Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Busy At Work; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Dedicated training budget

Employee assistance program

My BUSY Day leave

Job summary

The BUSY Group, based on the Gold Coast and operating across Australia, is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the finance team in a full-time, hybrid role. You will lead planning, forecasting, modelling and performance analysis across the organisation, partnering with operational leaders and executives.

Take ownership of budgeting, scenario planning and tender pricing analyses while driving improvements in reporting and data governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or a similar analytical finance role.
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting capabilities.
• Experience analysing complex financial and operational data and translating it into business insights.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience working within large, complex or multi-entity organisations.
• Exposure to systems such as Workday Adaptive, NetSuite or similar planning/ERP platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage non-finance stakeholders confidently.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or a related discipline.
• CA, CPA or CIMA qualification (or currently working towards completion).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support strategic initiatives and business planning.
• Coordinating budgets, forecasts and scenario planning across multiple business areas.
• Conducting financial analysis, sensitivity modelling and business case evaluations.
• Providing actionable insights on financial and operational performance.
• Partnering with stakeholders to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
• Supporting tender submissions through pricing, budgeting and commercial analysis.
• Driving improvements in management reporting, forecasting and planning processes.
• Enhancing data integrity, governance and reporting consistency across finance systems.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Multi-entity experience

Data analysis

Finance qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Commerce/Economics

CA/CPA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Workday Adaptive

NetSuite

Job description

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Our purpose is to make skills,educationand employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities.

About The BUSY Group…

At The BUSY Group, we're more than a leading education, employment and training organisation. We're a purpose-driven organisation committed to making skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities. Based on the Gold Coast and operating across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK, we're experiencing continued growth and are seeking a talented Senior FP&A Analyst to join our high-performing Finance team.

Full Time - Permanent

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Job Description

About the Role

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will play a key role in delivering financial planning, forecasting, modelling, tender preparation and performance analysis across the organisation. You'll work closely with operational leaders, finance teams and executive stakeholders to provide meaningful insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining sophisticated financial models to support strategic initiatives and business planning.
• Coordinating budgets, forecasts and scenario planning across multiple business areas.
• Conducting financial analysis, sensitivity modelling and business case evaluations.
• Providing actionable insights on financial and operational performance.
• Partnering with stakeholders to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
• Supporting tender submissions through pricing, budgeting and commercial analysis.
• Driving improvements in management reporting, forecasting and planning processes.
• Enhancing data integrity, governance and reporting consistency across finance systems.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on turning data into insights, influencing decisions, and partnering with stakeholders to drive business performance.

Why Join The BUSY Group?

• Purpose-led organisation making a genuine difference in communities
• Continued global growth and expansion
• Opportunity to partner with senior leaders and influence key business decisions
• 4 additional paid annual leave days - 1 My BUSY Day and 3 days at Christmas
• Enjoy a hybrid work model, collaborating in the office and working from home
• Clear pathways for internal advancement
• Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
• BUSY Benefits program-Paid parental Leave, retail discounts and access to Fitness Passport
• Month office mini massages
• Community Giving day
• Enjoy work that genuinely impacts lives
• Employee Assistance Program with Sonder Wellbeing App

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

You are a curious, analytical and commercially astute finance professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders and influencing outcomes through data-driven insights.

To be successful, you will bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or a similar analytical finance role.
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting capabilities.
• Experience analysing complex financial and operational data and translating it into business insights.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience working within large, complex or multi-entity organisations.
• Exposure to systems such as Workday Adaptive, NetSuite or similar planning/ERP platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage non-finance stakeholders confidently.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or a related discipline.
• CA, CPA or CIMA qualification (or currently working towards completion).

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.