Senior Analyst Financial Planning and Analysis

PLS External Careers; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual short-term incentive bonus

Employee share scheme

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing allowance

Novated leasing

Paid community leave

Employee Assistance Program

Monthly recognition awards

KidsCo School Holiday Program

Job summary

PLS is seeking a Senior Analyst to join the FP&A Corporate & Reporting team, based at our West Perth office. This role drives budgeting and forecasting, supports management reporting, and provides insights to manage risks and create value within a growing mining business.

The Senior Analyst will partner with corporate functions, deliver board-ready reporting, and champion process improvements and automation using Pronto, Anaplan and Power BI. This is a permanent full-time position.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualification and commerce/business degree required.
• 4+ years FP&A or management accounting experience, ideally in mining.
• Strong financial modelling and reporting capabilities.
• Stakeholder management and business partnering ability.
• Experience with Pronto, Anaplan and Power BI highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly/annual processes.
• Prepare robust management and board reporting presentations.
• Analyze key drivers, variances, and performance metrics against budget.
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes and automation.
• Collaborate with corporate functions to act as trusted business partner.
• Contribute to external reporting and risk/pass-through of insights.
• Identify opportunities to enhance value and support strategic decisions.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Commerce or Business degree

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Pronto

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

PLS is delivering on its vision to be a leading global producer of lithium, a mineral critical to enabling the world’s transition to a more sustainably powered future.

As the owner and operator of the Pilgangoora Operation, the world’s largest independent hard-rock lithium mine, we are expanding fast, investing boldly, and building a global portfolio that positions us at the forefront of the energy transition.

Most recently, we acquired Latin Resources, adding the Colina Project in Brazil to our portfolio — strengthening our international footprint and creating new pathways for growth.

With more than 900 people employed globally, we’re building a future-focused business where talented people can create real impact. At PLS, our Values aren’t just words on a wall, they drive how we work, how we lead, and how we grow: Safety First. Great People. We Deliver. One Team. Shaping Tomorrow.

If you want to be part of an organisation that is ambitious, innovative and shaping the next era of battery minerals, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join us.

What PLS offers

• Annual short-term incentive bonus recognising individual and business performance
• PLS employee share scheme
• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Flexible working arrangements, including work from home options
• Health and wellbeing allowance
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Paid community leave
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and Company Chaplains
• Monthly employee recognition awards
• Access to PLS’ KidsCo School Holiday Program

The opportunity

PLS has an exciting and newly created opportunity for a Senior Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis Corporate & Reporting team. This is an opportunity to join a growth business with an opportunity to build a best-in-class FP&A function while developing your career as a financial planning professional.

The position will help drive continuous improvement across the FP&A function including system improvement, planning and other process improvements, whilst also playing a key role in supporting our strategic decision-making.

Reporting to the Group Manager of FP&A Corporate & Reporting, the Senior Analyst will support the Group and Corporate functions in executing budgeting and forecasting processes, while serving as a key contributor to management, board, and external market reporting. You will deliver actionable insights that enable the business to effectively manage key operational and financial risks and identify opportunities to enhance value.

This is a permanent full-time role based at our West Perth office, conveniently located near the City West train station.

Key responsibilities

• Support the organisational planning and reporting cycle, ensuring smooth execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual processes
• Provide robust financial analysis supporting quarterly and half year external reporting
• Prepare Management and Board Reporting presentations, analysing financial and operational results, measurement of performance metrics and surfacing of underlying business drivers that enable stakeholders to make informed decisions
• Analyse key business drivers, trends and variances against budget, forecast and prior periods
• Prepare Board reporting and presentations supporting budget approval and business performance updates
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and make informed recommendations on key business decisions
• Build strong relationships with corporate functions to become a trusted business partner
• Contribute to driving a best-in-class FP&A function, improving reporting systems, processes, and procedures
• Drive continuous improvement across budgeting and forecasting, reporting and ad hoc analytical processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Identify and drive automation of manual processes to drive efficiency and reliability of financial data

About you

• Tertiary qualified in Commerce or Business undergraduate along with CA/CPA qualification
• 4+ years post-graduate experience in FP&A, Management accounting or CFO advisory, ideally within the mining and resources sector
• Self-starter who enjoys working as part of a team and with the ability to work autonomously when required
• Financial modelling skills with ability to develop robust, well-structured financial analysis and reports
• Analytical mindset with high attention to detail and the ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Exposure to Pronto, Anaplan, Power BI highly regarded, along with a mindset of continuous improvement and AI adoption to drive process automation.
• Proven stakeholder management and business partnering capability

Supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce

PLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a workplace that values, respects and supports diversity and inclusion. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our business and help us deliver better outcomes for our people, our communities and the future we’re building. We foster an environment where everyone feels safe, included and able to contribute their best. Our recruitment processes are designed to be fair, equitable and accessible for all.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all ages, and people of all genders and sexual orientations (LGBTQIA+).

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support all applicants and employees. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application process or inform our Careers team if you are contacted for an interview.

Our recruitment process

As part of our recruitment process, a number of checks will be conducted, including police / criminal background checks, medical assessments, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence, right to work checks and reference checks.

We respectfully request agencies not to submit unsolicited resumes.

Acknowledgement of Country

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region and all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are the Traditional Owners and First Nations peoples of these lands.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection and care for the land, water and Country.