Finance Business Partner (FP&A)

Qantas Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Flexible leave

Wellbeing programs

Salary packaging

Job summary

Qantas Group is seeking a seasoned FP&A leader to own the full planning cycle for Qantas Airlines. You will manage a three-person team and partner with senior finance leaders to drive segment planning and performance outcomes.

The role is a 12‑month fixed-term, full-time position based at Mascot HQ. You will present end-to-end planning cadences, deliver insightful analyses, and help lift forecast accuracy and decision support across the airline network.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering, owning a forecast or budget cycle.
• Experience leading and developing a team, setting priorities and maintaining quality.
• Strong driver-based forecasting and modelling capability; distinguish material variances from noise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly planning cycle and rolling forecast for Qantas Airlines.
• Manage a team of Senior Financial Analysts (three staff).
• Present cadence and results to senior finance leaders and business unit heads.
• Drive end-to-end reforecasting, target setting and continuous planning processes.
• Provide analysis on unit cost, capacity, network decisions and trade-offs.

Skills

FP&A experience

Team leadership

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Variance analysis

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Job description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

• Managerial role leading financial planning and analysis for Qantas Airlines, with a team of three
• Own a full planning cycle under the new rolling forecast model, partnering with senior finance leaders to drive Segment planning and performance outcomes
• 12-month fixed term, full-time role based at Mascot HQ

Reporting to the Head of Finance, Planning and Analysis, you'll lead the planning and performance cadence for Qantas Airlines and manage a team of three Senior Financial Analysts. You'll own that cadence end to end, working alongside Business Unit Heads of Finance, Financial Controllers and commercial stakeholders, turning operational drivers into a financial view leaders can act on.

Across the fixed term you'll own a full planning cycle under the new rolling forecast model, present into planning and performance forums, and gain visibility across an airline network few finance roles offer.

What you'll deliver

• The monthly performance cycle for Qantas Airlines: result close, variance analysis, and commentary that goes to the Segment CFO and Group Finance.
• Reforecast, target setting and continuous planning cycles run end to end, from driver assumptions through to submission and review.
• The financial analysis behind unit cost, capacity and network decisions, including the trade-offs leaders need to see.
• A measurable lift in how the Segment plans and reports, including shorter cycle times, broader planning horizons and better decision support for the business.
• Three Senior Financial Analysts led and developed, with clear ownership across the cadence and visible capability growth over the term.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering, including end-to-end ownership of a forecast or budget cycle.
• Experience leading and developing a team, including setting priorities and holding the quality bar on what the team delivers.
• Strong driver-based forecasting and modelling capability, with the judgement to separate the variances that matter from the noise.
• A track record of influencing senior leaders, and the confidence to challenge an assumption in the room.
• Able to put a view in front of leaders before the picture is complete, and clear about what it assumes and what would change it.
• Exposure to the operational drivers of an airline cost base, whether capacity, utilisation, network or fleet.
• CA or CPA qualified or equivalent, with tertiary qualifications in finance, commerce or a related discipline.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and theoptiontopurchaseadditionalpaid leave for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing,leisureand entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whetherit’slearning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeingappor your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you'll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives and ensures equal opportunities for all. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Applications close: Sunday 6th September 2026 (subject to early review and closure).