Finance Analyst

Melbourne Airport; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexible working arrangements

Airport car parking

Wellness Day

EAP

Career development opportunities

Social impact days

Employee discounts

Job summary

Melbourne Airport is seeking a highly analytical Finance Analyst to join the Aviation team. This hands-on role supports budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, financial modelling and commercial analysis across a broad aviation portfolio.

You will build relationships with stakeholders and deliver insights to inform decision-making in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have a tertiary finance qualification, CA/CPA or progression, 3–5 years’ experience, and strong

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial modelling capability.
• Advanced Excel with large data sets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to interpret data into commercial insights.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgets and forecasts across the Aviation portfolio; identify key drivers, risks and savings.
• Maintain rolling forecasts and perform scenario analyses for planning.
• Contribute to month-end processes including P&L reporting and variance analysis.
• Manage Aviation P&L reporting with stakeholders to explain cost trends and opportunities.
• Deliver financial results reviews with management and provide insights.
• Develop financial models for security recoveries and for terminals and airlines.
• Prepare financial reporting and commentary for airline stakeholders against budgets.
• Provide analytical support across aviation forecasts, initiatives and capital investments.
• Assist in financial modelling and forward-looking forecasts; flag risks to outcomes.
• Support Terminal 1 budgeting and month-end activities including invoicing and reconciliations.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and commercially relevant recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support external audit and regulatory requirements with accurate documentation.

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly analytical and commercially minded Finance Analyst to join our Aviation team at Melbourne Airport.

Reporting to the Finance Business Partner, Aviation, this is a hands-on role supporting financial performance across a broad and complex portfolio. You will play an important part in budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, financial modelling and commercial analysis, working closely with stakeholders across multiple areas of the Aviation business.

This is an opportunity to build your career in a unique operating environment where you’ll work with large volumes of data, complex financial models and a diverse stakeholder group, providing meaningful analysis and insights to support decision-making across the business.

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical finance and analytical capability with the confidence to build relationships, influence stakeholders and work effectively to tight deadlines. You’ll join a close-knit and collaborative team that values different perspectives and works together to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Explore how we are thinking big with exciting projects like the Third Runway, state-of-the-art terminals, and thriving business park developments. You can also learn more about life at Melbourne Airport – our culture, values, and what makes us unique at https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/corporate/our-culture-and-values. Join us in shaping the future of aviation as we propel Melbourne Airport towards becoming Australia's favourite Airport destination.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the preparation and reporting of annual budgets and forecasts across the Aviation portfolio, identifying key cost and revenue drivers, risks, opportunities and savings initiatives
• Maintain rolling forecasts and undertake scenario analysis to support business planning and informed decision-making
• Play a hands-on role in month-end processes, including P&L reporting, expense and revenue reviews, reconciliations and variance analysis
• Manage Aviation departmental P&L reporting, partnering with business stakeholders to understand cost trends and articulate risks and opportunities
• Review financial results with management teams, providing clear analysis and insight into performance and full-year outcomes
• Develop and maintain financial models supporting security recoveries, including analysis across security categories, terminals and airlines
• Produce financial reporting and commentary for airline stakeholders, including performance against budgets and key measures
• Provide analytical and commercial support across Aviation financials, forecasts, commercial initiatives and new capital investments
• Support financial modelling, performance analysis and forward-looking forecasts, identifying potential risks to commercial outcomes
• Support Terminal 1 budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, invoicing, reconciliations and financial modelling
• Provide responsive ad-hoc analysis and commercially relevant recommendations to stakeholders across the Aviation business
• Support external audit and regulatory requirements, ensuring financial information is accurate, well documented and able to withstand scrutiny

Qualifications and experience:

• A tertiary qualification in Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
• CA or CPA qualification, or currently working towards completion
• Approximately 3–5 years’ relevant experience, with flexibility for candidates who can demonstrate strong alignment to the role
• Experience supporting a business unit within a large or complex corporate finance environment; candidates from Big Four audit backgrounds with strong transferable capability are also encouraged to apply
• Strong hands-on experience across financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, month-end and P&L analysis
• Advanced Excel capability, with confidence working across complex workbooks, formulas and large volumes of data
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capability, with the ability to interpret data and translate it into meaningful commercial insights
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage, influence and follow up stakeholders across different levels of the organisation
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong appreciation for accuracy, particularly within a regulated and commercially sensitive environment
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines
• Strong financial acumen and a commercially focused mindset
• The ability to work independently, grasp new concepts quickly and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with Dynamics 365, Workday and/or Power BI would be advantageous

Benefits:

• Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub at Novotel & ibis Styles Airport hotel.
• Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements
• Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave
• Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave
• Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning
• Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term career and professional development opportunities
• Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities
• Signature Experiences including an airfield family day
• Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts (including SkyBus)

APAC provides equal opportunity and advancement in employment regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, caring responsibilities, disability or socioeconomic background. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our workplace values of Being You, Thinking Big, Owning It and Working Together.