Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst

Gunn Agri Partners; Waverley Council; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilga Farming Australia, an operating platform of Gunn Agri Partners, is seeking a proactive Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst to join the team. You will manage financial, operational, and market data, translating insights into commercial strategies to support profitability and growth.

You will travel across Australia to ground plans in evidence and practical feasibility, shaping business plans and partnering with farm managers and finance teams.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in business analysis, financial modelling, and strategy development.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Tertiary qualifications in business analytics, commerce, economics, agribusiness or a related discipline.
• Current driver’s licence and ability to undertake regular travel.
• Experience in agribusiness, agriculture, or a related sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accurate and timely exchange of financial, operational, and market data within WFA.
• Analyse performance trends, risks, and opportunities to deliver actionable insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment analysis, reporting and planning.
• Partner with farm managers, suppliers, and contractors to achieve commercial outcomes.
• Drive process improvement, innovation, and efficiency across the platform.

Skills

Business analysis

Financial modelling

Strategy development

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Education

Business analytics

Commerce

Economics

Agribusiness

Job description

Wilga Farming Australia (WFA) is seeking a proactive and commercially minded Business Analyst/Senior Business Analyst to join our team.

This role sits at the centre of our business, managing the flow of financial, operational, and market data, and ensuring insights reach the right people at the right time. You’ll work closely with farm managers, finance teams, and senior leadership to translate complex information into clear strategies that support profitability, growth, and resilience.

This is not just a desk role. You’ll be hands‑on in supporting commercial decisions, shaping business plans, with regular travel across Australia to ensure every plan is grounded in evidence and achievable in practice.

Whether you’re an emerging Business Analyst looking to build your commercial experience, or a more experienced Senior Business Analyst who can turn complex numbers into strategy, we’d like to hear from you.

We’re open to shaping the role around the right person, with the level of responsibility, autonomy and strategic exposure aligned to your experience and capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the accurate and timely exchange of financial, operational, and market data within WFA.
• Analyse performance trends, risks, and opportunities to deliver actionable insights.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment analysis, reporting and planning.
• Partner with farm managers, suppliers, and contractors to achieve commercial outcomes.
• Drive process improvement, innovation, and efficiency across the platform.

About You

You’re more than just numbers-focused, you know how to turn data into meaningful insights that that drive decisions.

You may be an emerging Business Analyst looking to build your commercial capability and gain exposure across a diverse agricultural business. You’re analytical, detail-focused and keen to learn how operational and financial data can be used to support better decisions. Or, you may already be operating at a more senior level, with the experience and commercial judgement to look beyond the numbers, identify what’s driving performance, and turn complex information into practical insights and strategy.

At either level, you thrive on managing complex information flows and uncovering the trends that matter. You build trusted relationships easily, whether you’re out in the paddock with farm managers or in the boardroom with finance teams.

Above all, you’re organised, proactive, and motivated. You take ownership, deliver on deadlines, you are across the finer details and help the business stay ahead of the curve.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong skills in business analysis, financial modelling, and strategy development.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Tertiary qualifications in, business analytics, commerce, economics, agribusiness or a related discipline.
• Current driver’s licence and ability to undertake regular travel.
• Experience in agribusiness, agriculture, or a related sector.

What We Offer

• Impactful Work – the opportunity to shape commercial decisions and contribute to the growth of a large-scale, innovative farming business.
• Professional Growth – exposure to diverse aspects of agribusiness, with ongoing learning and career development opportunities.
• Collaborative Culture – work alongside a supportive team of farm managers, finance professionals, and industry experts.
• Flexibility & Variety – a role that balances desk-based data and strategy with boots on the ground, on farm collaboration with operational teams.
• Competitive Package – remuneration aligned with experience, plus the tools and resources to succeed.
• Travel Opportunities – regular on‑farm exposure across Australia, connecting you directly with the people and operations you’ll be supporting

About Wilga Farming

Wilga Farming Australia, an operating platform of Gunn Agri Partners, operates progressive mixed farming enterprises across Australia. The Wilga portfolio has a total area of approximately 37,000 hectares across Central West and Northern Tablelands of NSW and Southwest WA, with a focus on cropping, livestock and long‑term land stewardship.

Join us and be part of a team where innovation, sustainability, and hands‑on results go hand in hand.