Senior Analyst - Finance

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?

We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!

The Opportunity :

This position is responsible for timely and accurate capex reporting and analysis for the Vocus group, with a focus on partnering with the Strategic Investments division and handling merger and acquisition integration reporting.

This includes both financial and operational reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis with a focus on understanding both the P&L and capex impact in the context of the budget/forecast and operations. This information will be used by the senior leadership team and the board for their understanding and decision-making processes.

The position would be in the first instance assisting the FP&A Manager in capex preparation and reporting, along with process improvements where possible. In addition to capital reporting and planning, this role will provide business partnering (tactical support) and decision-making support primarily to the Strategic Investments division.

Key Areas:

• Monthly capital planning and management, both reporting and budgeting
• Monthly reporting on merger and acquisition integration
• Business partnering
• Budgeting and forecasting support
• Process improvement
• Ad-hoc capex analysis
  
  
  

This position will allow the incumbent to immediately collaborate and partner closely with the wider business units including exposure to General Managers/Executives. This position also paves the pathway for FP&A development and progression onto the wider FP&A/Commercial functions.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager and working closely with the greater senior accounting team and Business, your main duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Capital Reporting & Planning
• Manage timely capex spend reporting including monthly depreciation and amortisation output
• Develop & maintain templates for collection of data from Vocus operating divisions
• Monthly reporting and analysis (including integration reporting)
• Management reports (BU reports / Management/Board pack and investor presentations )
• Input of financial outputs into the Vocus consolidation system and management of rolling forecasts
• Insightful variance reporting and analysis of key business measures compared to budget, prior forecasts, strategic plan, and prior year results
• Identify and improve financial reporting processes where applicable
• Business Partnering
• Provide support to the Strategic Investments division, including monthly P&L reviews; budgeting/forecasting assistance and tactical support when required
• Assist with the provision of commercial inputs, analysis and recommendations into business cases and other business/project opportunities
• Become the trusted advisor to project teams/PMO managers/senior management on the capex front
• Work across the organisation providing key information and advice as required
• Process changes and improvement
• Identify issues or opportunities within the role or broader organisation and implement required changes
• Improve reporting of key financial and operational measures, data extraction, and preparation of consolidated reports
• Identification of process weaknesses and working with team to address and implement appropriate changes
• Systems
• Involvement in the integration of Adaptive Insights consolidation and BI reporting tools
• Assist with reporting and planning model developments
  
  
  
  
  

What you'll bring to this role;

Knowledge Skills And Experience

• CA/CPA qualified with prior experience in a mid-top tier accounting firm (5+ years)
• Demonstrated commercial experience
• Previous experience working in a financial accounting/fixed assets environment in particular a large, complex environment
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational, time and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced with MS skills, specifically Excel/PowerPoint
• Telecommunications industry experience advantageous
  
  
  

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service!
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.
  
  
  

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

Ready to take the next step?

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.

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