Finance Data Analyst - Immediate Start (6-Month Contract)

Sharp & Carter; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

High visibility role

Direct exposure to senior leadership

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is hiring a Finance Data Analyst for an established industrial business operating across manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and supply chain in Australia. The role focuses on transforming complex financial and operational data into actionable insights to support performance.

You will analyse data to identify trends and opportunities, develop dashboards and reporting packs, support budgeting, forecasting and month-end processes, and partner with finance, operations and senior

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• 2–3 years' experience in a Finance Analyst, Commercial Analyst, or Data Analyst role.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP and large dataset manipulation.
• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, KPI reporting packs, and management reports.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes.
• Perform profitability, cost, customer, and product analysis.
• Extract, manipulate, and cleanse large datasets from ERP and business systems.
• Automate reporting processes and improve data accuracy across the business.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to provide commercial insights and recommendations.
• Assist with ad hoc projects relating to process improvement, business performance, and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Accounting / Finance / Business / Economics / Data Analytics (degree)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Sharp & Carter is hiring a Finance Data Analyst for an established industrial business operating across manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and supply chain in Australia. The role focuses on transforming complex financial and operational data into actionable insights to support performance.

You will analyse data to identify trends and opportunities, develop dashboards and reporting packs, support budgeting, forecasting and month-end processes, and partner with finance, operations and senior