Senior Financial Analyst - Perth, Australia - Alinta Energy

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    • Permanent position based in Perth CBD
    • Senior Financial Analyst within our Trading & Portfolio Management Business Unit
    • Work from home options | Great Employee Benefits | Career Growth

    Want a better job?

    You'll find it at Alinta Energy.

    We're making energy better for our more than 1.1 million customers – and we're making work life better for our 1,000+ people too.

    We believe in better
    At Alinta Energy, we're a friendly bunch working to be the best energy company. Our culture is collaborative, and our passion drives positive change for people and the planet.

    Over the past decade, we've evolved from a Western Australian residential gas retailer to one of Australia's largest energy retailers, generators, investors, and developers with infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.

    Australia's energy system is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history and we're right there with it.

    Help us make energy better

    About the role:

    We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Trading & Portfolio Management Finance team in Perth. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for partnering with the business and stakeholders to provide timely and robust financial analysis and reporting, supporting forecasting and planning activities, and collaborating with the Accounting function to improve core processes.

    Critical to the role's success is the ability to develop positive relationships with senior business stakeholders fostering a team culture aligned to our One Alinta values.

    In this role, you'll be:

    • Drive financial performance management: analyse monthly and forecast financial performance, recommend and collaboratively implement data integrity initiatives
    • Develop and deliver business goals: review and improve forecast models and systems, provide forecast information, analyse performance gaps, maintain industry awareness, and improve business processes.
    • Build productive relationships: maintain strong connections, and support stakeholder needs.

    Ideally, you'll bring to the role:

    • Experience in similar roles which provided base of technical know-how and accountability for results in a similar size business
    • Relevant tertiary qualifications (Commerce, Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering)
    • Membership of financial institutions and / or professional accounting desirable
    • Excel skills, with exposure to Oracle and PowerBI desirable
    • Curious, analytical, organised, deadline driven with resilience and the ability to operate in a complex and dynamic environment
    • Self-starter with excellent communication skills and strong stakeholder management abilities working with colleagues at all levels across multiple locations
    • Knowledge of energy markets, in particular the Western Australian Electricity and Gas markets is preferred but not essential

    This role best suits an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to drive financial performance, deliver business goals, improve business processes, and foster collaborative and productive relationships

    Enjoy better benefits - check our website for the full list

    One of the best things about Alinta Energy is we discover better together. If you like the sound of that, and you're a match for the role, we'd love to talk to you.

    Alinta Energy. That's better.

    We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

    If your application progresses, we will need to complete background and pre-employment checks, such as immigration checks, reference checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks, and additional checks for roles related to finance.

    We look forward to hearing from you.

    Click 'Apply' to submit your application.
    Closing date: Sunday 19th May 2024
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