Senior Finance Analyst

About us

Sydney Metro is Australia's biggest public transport project and first fully-automated metro rail network, connecting customers and transforming the way Sydney travels. Our new generation of driverless trains are fast, safe and reliable, and link with Sydney's existing public transport network to provide seamless journeys. Our 46 state of the art, fully accessible metro stations and precincts are designed to meet the evolving needs of our customers and communities.

With the Northwest line already in operation and works well underway on the City & Southwest, West and Western Sydney Airport lines, Sydney will enjoy a fully operational Metro network by 2030.

About the team

This role sits within the Finance Team (Project Finance, Operations and Reporting), which is part of the Financial & Commercial department of Sydney Metro which supports the whole organisation, including Operational and Project teams with best-in-class IT, Technology, People and Culture services, Financial Management, and Communications functions. We partner closely with the business and senior stakeholders to drive financial performance, be effective finance business partners and manage annual budgets in the billions of dollars.

The opportunity

Right now, we have two exciting Senior Finance Analyst opportunities within our Finance team working on our Metro West and Western Sydney Airport projects.

The primary focus of the Senior Finance Analyst is to provide sound financial analysis and advice in relation to project financial performance primarily against budget and forecast. The role prepares regular finance reporting for senior management review and provides business partner support to both Finance and Project Management teams to support the budgeting and forecasting processes and procedures.

You will be involved in:

• Provide advice and detailed financial data analysis to inform business planning and facilitate business decision-making process
• Undertake comprehensive financial analysis and forecasting of performance to date and at end of year and prepare monthly project financial cost reports, half yearly forecast financial cost reports and periodic reports showing trends and variances and / or cost transfers
• Develop and maintain processes, systems and controls to ensure access to required information to enable the production of required financial information
• Manage and coordinate with the PMO function for the project, including cashflow management
• Respond to enquiries regarding project expenditure and funding using, but not limited to SAP and Excel, and provide and interpret advice and data for reporting purposes
• Work collaboratively with all internal and external stakeholders to support the budgeting and forecasting processes and procedures

These two positions are both Fixed Term Full-Time until December 2026.

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About you

You will have previous experience in similar position supported by relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent ideally with a background in corporate reporting and accounting. You will have comprehensive knowledge of and experience in asset management, including capital investment, for large infrastructure asset portfolios as well as good working knowledge of Government policy, Australian Accounting Standards, budgetary and priority setting processes.

You have proven ability to work across a large and complex organisation and to influence and motivate staff and other stakeholders. Excellent analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills and well developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including report writing and presentation skills.

Demonstrated knowledge of SAP and its associated reporting features, especially with reference to PPM/PS and SAP Analytics Cloud functions.

Essential requirements

• In addition to the experience above, you will have a Tertiary qualification in financial management and accounting and professional membership with either the CPA Australia (CPA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), or the ability to obtain the membership.

Salary and benefits

The salary for this position is Grade 9 ($142,178 - $159,238) per annum plus superannuation and leave loading. There are two positions are both Fixed Term Full-Time until December 2026.

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Interested?

Joining Transport for NSW, you’ll have access to a range of unique government benefits in a flexible work environment like no other. If you’re ready to step into this meaningful and rewarding role, we want to hear from you!

How to apply

To apply for this position, please submit a resume and answer all questions within the online application process.

Applications close: 11:59PM, Thursday 20th October 2022.

We are the community we serve

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.

We enable our people to work in ways that work for them with flexible work policies, offerings and practices. Working virtually and from different locations including regional locations, staggering work hours and job sharing are just some of the ways our people can work flexibly. We’re proud to be recognised as a FlexReady Certified employer and winners of the ‘Best Remote Work Strategy’ for our hybrid ways of working at the Australian HR Awards 2022.

Please contact the Talent Specialist below if you require any adjustments to be made to how you interact with us throughout the recruitment process or would like to discuss flexible work options.

For any enquiries, please email Lauren Ilieff at LAUREN.ILIEFF@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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