Senior Corporate Finance Analyst

The time to join Synergy has never been more exciting because you’ll be helping us to deliver on our commitment towards becoming a net zero carbon emission business by 2050.

We are investing $3 billion in large-scale renewables development and creating unlimited opportunities for our people to contribute to the growth of innovative solutions in our operations as we invest. This is your chance to help us transform the energy industry and build a more sustainable future for Western Australia.

Synergy is proud to be Western Australia’s largest electricity generator and energy retailer. We deliver secure electricity to homes and businesses throughout the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS) from Coral Bay in the north, to Kalgoorlie in the east, and to Esperance in the south

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Role Summary:

The Senior Corporate Finance Analyst is a newly created opportunity in our Corporate Financial Control team based at our Perth CBD Offices.

The purpose of this role is to manage Synergy’s compliance with governance requirements relevant to wholesale energy trading encompassing electricity, gas, and environmental products. This role will also support treasury in managing Synergy’s liquidity needs, and insurance in ensuring insurance coverage across appropriate risk categories as required. This position will ensure Synergy has the capabilities, capacity and flexibility needed to achieve its Strategy in the face of increasingly volatile and changing markets. 

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Manage Synergy’s compliance with external obligations, including but not limited to the Renewable Energy Target liability and surrender process and any carbon reporting obligations. Successful execution and value-add of the renewable certificate strategy is key here.
• Develop and maintain appropriate Finance and Business Service (FBS) compliance frameworks, programs, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee compliance of energy trading with relevant rules, licences, delegations, policies, and standards; provide compliance advice on existing and emerging product offerings to stakeholders.
• Understand and remain informed of regulatory changes, industry regulations to further identify new key risk areas to provide risk reviews, risk appetite and risk registers for FBS.
• Support Treasury and Insurance functions / activities as required.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or an equivalent discipline. Post graduate qualifications such as Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) will be highly regarded.
• Five years plus in similar compliance role is required and experience in an energy trading environment is preferred but not essential.
• Working knowledge of energy trading market rules and relevant renewable energy legislation is advantageous.
• Excel financial modelling skills and familiarity with SAP is highly regarded.
• Treasury and / or Insurance experience will be useful – any time with insurance broker or underwriter while not essential will be highly regarded.

What we offer:

Working for an employer of choice also means you will enjoy:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Purchased Annual Leave
• Best practice parental leave

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Every Voice Matters

Our employees have a choice to work for Synergy and it’s a choice we respect and value. In addition to our focus on creating a greener future, Synergy is committed to its ‘people first’ culture and providing an exceptional place to work where our people experience a sense of belonging and have opportunities to learn and grow.

We understand that it is important for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the community in which we operate. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer for 2021-22 by the Diversity Council of Australia. Whatever your background or however you identify, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

Please email ***********@synergy.net.au if you require assistance with submitting your application

Synergy reserves the right to close applications when a suitable pool of candidates is identified