Commercial Analyst

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Melbourne CBD office

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Commercial Analyst to join our growing services team in Melbourne. This highly visible role partners with operational leaders and senior stakeholders to deliver budgeting, forecasting and insightful financial analysis that drives commercial decisions.

You will work on balance sheet reconciliations, month-end close activities, and reporting using Excel and Power BI, with hybrid flexibility at the Melbourne CBD office.

Qualifications

• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Experience completing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month-end processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• The ability to translate financial information into practical commercial outcomes.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Analyse financial performance, KPIs and operational results.
• Provide meaningful insight and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Identify risks, opportunities, cost efficiencies and performance improvements.
• Develop and enhance reporting frameworks, dashboards and performance metrics.
• Partner with operational leaders and stakeholders across the business.
• Support month-end reporting, variance analysis and financial performance reviews.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Assist with month-end close activities, accruals, prepayments and journal preparation.
• Work with large datasets to identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a Commercial Analyst to join a growing and successful services organisation supporting a major national client portfolio. This is a highly visible role where you’ll work closely with operational leaders and senior stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insights that support commercial and operational decision-making. This position offers a genuine opportunity to become a trusted business partner and play a key role in improving financial performance, contract outcomes and business profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Analyse financial performance, KPIs and operational results.
• Provide meaningful insight and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Identify risks, opportunities, cost efficiencies and performance improvements.
• Develop and enhance reporting frameworks, dashboards and performance metrics.
• Partner with operational leaders and stakeholders across the business.
• Support month-end reporting, variance analysis and financial performance reviews.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Assist with month-end close activities, accruals, prepayments and journal preparation.
• Work with large datasets to identify trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The Candidate

You will ideally have experience in the following areas:

• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Experience completing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month-end processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• The ability to translate financial information into practical commercial outcomes.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach.

What's on Offer

• Permanent full-time opportunity.
• Melbourne CBD office with hybrid working flexibility.
• Exposure to a large national client portfolio.
• Genuine business partnering and commercial responsibility.
• Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture.
• Opportunity to influence key business decisions and drive tangible outcomes.
• Long-term career growth within a growing organisation.

If you're looking for an opportunity where you can combine strong analytical skills with genuine commercial influence while maintaining ownership of key month-end and reporting responsibilities, we'd love to hear from you.