FP&A Manager

Lawson Elliott Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Super

Job summary

Lawson Elliott Recruitment – Sydney CBD NSW presents an FP&A Manager role within a large, multibillion-dollar infrastructure business. You will lead planning, forecasting, modelling and performance analysis while collaborating with senior stakeholders across the Group to influence commercial decisions.

In this broad role, you will manage month-end deliverables, build financial models, and mentor junior analysts, delivering insights to executives and the Board.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified with 8–10 years' experience.
• Experience in FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Experience in large or complex organisations; group FP&A experience preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Managing key Group FP&A deliverables across month-end, budgeting, forecasting, business planning, capex, opex and cash flow.
• Developing and maintaining financial models across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Preparing financial analysis and reporting for senior stakeholders, the Executive team and Board.
• Identifying key performance drivers, risks and opportunities and providing recommendations to support business decisions.
• Supporting capital analysis, cost allocations and other complex financial requirements.
• Improving financial reporting, modelling, controls and data integrity across the Group.
• Driving automation and process improvements to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
• Working closely with finance teams and senior stakeholders across the wider business.
• Supporting and mentoring junior Analysts to improve modelling and reporting standards across the team.

Skills

FP&A

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Lawson Elliott Recruitment – Sydney CBD NSW

Broad ownership across planning, modelling, performance and strategy

Opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders across the business

$150k - $170k + Super + Bonus

This large, multibillion-dollar infrastructure business operates in a complex, capital-intensive environment and continues to grow across a number of major strategic initiatives. The finance team is highly regarded internally and works closely with senior leadership, giving this role exposure to key commercial decisions and the opportunity to influence business performance at a Group level.

An opportunity has become available for an FP&A Manager to join the Group FP&A team. This is a broad role with responsibility across planning, forecasting, financial modelling, performance analysis and strategic decision support. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will play an important role in supporting financial performance and commercial decision-making across the Group. Responsibilities will include:

Managing key Group FP&A deliverables across month-end, budgeting, forecasting, business planning, capex, opex and cash flow

Developing and maintaining financial models across the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

Preparing financial analysis and reporting for senior stakeholders, the Executive team and Board

Identifying key performance drivers, risks and opportunities and providing recommendations to support business decisions

Supporting capital analysis, cost allocations and other complex financial requirements

Improving financial reporting, modelling, controls and data integrity across the Group

Driving automation and process improvements to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency

Working closely with finance teams and senior stakeholders across the wider business

Supporting and mentoring junior Analysts to improve modelling and reporting standards across the team

To be successful in this role, you will beCA/CPA qualified with 8–10 years' experience, ideally having started your career in chartered accounting before moving into a commercial finance environment. You will have strong experience across FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting within a large or complex organisation. Previous Group FP&A experience is not essential, however you will need to be confident working with senior stakeholders and comfortable taking ownership of key FP&A deliverables. You will have strong commercial acumen, good attention to detail and the ability to analyse financial information and provide clear recommendations to the business. Experience mentoring or managing junior team members will also be beneficial.