Financial Analyst

As a Financial Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting financial planning, performance reporting, and analysis that helps drive informed business decisions across Urban Utilities. Working within the Enterprise Performance team, you’ll provide valuable insights that contribute to improved operational and financial outcomes.

In this varied role, you’ll assist with the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and periodic performance reports, helping leaders understand business performance and progress against strategic and operational objectives. You’ll develop and maintain financial models, databases, and reporting tools, providing timely analysis and insights that support effective decision-making.

Partnering closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll build trusted relationships and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. You'll have the opportunity to identify smarter ways of working, leveraging digital tools and automation to enhance reporting, streamline processes, and deliver a seamless experience for both employees and the business.

You're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive business performance. You have strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities, thrive in a collaborative environment, and can confidently communicate financial information to a variety of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

Experience developing and maintaining complex financial models to support forecasting, scenario analysis, and business sustainability planning.

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data, identify trends, and assess risks and opportunities.

Experience conducting variance analysis, reviewing actual performance against budgets and forecasts, and providing recommendations to support data-driven decision-making.

Demonstrated involvement in budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning processes, including gathering inputs and supporting the preparation of executive-level reporting.

Knowledge of month-end financial processes, including accruals, prepayments, cost allocations, and financial reporting activities.