Finance Business Partner – Clients & Markets

Laing O'Rourke Careers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Sydney head office, supporting the Clients & Markets division. You’ll be the link between head office finance and Clients & Markets, shaping the numbers behind how we pursue, price and win work across Australia.

Reporting to the Head of Finance Services & Treasury, you’ll provide advice, challenge and advocacy on financial matters across bids, pipeline and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in commerce, economics or numerical discipline.
• CA or CPA preferred but not essential.
• 5+ years’ experience in a financial or commercial role.
• Strong analytical and modelling capabilities.
• Ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Clients & Markets leaders, providing advice and challenge.
• Prepare and analyse monthly forecasts, budgets and performance reporting.
• Track performance against budget, flagging risks and opportunities early.
• Deliver financial insight that supports bids, pipeline and work winning.
• Translate financial data into clear advice for non-finance stakeholders.
• Sharpen reporting, forecasting and budgeting using better data and tools.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Modelling skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Commerce/Economics degree

Job description

About the project

At Laing O’Rourke, you won’t just build projects, you’ll help shape the future. As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

We’re seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our finance team in our Sydney head office, supporting our Clients & Markets division. Reporting to the Head of Finance Services & Treasury, you’ll be the link between head office finance and Clients & Markets, shaping the numbers behind how we pursue, price and win work across Australia. You’ll sit within finance but operate as part of the Clients & Markets team, providing advice, challenge and advocacy on financial matters. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity.

Benefits

At Laing O’Rourke, we’re committed to helping our people thrive and build meaningful, rewarding careers. We offer exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support and a range of benefits designed to support you both at work and beyond.

We’re proud to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Laing O’Rourke is also recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Some of our benefits include:

• In-house training and on-the-job development opportunities

• Six months’ paid parental leave at full pay for all employees

• Purchased leave options and volunteering leave
• Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of Australian retailers

Learn more about our Benefits & Rewards and our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Clients & Markets leaders, providing advice and challenge
• Prepare and analyse monthly forecasts, budgets and performance reporting
• Track performance against budget, flagging risks and opportunities early
• Deliver financial insight that supports bids, pipeline and work winning
• Translate financial data into clear advice for non-finance stakeholders
• Sharpen reporting, forecasting and budgeting using better data and tools

About you

• Tertiary qualification in commerce, economics or a related numerical discipline; CA or CPA preferred but not essential
• 5+ years’ experience in a financial or commercial role, with strong analytical capability and proven business partnering
• Strong numerical and modelling skills with good attention to detail
• Stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
• Commercial and financial analysis experience, with strong critical thinking and problem solving
• Able to manage and deliver multiple assignments of varying priority and difficulty, working effectively under tight deadlines and pressure