Finance Analyst

Babcock International • Henderson, WA

16d

About The Position

The Finance Analyst supports informed financial and commercial decision-making by delivering accurate analysis, forecasting, and financial insights. The role develops and maintains financial models for pricing, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and profitability analysis. Working with stakeholders across the business, the Finance Analyst identifies financial drivers, risks, and opportunities to support business performance and strategic objectives.

The position also supports budgeting and forecasting processes, monitors financial performance, contributes to reporting and ad hoc analysis, and provides timely KPI information to program stakeholders. It includes checking that costs are funded by contracts and supporting customer submissions in line with Commonwealth pricing principles.

The successful candidate must be an Australian citizen and able to obtain or maintain the appropriate Defence security clearance. The role offers agile working options, which may include flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or condensed working weeks.

Requirements

• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain or maintain a Defence security clearance.
• Relevant qualifications in accounting, finance, data analysis, or a related discipline.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with modelling tools.
• Experience using budget, forecast, and actual financial data to identify trends, variances, and improvement opportunities.
• Hands-on experience preparing variance analysis and commentary for internal stakeholders.
• Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, including data consolidation and validation.
• Experience collaborating with operational or project teams to gather financial inputs.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CA qualification, or currently working towards one.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models and dashboards to support business planning and decision-making.
• Analyse budgets, forecasts, and actuals to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct variance analysis between actual results and budgets and forecasts, providing clear commentary and insights.
• Collaborate with operational teams to gather financial inputs and understand business drivers.
• Monitor key financial metrics and performance indicators, and flag risks and anomalies.
• Support budgeting and forecasting by consolidating inputs and validating assumptions.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial data across systems and reports.
• Contribute to ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests from project teams or business units.
• Ensure costs are funded by the contract and highlight inconsistencies.
• Apply an understanding of Commonwealth pricing principles when pricing S&Q or other customer submissions.
• Help provide timely visibility of KPI information to program stakeholders to encourage prompt action when performance is off track.
• Work with stakeholders, including project controls, to improve forecast accuracy.

Benefits

• Agile working policies that may include flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or condensed working weeks.
• Attractive leave entitlements, including wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, and Defence reservist leave.
• Internal development programs and self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to study leave.
• Discounts across retail, health, entertainment, and travel through the beRewarded platform.
• Novated leasing options.
• Corporate shares plan.
• weRecognise program to recognise employees' work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed