Nearmap is the Australian-founded, global tech pioneer innovating the location intelligence game. Customers rely on Nearmap for consistent, reliable, high-resolution imagery, insights, and answers to create meaningful change in the world and propel industries forward. Harnessing its own patented camera systems, imagery capture, AI, geospatial tools, and advanced SaaS platforms, Nearmap stands as the definitive source of truth that shapes the livable world.
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Job DescriptionNearmap is the Australian-founded, global tech pioneer innovating the location intelligence game. Customers rely on Nearmap for consistent, reliable, high-resolution imagery, insights, and answers to create meaningful change in the world and propel industries forward. Harnessing its own patented camera systems, imagery capture, AI, geospatial tools, and advanced SaaS platforms, Nearmap stands as the definitive source of truth that shapes the liveable world.
We are rapidly expanding and are looking for a smart and motivated Financial Analyst to join our growing team. Reporting into the Commercial Finance Manager – Technology, the Financial Analyst will contribute to the setup of the budget and forecasts and will subsequently be responsible for analysing the operational performance of key cost drivers against budgets and forecasts. These key drivers include cloud computing costs, capture costs, and headcount costs amongst others. Further roles and responsibilities include:
Budgeting and Forecasting Process
- Support the Commercial Finance Manager in engaging with senior leadership teams to prepare and execute to budget/forecast.
- Own the analysis of the key cost drivers:
- Capture costs – Volume, Mix and Rate analysis
- Cloud computing costs
- Licence/subscription costs
- Headcount costs
- Provide timely analysis and updates to the various stakeholders during the budget/forecast process
Reporting
- Review and validate month-end accruals with the Financial Control team.
- Ensure consistency of data across all systems used to prepare internal analysis
- Prepare timely P&L commentary & internal analysis for the group FP&A team during month-end and the budget/forecast processes.
Financial Modelling
- Develop and maintain detailed financial models in excel or Business Intelligence tool (Looker) using large data sets.
- Provide ad-hoc modelling assistance for project business cases, insights and recommendations where required
Manage Systems and Processes
- Develop reports in Adaptive (CPM), Looker (BI) and Excel to streamline stakeholder reporting.
- Pursue opportunities to improve month-end processing through better utilisation of systems (Looker, Netsuite (ERP), Adaptive, Excel)
- Drive improvements in reporting, including accessibility of reports and information.
- 2-5 years of previous experience in the finance & accounting industry
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience managing multiple stakeholders at all levels from staff to Directors to senior leadership simultaneously.
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting/business/commerce
- Professional qualification CA or CPA preferred
Skills
- Strong data analysis, modelling and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to make the complex simple
- Ability to adapt to shifting business requirements and priorities
- Advanced Excel skills manipulating large data sets.
- Ability to learn new systems such as Looker, Adaptive and Netsuite quickly.
Personal Attributes
- Focuses on stakeholder requirements.
- Takes a collaborative approach in bringing finance and the operational departments together to meet corporate targets.
- Possesses strong emotional intelligence, is positive, influential and professional.
- Possesses the ability to work autonomously with a high level of attention to detail.
- Takes initiative and is comfortable in a fast paced, highly dynamic environment.
Some of our benefits
Nearmap takes a holistic approach to our employees’ emotional, physical and financial wellness. Some of our current benefits include:
- Quarterly wellbeing day off - Four additional days off a year as your "YOU" days
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Team Hackathons and Pitch-fests
- Wellbeing and technology allowance
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Nearmap subscription (of course!)
- Stocked kitchen with access to all the sustenance you need
- In-office Lunch every Tuesday and Thursday at our Sydney CBD office
- Showers available for anyone cycling to work or lunchtime gym-goers!
Working at Nearmap
We move fast and work smart; often wearing multiple hats. We adapted to remote working with ease and are continually looking at ways to improve. We’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture, and maintain a safe environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can be themselves.
If you can see yourself working at Nearmap and feel you have the right level of experience, we invite you to get in touch.
Watch some of our videos and find out more about what a day in the life at Nearmap looks like.
- https://youtu.be/WSMYfAEdAe4
- https://youtu.be/ZEGdSLWdrH0
- https://youtu.be/JuHBJk2uuD8
- https://youtu.be/8mSSG6uICW0
Please note: Successful candidate must have full working rights to work in Australia. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas for overseas candidates at this stage.
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