Strategic Finance & Investment Insights Analyst

Lanson Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanson Partners is seeking a Senior Analyst – Commercial Finance & Reporting in Sydney to drive financial reporting, analysis and strategic insights across a busy central Finance function.

The role offers exposure to organisation-wide investment activity and senior decision-making, with a focus on high-quality analysis, governance support and cross‑functional collaboration across Finance, Strategy and business units.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Financial analysis

Management reporting

FP&A

Excel

Stakeholder management

Tableau/Power BI

CA/CPA or equivalent

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Job description

Lanson Partners is seeking a Senior Analyst – Commercial Finance & Reporting in Sydney to drive financial reporting, analysis and strategic insights across a busy central Finance function.

The role offers exposure to organisation-wide investment activity and senior decision-making, with a focus on high-quality analysis, governance support and cross‑functional collaboration across Finance, Strategy and business units.