Senior Financial Analyst

Qantas Airways Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Qantas Airways Limited is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the CFO portfolio from its Mascot Head Office. You will own complex financial reporting and control activities while partnering with Finance leaders and operational stakeholders across the Group.

In this fixed-term role, you will lead month-end, half-year and year-end processes, contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting frameworks, and deliver accurate financial information to enable timely decision-making across

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Experience in financial reporting, financial control, external reporting or technical accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience managing month-end, half-year and year-end reporting processes in a large organisation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial results and provide insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across finance and operations.
• Experience owning and managing a portfolio with autonomy and accountability.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving reporting enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Support the CFO portfolio through financial reporting and control activities.
• Lead complex reporting processes and consolidate Group results.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners and operational stakeholders.
• Deliver accurate, timely and insightful financial information to support decision-making.
• Own and manage a portfolio with high autonomy and accountability.

Skills

Financial reporting

Financial control

External reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Month-end close

Automation

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

Alteryx

Power BI

Cloud reporting

AI-enabled tech

Job description

• Join the Corporate Finance & Consolidation team supporting the CFO portfolio across the Qantas Group
• Take ownership of complex financial reporting, financial control and stakeholder engagement activities
• 2-year fixed-term opportunity based at Mascot Head Office

The Finance division plays a critical role in helping Qantas maintain its leadership position by providing financial reporting, governance, planning support and commercial insights across the Group.

As a Senior Financial Analyst within the Corporate Finance & Consolidation team, you will support the CFO portfolio through financial reporting and control activities, while partnering closely with Finance Business Partners, finance leaders and operational stakeholders across the business.

This role offers exposure to senior leaders, including the CFO, and provides the opportunity to lead complex reporting processes, consolidate Group results and contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting and financial control frameworks. You'll play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial information that supports decision-making across the organisation.

Fixed term role (end date is 15/08/2028)

You’ll have:

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, financial control, external reporting or technical accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience managing month-end, half-year and year-end reporting processes within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial results and provide meaningful insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across finance and operational teams.
• Experience owning and managing a portfolio with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced reporting environments.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience driving process optimisation, automation or reporting enhancements.
• Exposure to tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, cloud-based reporting solutions or AI-enabled technologies will be highly regarded.
• Experience within large corporate environments, listed companies, or professional services environments will be highly regarded.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you'll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives and ensures equal opportunities for all. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Applications close: Friday 11th September 2026 (subject to early review and closure).