Senior Analyst, Performance Reporting

Lanson Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanson Partners in Sydney is seeking a Senior Analyst – Commercial Finance & Reporting to deliver financial reporting, analysis and commercial insights within a central finance function.

The role spans organisation-wide investment activity, strategic initiatives and senior decision-making, focusing on high-quality analysis, governance support, and driving automation across reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Strong financial analysis and management reporting experience in FP&A or investment reporting.
• Finance qualification such as CA/CPA or equivalent.
• Analytical and commercial skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Curious mindset capable of challenging assumptions and solving problems.
• Advanced Excel and other data tools for analysis.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across Finance and business units.
• Attention to detail and commitment to accurate, high-quality reporting.
• Proactive, self-starting approach to drive outcomes independently.
• Experience in handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to process improvement, reporting automation or transformation.
• Experience with Tableau, Alteryx or Power BI is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial reporting and analysis across a portfolio of investment activity.
• Provide commercial insights to support investment and resource allocation decisions.
• Support governance processes across investment demand, funding and delivery.
• Prepare reporting and analysis for senior management and executives.
• Contribute financial analysis to half-year and full-year reporting deliverables.
• Partner with Finance, Strategy and BU stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities and translate into meaningful insights.
• Challenge assumptions and provide analysis to support better commercial outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and automation across reporting processes.
• Manage multiple reporting deliverables and competing priorities in a fast-paced Finance environment.

Skills

Financial analysis

Management reporting

FP&A

Commercial finance

Investment reporting

CA/CPA qualification

Analytical thinking

Excel advanced

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Drive outcomes independently

Process improvement

Tableau/Power BI/Alteryx

Education

CA, CPA or equivalent

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

As a Senior Analyst – Commercial Finance & Reporting, you will play a key role in delivering financial reporting, analysis and commercial insights within a high-profile central Finance function.

Working across Finance and the broader business, this role provides exposure to organisation-wide investment activity, strategic initiatives and senior decision-making, with a particular focus on delivering high-quality financial analysis and reporting.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivering financial reporting and analysis across a broad portfolio of strategic investment activity
• Providing commercial insights to support investment and resource allocation decisions
• Supporting governance processes across investment demand, funding and delivery
• Preparing reporting and analysis for senior management and executive stakeholders
• Contributing financial analysis to key half-year and full-year reporting deliverables
• Partnering with Finance, Strategy and Business Unit stakeholders to support commercial decision-making
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities and translating these into meaningful financial insights
• Challenging assumptions and providing analysis to support better commercial outcomes
• Contributing to continuous improvement and automation across reporting processes
• Managing multiple reporting deliverables and competing priorities within a fast-paced Finance environment

The Role

As a Senior Analyst – Commercial Finance & Reporting, you will play a key role in delivering financial reporting, analysis and commercial insights within a high-profile central Finance function.

Working across Finance and the broader business, this role provides exposure to organisation-wide investment activity, strategic initiatives and senior decision-making, with a particular focus on delivering high-quality financial analysis and reporting.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivering financial reporting and analysis across a broad portfolio of strategic investment activity
• Providing commercial insights to support investment and resource allocation decisions
• Supporting governance processes across investment demand, funding and delivery
• Preparing reporting and analysis for senior management and executive stakeholders
• Contributing financial analysis to key half-year and full-year reporting deliverables
• Partnering with Finance, Strategy and Business Unit stakeholders to support commercial decision-making
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities and translating these into meaningful financial insights
• Challenging assumptions and providing analysis to support better commercial outcomes
• Contributing to continuous improvement and automation across reporting processes
• Managing multiple reporting deliverables and competing priorities within a fast-paced Finance environment

This is a broad commercial finance and reporting opportunity offering exposure across multiple business areas and would suit someone looking to build their experience across financial analysis, strategic investment activity and senior stakeholder decision support.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Strong experience across financial analysis, management reporting, FP&A, commercial finance or investment reporting
• An appropriate Finance qualification, ideally CA, CPA or equivalent
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to turn financial information into meaningful insights
• A curious and questioning mindset, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and solve complex problems
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capability
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across Finance and the broader business
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality reporting
• A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to drive outcomes independently
• Experience managing multiple priorities and deadlines within a fast-paced environment
• Exposure to process improvement, reporting automation or transformation
• Experience with Tableau, Alteryx or Power BI would be advantageous but is not essential