FP&A Analyst

Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst | Business Partnering & FP&A

$100k–$110k + super | Brisbane CBD | 1 day WFH

We are partnering with a Top 20 professional services firm looking to appoint a commercially minded Finance Analyst to join their internal finance team in Brisbane CBD.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys the analytical side of finance but wants to become a genuine business partner - getting out into the business, building relationships with department leaders and using financial information to help stakeholders make better commercial decisions.

Importantly, despite being within professional services, this is an internal finance position and is not client-facing.

The Opportunity

Working as part of the firm's internal finance function, you will support stakeholders across the business with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, modelling and management reporting.

The role has evolved to have a much stronger focus on stakeholder engagement and business partnering, so they are looking for someone who doesn't want to sit behind a spreadsheet all day. You'll proactively build relationships across the firm, understand what is driving performance within different departments and provide meaningful financial insight.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes across the business
• Developing financial models and analysing performance against budget, forecast and prior periods
• Preparing management reports, dashboards and meaningful financial commentary
• Partnering directly with department leaders and internal stakeholders to understand operational and commercial performance
• Building strong relationships across the firm and becoming a trusted point of contact within Finance
• Identifying key business drivers, trends, risks and opportunities
• Translating financial information into clear insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Supporting strategic and commercial decision-making through analysis and modelling
• Supporting month-end reporting, reconciliations and financial close activities
• Assisting with statutory compliance, payroll support and treasury-related activities
• Contributing to finance projects, systems enhancements and process improvements

About You

There are two backgrounds that could work particularly well for this opportunity.

You may already be working within FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting and looking for a role where you can develop your business partnering and stakeholder management experience.

Alternatively, you may currently be working within public practice and looking to make your first move into an internal commercial finance role, bringing strong analytical and financial modelling experience with you.

Ideally, you will have:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
• CA/CPA qualification, either completed or currently studying towards
• Experience across financial analysis, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting or similar
• Strong financial modelling and variance analysis capability
• Experience preparing management reporting and financial commentary
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Confidence working with financial systems and large data sets
• A naturally outgoing and relationship-driven approach
• The confidence to engage with stakeholders across different areas and levels of a business
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• A genuine desire to develop into a strong commercial Finance Business Partner

Benefits:

• $100k–$110k base + super
• 1 day working from home
• Brisbane CBD location
• Top 20 professional services environment
• Social and collaborative culture
• Genuine internal business partnering exposure
• Broad experience across budgeting, forecasting, modelling and analysis
• Strong opportunity to develop stakeholder management and commercial skills
• Excellent first move into industry for someone coming from public practice
• Career pathway towards broader FP&A / Finance Business Partnering roles

If you're an FP&A professional looking for more stakeholder exposure, or you're currently in public practice and want to take your analytical and modelling experience into an internal commercial finance role, please click apply!