Senior Finance Analyst - Fleet and Engineering Projects

Jetstar Airways; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel discounts

Inclusive culture

Opportunities for teamwork

Job summary

A prominent airline company in Australia is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to lead financial analysis and cost control within Fleet and Engineering Projects. This role requires a strong background in management accounting, high analytical skills, and proficiency in financial modelling. The ideal candidate will have a relevant qualification and experience in preparing presentations for Senior Management. Join a vibrant team that prioritizes innovation and collaboration in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in management accounting or as a business analyst.
• Experience presenting to Senior Management.
• Desirable airline industry experience or high turnover operational experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate analysis, forecasts, and reporting.
• Lead actual and forecast reporting process.
• Support financial modelling for business cases.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Financial modelling

Excellent communication

Advanced Excel skills

Presentation skills

Education

Tertiary studies in a related discipline

Professional Accounting (CPA/CA) or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst – Fleet and Engineering Projects

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state‑of‑the‑art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787‑8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Impressive numbers? What’s even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.

Our people are the real jet stars!

Job Description

Jetstar thrives on innovation. We’re always looking for proactive professionals to help our business work smarter and more efficiently. You will be encouraged to think innovatively while developing and maintaining best practice.

As part of the Operations Planning & Analysis team, the Senior Financial Analyst is tasked with ownership of Fleet & Engineering Projects cost analysis and control (actual and forecast), business partnering across the Engineering business reporting and tracking. You will be involved in the annual budget process providing support to the Leadership Team in analysis, insight and ensuring key deliverables are met and alignment to strategic direction.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include

• Support the delivery of timely and accurate analysis, forecasts and reporting of the Engineering business units, and tracking to budget (Opex & Capex)
• Lead the actual and forecast reporting process for your business area.
• Partner with various functions in coordinate regular tracking of expenditure performance, understand and communicate key drivers/trends of expenditure performance
• Provide financial modelling & support to the department for business cases including detailed financial modelling and analysis
• Support the recharging and cross‑charging of shared contracts with other QF Group businesses
• Support the deliverables during month‑end cycle including month‑end deadlines, reporting and analysis
• Support the build of the Aircraft Fleet and Engineering Projects budget / forecasts, including accurate analysis and insights
• Attend various working groups, steering committees and meetings to support Fleet & Project requirements
• Business partnering with cost centre owners to help deliver to budget objectives – Opex and Cape – including annual budget activities, 5‑year plans and 10‑year plans

To Be Considered For This Role You Will Have

• Tertiary studies in a related discipline
• Professional Accounting (CPA/CA), or equivalent Finance qualification
• At least 5 years’ experience in the management accounting/business analyst arena
• Strong analytical, financial modelling and cause‑and‑effect skills
• Experienced in preparing and delivery of presentations to Senior Management
• Preferable airline or high turnover/low margin large industry experience
• Strong computer based skills (Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proven ability to manage priorities and multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communicator (written and oral) with well‑developed influencing and presentation skills.

Applications close: Thursday 15 January 2026

Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other.

Put the craft in aircraft: There’s a new fleet of A321LR NEO’s waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our teams get exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B787 and A321 Freighters.

Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply now.

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: General Business

Industries: Airlines and Aviation