Financial Analyst

Location: Melbourne, VIC on Wurundjeri Country

Employment type: Full-time (12-month parental leave cover)

Salary range: $120k + 12.75% super + salary packaging

Play a pivotal role in providing critical insights and support to senior management, helping to drive strategic decision-making to ensure Greening Australia can deliver on our 2030 strategy, Rebuilding Nature Together.

About Us

Greening Australia is a proudly independent environmental enterprise. We are a national not-for-profit committed to restoring Australia’s diverse landscapes and protecting biodiversity in ways that benefit communities, economies, and nature. With projects spanning the breadth of the country – from city suburbs to remote regions – we apply a science-based, collaborative approach to deliver nature-based solutions addressing climate change and biodiversity loss.

Our organisation is made up of more than 150 knowledgeable and passionate employees, working together across Australia to restore our diverse and iconic ecosystems and helping create healthy, productive landscapes where people and nature thrive.

Watch our recent Impact video to learn more about some of our recent work.

About the Role

We are seeking a Financial Analyst who will be the go-to person for all things financial data and serve as a vital link supporting financial data and reporting needs across the organisation.

Reporting to the CFO and collaborating with stakeholders across the business (including the Board, Finance and Risk Committee, CEO and Executive Team, Program Directors, and Project Managers) this role represents an outstanding opportunity to join Greening Australia and play a key part in contributing to our goals through delivering enhanced business insights, financial analysis and reporting.

Key Activities

• Analysing financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
• Managing budget and forecasting cycles
• Building and maintaining a robust system of financial forecasting, planning, and reporting
• Preparing and presenting detailed management financial reports
• Developing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure financial performance
• Creating and maintaining complex financial models to support strategic planning and decision-making
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and company policies
• Collaborating with other departments to gather necessary data and insights

About You

The Essentials:

• Qualified CA/CPA (with prior tertiary degree in accounting or a related field)
• Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and reporting, including the preparation of financial reports for senior leadership
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modelling, and tools like Microsoft Business Central and Power BI
• Experience with data visualisation and project modelling
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive, with a hands-on, can-do attitude
• Strong team player, effective across functions, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

The Nice to Haves:

• Knowledge of the not-for-profit sector

What We Offer

• Flexible Working Options: A hybrid approach, and flexible start and finish times
• No Meetings Fridays: A chance to Stop. Breath. Think.
• Life Leave: 3 additional leave days each year (pro rata for part-time), for any reason you wish
• Additional Super: 1.25% additional superannuation
• Salary Packaging: Option to receive your salary as a combination of income and benefits
• Employee Assistance Program: 24/7/365 support for you and your family
• Wellbeing Program: A digital program for better health and wellbeing, supporting you to thrive at work, in health and life

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter, outlining why you’re the perfect fit for this role, via Seek.

Applications close: Sunday, 5 January 2025

If you’d like to know more or if you would like to request a copy of the PD please contact our People and Culture team via peopleculture.ga@greeningaustralia.org.au.

Greening Australia is an Inclusive and Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment and welcome and encourage applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates of any nationality, age, background, disability and gender identity to apply.