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Senior Financial Analyst

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Hybrid
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
Hybrid
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
Senior Financial Analyst supporting Commercial Finance through management reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, business cases, investment appraisals, valuation analysis, and strategic decision support. The role partners with Commercial leaders and Finance stakeholders to identify performance trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
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Company Description

MAKE IT FLEXIBLE

At Sydney Airport, the future of air travel is shaped by you.

As a team, we connect the world. More than just a hub of activity and boundless energy, we’re creating a destination of amazing experiences. Like seeing wonderful moments unfold in front of you, knowing “I made that possible!”.

Dynamic. Fast-paced. We thrive in a place where fresh challenges land daily. Backed by positive and supportive team players and inspiring leaders, we adapt to change. Driven to grow. Owning every action. To do things better.

As smart, problem-solvers, we are always learning and growing. And that’s easier to do alongside passionate experts, as we collaborate across teams readily sharing our knowledge.

Each day is a new journey, as we bring an exciting vision to life. With significant capital investment in new, improved infrastructure, there’s never been a better time to expand your potential at Sydney Airport. The range of responsibilities and diverse pathways you can take on with us, are surprising.

We are SYD. United in the pride that comes with welcoming the world at Australia’s premier gateway.

Job Description

About the role 

This is a 12-month max-term contract opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Commercial Finance team, working closely with the Commercial business to turn financial and operational data into meaningful insights that support decision-making. You’ll play an important role across performance reporting, forecasting and planning, while providing analysis that helps identify key trends, risks, opportunities and business drivers. 

Beyond the core FP&A responsibilities, you’ll get exposure to business cases, investment appraisal, commercial modelling and strategic initiatives. Working closely with leaders across Commercial and the broader Finance team, you’ll help evaluate opportunities and provide the financial insight behind important commercial decisions. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to 

  • Deliver monthly management accounts, performance reporting, variance analysis and KPI reporting. 

  • Support annual budgets, forecasts and long-range planning, maintaining financial models and forecasting tools. 

  • Turn financial and operational information into insights on performance drivers, trends, risks and opportunities. 

  • Develop business cases, investment appraisals and financial models to support commercial and strategic decisions. 

  • Provide analysis across contract evaluations, pricing reviews, tenders, investments and valuation activities. 

  • Partner with Commercial leaders, senior stakeholders and the broader Finance team to support informed decision-making. 

About you 

  • Tertiary qualifications in finance, accounting or a related discipline, with CA or a similar professional qualification. 

  • Strong experience across month-end reporting and FP&A processes within a corporate environment. 

  • Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insights. 

  • Experience with financial modelling, business cases and investment or valuation analysis, including concepts such as DCF, IRR and cost of capital. 

  • Confident business partnering and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at different levels. 

  • Advanced Excel and financial systems capability, with experience using Power BI and ERP or general ledger systems such as Oracle highly regarded. 

What we offer

To find out more about the amazing work environment here at SYD, be sure to check out the Join us section of Sydney Airport’s website, where you can also see more about our flexible culture and work practices, alongside our other Employee benefits, or take a look at our LinkedIn Sydney Airport: Life page.

Make it Amazing

SYD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations Australians, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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