Financial Analyst

About the Company

Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) plays a critical role in supporting Australia’s naval shipbuilding enterprise and managing nationally significant defence infrastructure. Based in Adelaide, ANI is responsible for delivering and managing infrastructure that supports the long term development of Australia’s naval capability. This is an opportunity to join a professional finance team within an organisation contributing to nationally significant projects.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Senior Financial Analyst, the Finance Analyst will support the CFO and finance leadership team across financial reporting, analysis and key accounting functions. The role will contribute to month end reporting, financial analysis and technical accounting related to large scale infrastructure assets. A key focus will be fixed asset financial management, ensuring the accurate maintenance and reporting of ANI’s infrastructure asset base.

The successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining strong financial processes, supporting accurate reporting and contributing to the effective management of significant infrastructure assets.

About the Person

You will be a technically strong accounting professional who enjoys working with financial data and contributing to high quality reporting. You will bring strong attention to detail, the ability to analyse and interpret financial information and a proactive approach to supporting the finance team. You will also be comfortable working independently and taking ownership of your work within a supportive finance team. Experience gained within Big 4 or mid tier firms will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Support month end processes and general ledger close

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and support financial reporting

• Perform fixed asset financial management including maintenance of asset registers, reconciliations, commissioning, valuations, impairment and disposals

• Assist with monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting

• Provide financial analysis and insights to support decision making

• Support financial systems and processes including TechnologyOne

• Liaise with auditors and external stakeholders where required

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting, finance or commerce

• CA or CPA qualified or currently studying

• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain a baseline security clearance

• Approximately five to six years experience in a finance or accounting role, with some flexibility for high performing candidates

• Strong experience supporting month end reporting and reconciliations

• Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability

• Experience working with financial systems, ideally TechnologyOne

• Post qualification experience within professional services, infrastructure or other asset intensive industries will be highly regarded

Culture of the business:

ANI offers a professional and collaborative working environment supporting nationally significant infrastructure projects. The finance team values accountability, technical capability and a proactive approach to delivering high quality financial outcomes. Employees benefit from a supportive leadership team and flexible working arrangements including a 9 day fortnight.