Finance Analyst - First Mover

Charterhouse; Sydney; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary $110k+ Super

Job summary

Charterhouse in Sydney’s CBD is seeking a Finance Analyst who wants to move from audit or financial accounting into FP&A and commercial finance. This is a rare first‑mover opportunity with ownership of management reporting, commentary, and close collaboration with local and global stakeholders to understand performance.

You’ll partner with leaders across the business to provide commercial financial support, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and deliver insights that drive

Qualifications

• Experience moving from Big 4 or mid-tier Audit or Financial Accounting into FP&A/commercial finance.
• Strong technical accounting foundations with a drive towards business partnering.
• Curiosity about how a business operates and how numbers drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders across the business to provide commercial financial support.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs with commentary for leaders.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Manage month-end close for the area.
• Deliver financial analysis to drive business performance.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities with recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support ad hoc commercial projects and process improvements.

Skills

Audit background

Commercial finance mindset

Stakeholder communication

Self-starter

Job description

Finance Analyst - Looking for excellent First Mover

Location: CBD, Sydney

Duration: Permanent

One of those rare opportunities for a first mover into commercial finance.

If you're currently in Audit or Financial Accounting and know your long-term career lies in FP&A/commercial finance, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

These opportunities don't come around often.

We're partnering with a well-established business looking to hire an ambitious Finance Analyst who wants to move beyond technical accounting and become a true commercial finance partner.

In this role, you'll take ownership of a management reporting, providing commentary and insights plus work closely with operational stakeholders locally and globally to understand performance, provide meaningful insights, and ensure projects are tracking correctly and recorded correctly.

Finance Analyst - Looking for excellent First Mover

Location: CBD, Sydney

Duration: Permanent

Salary: $110,000 plus super

One of those rare opportunities for a first mover into commercial finance.

If you're currently in Audit or Financial Accounting and know your long-term career lies in FP&A/commercial finance, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

These opportunities don't come around often.

We're partnering with a well-established business looking to hire an ambitious Finance Analyst who wants to move beyond technical accounting and become a true commercial finance partner.

In this role, you'll take ownership of a management reporting, providing commentary and insights plus work closely with operational stakeholders locally and globally to understand performance, provide meaningful insights, and ensure projects are tracking correctly and recorded correctly.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with leaders across the business and global to provide commercial financial support.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs plus commentary for the business leaders.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Manage month end close for area.
• Deliver financial analysis that helps drive business performance.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities, presenting recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support ad hoc commercial projects and continuous process improvement initiatives.

We're looking for someone who

• Is making their first move from Big 4 or Mid-Tier Audit, Business Advisory or Financial Accounting.
• Has strong technical accounting foundations but wants a more commercial career.
• Is naturally curious and enjoys understanding how a business operates.
• Is a self-starter who takes ownership and doesn't wait to be told what to do.
• Has excellent communication skills and enjoys building relationships with stakeholders.
• Has a genuine desire to learn, develop and build a long-term career in FP&A/commercial finance.

What’s on offer

• Salary of $110,000 + Super.
• A genuine first-mover opportunity into FP&A/commercial finance.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and commercial decision-making.
• A supportive team that will invest in your development.
• Clear career progression within a growing finance function.
• CBD Sydney location with a collaborative working environment.

If you've been waiting for the right opportunity to break into this space, this is one of those roles that doesn't come around very often.