Executive/Board reports) ensuring detailed accuracy and timeliness
- Monthly variance analysis and commentary, proactively managing any associated corrective actions or process improvements as required
- Assisting with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, this will include high volume data population, data processing, data compilation, and data review (for high volume number of cost centres). Includes assisting in streamlining and improving budget processes.
- Support multiple internal stakeholders regarding financial analysis queries (regarding but not limited to queries about budgets, revenue, budget performance, employee costs, statistics, trend analysis, audit queries and Government funding)
- Own analysis and drive investigations regarding performance of Centres, reporting to management findings with recommendations.
- Month End Journals
- Business partnering with operational and non-financial managers/staff to provide link with the Finance Team. Help increase the financial acumen of non-financial staff.
- Provide support in the production of financial models and analysis to assist in ongoing business growth, including providing information for tenders.
About You
With mandatory experience in financial/analytical supporting roles. To be successful in the role you will have:
- The ability to work independently, be self-motivated and can self-manage according to required deadlines
- Logical, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- High attention to detail, especially with high volume data
- Budgeting experience
- Problem solving skills
- Prior experience in extracting, integrating, manipulating, and analysing data from various systems using automation where possible.
- Proven ability of analytical skills and providing key insights and recommendations
- Advanced excel and financial modelling skills
- Strong systems experience, TM1 or similar required
- A positive, proactive, resilient and ‘can do’ attitude
- Confidence in responding to ad hoc business queries and requests
- CPA or CA qualification essential
COVID19 Vaccination
At KU, the safety and wellbeing of our employees, the children in our care and their families remains our highest priority. This is at the forefront of all that we do, and we welcome applications from candidates who share this spirit. It is a condition of employment that KU staff members are required to hold full COVID-19 vaccination.
Unlocking Endless Possibilities
KU has been awarded Employer of Choice each year since 2016, and is committed to continuing the development of a workplace culture of inclusion and diversity. We actively promote the employment of people from across the spectrum of society.
As an inclusive employer KU welcomes all applicants with the skills and/or experience relevant to the position to apply. We value individual differences such as age, colour, religion, gender, sexual identification or orientation, or ethnic origin – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of culturally and linguistically diverse communities and people with disabilities.
We invite you to communicate to us your individual needs in relation to the application process. This allows KU to adapt its recruitment processes to address your specific physical or cultural requirements.
The KU Difference
- We Reward - We offer sector leading pay and benefits including salary packaging and discounted private health insurance.
- We Build Careers - We enable and encourage our people to grow and evolve with us
- We Grow Our People - We provide opportunities to learn, grow and enhance your professional practice through KU’s high quality professional learning program
- We Offer an Inclusive Culture - We’ve created a diverse and inclusive working culture with a shared vision and common values.
If you're interested in this role, click 'Apply Now' to submit your cover letter (detailing your experience with supporting the budgeting, reporting, analysis functions) and resume
