Strategic Financial Analyst - Asset Development
In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in shaping major investment decisions and driving growth for one of Australia's most iconic infrastructure assets. Your analytical insight and financial modelling expertise will be instrumental in providing high-quality information and analysis to inform executive-level decision-making.
About the Role:
* This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at an exhilarating growth phase and contribute to the future-proofing of our business. You will work closely with the Corporate Finance team to support critical activities such as corporate valuation, long-term business planning, airlines agreements negotiation, and strategic growth capital project assessments.
* You will also maintain and refine our Long-Term Corporate Model (LTM) to support business planning, budgeting, and valuation cycles.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Maintain and improve the LTM, ensuring it remains an essential tool for business planning, budgeting, and valuation cycles.
2. Evaluate business plans, cases, and strategic projects, including modelling for airline agreements and pricing strategies.
3. Assess capital projects by testing assumptions, evaluating risks, and ensuring financial and strategic criteria are met.
4. Perform debt and capital structure analysis, valuation sensitivity, and scenario modelling to inform decision-making.
5. Monitor and report on key financial and business KPIs to track outcomes and provide financial advice across the business.
6. Apply modelling best practices to improve model integrity, functionality, and usability.
7. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance decision-making efficiency and consistency.
8. Support knowledge sharing and deliver training to build modelling capability across business units.
9. Contribute to various projects as required by the Head of Corporate Finance.
The Successful Candidate:
* Will possess a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, commerce, or a postgraduate qualification such as an MBA or Master in Finance.
* Have professional accreditation such as CFA, CA, or CPA.
* Demonstrate a thorough understanding of corporate finance principles, including valuation techniques and capital structures.
* Have experience applying accounting theory to financial analysis, including financial statement relationships and impacts.
* Ideal candidates will have trained within Business Modelling/Valuation/Corporate Finance teams in a professional services firm.
* Exhibit advanced financial modelling skills, experience with development and/or maintenance of 3-way (BS, PL & CFS) long-term corporate models, and familiarity with Excel modelling best practices.
Culture and Values:
We strive to create a culture where our team members understand that each individual is unique and that embracing diversity makes us more flexible, productive, and creative. We believe that diversity and inclusion will help us realise our greatest potential as a company and maximise the potential of all our team members.
Benefits:
* Free access to Higher State, our state-of-the-art Fitness Club & Wellness Hub.
* Airport car parking 24 hours/365 days a year for both business and personal use.
* Hybrid flexible working arrangements.
* Airport Holiday, an additional day of leave.
* Wellness Day, a further additional day of leave.
* Discounted onsite childcare at Creative Garden Early Learning.
* Mental health and well-being initiatives, including Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Long-term career and professional development opportunities.
* Active social culture and participation in a range of social impact days and activities.
* Signature Experiences including an airfield family day, and kids' footy day.
* Access to an employee benefits scheme including access to corporate rates and airport retailer discounts.