Finance Analyst

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What’s in it for you?

As our Business Analyst - Finance you’ll be engaging in strategic business activities that stimulate growth from the perspective of demand generation as well as delivering critical insights that inspire meaningful reflection and prompt decisive action. You will also be offering guidance on achieving favorable commercial results.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commercial/Senior Commercial Analyst who is looking to take the next step up in their career to join our Markets Finance team in EY Oceania on a flexible, full-time permanent basis.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for monthly & weekly key performance reports to various stakeholders
• Monthly review of actuals with plan movements and provide explanation regarding the variances to leaders
• Provide key insights & analysis on the results and the commercial drivers behind it.
• Manage the Global integrated planning processes for the Region, working with markets leaders to establish and embed appropriate stretch targets. Including aligning partner accountabilities with markets metrics; Identify potential risks and challenges in achieving revenue plan and advice on strategies to address these.
• Providing key analysis on various drivers i.e., growth, margin & pricing
• Reviewing sales & pipeline and provide analysis when required to highlight key trends in the market for the firm’s footprint.
• Provide insights into performance by analysing data throughout the year on revenue, sales & pipeline, margin, trends, and annualized impacts, to support forward looking commercial insights and recommendations on how to achieve optimal financial performance.
• Creating and delivering insightful and impactful messaging to markets leaders, in support of decision making including placing financial metrics.
• Work with markets leadership / operations to identify reporting needs and strategy to respond including maximising usage of global reporting tool and library.
• Financial analysis related to engagement metrics and drivers (including margin improvement and resource/inventory management) to understand what is impacting performance.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a business analyst role
• Experience in a professional services environment preferred
• Experience in dealing with senior stakeholders
• Responds well under pressure
• Proven analytical skills
• Good skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI, Alteryx
• Excellent communication skills; the ability to negotiate and influence decision-making, and communicate effectively with senior management on progress, issues and resolutions
  
  

What We Can Offer You

• Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at www.ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Discover how, when and where you can work at www.ey.com/au/flexibility
• Learn about our commitment to DE&I at www.ey.com/au/diversity-inclusiveness
• Understand how our benefits can support you at www.ey.com/au/benefits
  
  

Acknowledgement of Country

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Apply now… we’re over 9,000 perspectives in Australia and we’re ready to welcome yours.

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Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

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Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider