Airline FP&A Lead - Planning & Performance

Qantas Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Flexible leave

Wellbeing programs

Salary packaging

Job summary

Qantas Group is seeking a seasoned FP&A leader to own the full planning cycle for Qantas Airlines. You will manage a three-person team and partner with senior finance leaders to drive segment planning and performance outcomes.

The role is a 12‑month fixed-term, full-time position based at Mascot HQ. You will present end-to-end planning cadences, deliver insightful analyses, and help lift forecast accuracy and decision support across the airline network.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering, owning a forecast or budget cycle.
• Experience leading and developing a team, setting priorities and maintaining quality.
• Strong driver-based forecasting and modelling capability; distinguish material variances from noise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly planning cycle and rolling forecast for Qantas Airlines.
• Manage a team of Senior Financial Analysts (three staff).
• Present cadence and results to senior finance leaders and business unit heads.
• Drive end-to-end reforecasting, target setting and continuous planning processes.
• Provide analysis on unit cost, capacity, network decisions and trade-offs.

Skills

FP&A experience

Team leadership

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Variance analysis

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Job description

Qantas Group is seeking a seasoned FP&A leader to own the full planning cycle for Qantas Airlines. You will manage a three-person team and partner with senior finance leaders to drive segment planning and performance outcomes.

The role is a 12‑month fixed-term, full-time position based at Mascot HQ. You will present end-to-end planning cadences, deliver insightful analyses, and help lift forecast accuracy and decision support across the airline network.