Management Accountant – Finance Partnering & Insights

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 109,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Salary packaging

Employee assistance

Circle Back Initiative

Job summary

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is seeking three Management Accountants to deliver timely financial reporting, analysis and insights across assigned portfolios within its Finance Business Partnering team.

Working as part of our Finance Business Partnering team, you’ll support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance reporting while translating financial results into clear and meaningful insights.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• A completed or in-progress CA, CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Experience in management accounting, financial analysis or a related finance role.
• Strong capability across budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Experience analysing financial results and explaining budget or forecast movements to stakeholders.
• Strong data validation, reconciliation and financial control capability.
• Advanced skills in Excel and experience using financial systems and reporting tools, ideally including Oracle or Hyperion.
• High attention to detail, supported by strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within tight timeframes.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to turn financial data into clear and concise insights.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles.
• Analyse budget-to-actual variances, forecast movements and financial trends.
• Provide clear commentary and supporting insights for business performance discussions.
• Support the preparation, consolidation and quality review of budgets, forecasts and financial plans.
• Maintain financial models, validate data inputs and monitor performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Complete reconciliations and system validation activities to support accurate and complete financial information.
• Prepare financial analysis, commentary and meeting materials to support the Finance Business Partner Lead in stakeholder and performance discussions.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, processes and systems through automation and standardisation.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, analysis and responses to audit queries.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Data validation

Financial control

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Commerce

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is seeking three Management Accountants to deliver timely financial reporting, analysis and insights across assigned portfolios within its Finance Business Partnering team.

Working as part of our Finance Business Partnering team, you’ll support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning and performance reporting while translating financial results into clear and meaningful insights.