AddressAbout the Organisation
Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people, and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the role
This is a new role reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will drive business performance through insightful financial analysis and strategic decision-making. You will play a crucial part in shaping our organisation's future by providing specialised financial and commercial support. Permanent full time role location Newcastle or Sydney
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive company analyses to formulate reports, historical analyses, and trend forecasts and long term forecasts and planning.
- Perform market and competitor analyses by analysing key drivers and performance outcomes.
- Assist in strategic business planning through qualitative and quantitative analysis of initiatives and business case assessments including tender evaluations.
- Provide objective market analysis and modelling to support budgeting and business planning.
- Deliver regular and ad-hoc analysis to various business units to provide insights into business drivers with a view of standardised reporting and use of technology and data visualization tools.
- Develop customised client reporting in alignment with contractual requirements.
- Offer support in commercial decision-making and evaluate the viability of business proposals.
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in Finance or Accounting.
- Membership in CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants, or equivalent.
- Proven commercial acumen and experience in business analysis or similar roles.
- Ability to critically evaluate proposals and make sound commercial judgments.
- Strong reporting, presentation, financial analysis, and modelling skills.
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).
Benefits
- Join one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations
- New role, permanent full time, location flexible
- Great salary packaging benefits and monthly rostered days off
How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact ***********@lwb.org.au.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 7th July 2024.
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.
We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA
