Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst is a pivotal finance role focused on financial planning, budgeting, financial system enhancement, and delivering high-quality reporting and data analysis.

Reporting to the Commercial Financial Manager, you will be a trusted partner to senior executives and cost centre managers, delivering strategic insights and driving financial performance across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborate with business stakeholders and provide high-impact financial insights to inform senior executives and key stakeholders with valuable and timely information to support strategic decision-making and performance against KPIs.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support the delivery of the budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Operational FP&A Development: Help build the operational FP&A function to support the transition from construction to operational readiness, including development of financial performance metrics, KPIs and reporting frameworks.
• Cost Management: Monitor operational expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities to drive business value and achieve budget and financial objectives.
• Month-end Processes: Support monthly Profit & Loss reconciliation, variance analysis, accruals preparation, and procurement budget validation.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Deliver top-tier financial reporting, analysis, and budget variances, including Board reports, shareholders reports and Corporate Plans.
• System Enhancement: Maintain and improve the financial planning system, including data integrity, user training, troubleshooting, and reporting and budgeting upgrades.
• Process Improvement: Strategically improve procedures by enhancing financial and operational processes.
• Support Functions: Assist with financial accounting, resource planning, and audit processes.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in management accounting or financial planning.
• Airport or infrastructure experience preferred, with experience in large complex environments.
• Strong business partnering skills and proven ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Tertiary qualified in Accounting, Finance or equivalent business discipline.
• CA or CPA qualified preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Process Improvement: Strategically improve procedures by enhancing financial and operational processes.
• Support Functions: Assist with financial accounting, resource planning, and audit processes.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in management accounting or financial planning.
• Airport or infrastructure experience preferred, with experience in large complex environments.
• Strong business partnering skills and proven ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Tertiary qualified in Accounting, Finance or equivalent business discipline.
• CA or CPA qualified preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

About You

• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly communicate key messages to a range of stakeholders including report writing and presentation development.
• Experience working with ERPs, analytical tools, report writing, and digital dashboards.
• High attention to detail, ability to access data, analyse the information and apply business and professional knowledge.
• Ability to work on multiple issues simultaneously, with the ability to keep tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.

What We Offer

At WSI you're not just joining a team — you're becoming part of a community that thrives on purpose, passion and possibility.

We’re building a culture that brings out the best in people, empowering every individual to grow, contribute and shine. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your career to the next level, we offer experiences that unlock your full potential.

Our values power everything we do: 

• Safety                              Because nothing matters more. 
• Heart                                Our passion drives us in everything we do. 
• Striving                            To be different and better. 
• Achieving together        We make it happen with collaboration 
• Safety                              Because nothing matters more. 
• Heart                                Our passion drives us in everything we do. 
• Striving                            To be different and better. 
• Achieving together        We make it happen with collaboration 

Proudly working on Dharug land, we reflect the vibrant diversity of Western Sydney and welcome people from all backgrounds and abilities to be part of our journey.

Please let us know if you require any adjustments to the application or recruitment process.