About the Company
Our client is a well-established, globally backed organisation operating in a fast-paced manufacturing and operational environment. They are focused on performance, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making across their operations.
About the Role
The Business Analyst will prepare detailed analysis of production performance, efficiency reporting, financial modelling and cost benefit analyses to support business strategy and informed decision-making.
This role will also run and manage a dedicated reporting platform (Power BI) for business performance reporting, and will act as direct support to the Regional CFO for special inquiries and projects.
Key Responsibilities
Analysis & Reporting
Review financial and operational data to develop reports, analysis and recommendations for Executive and Senior Managers
Prepare efficiency and production performance reporting across the business
Provide business insight reporting to improve performance through data analysis available through company systems
Planning, Monitoring & BI
Develop metrics, dashboards and visualisations to measure performance across the business
Identify data requirements and sourcing mechanisms to deliver informative dashboards and reporting
Champion improvements to the organisation’s analytical tools to meet stakeholder requirements
Budgeting & Forecasting
Work with the finance team to establish key internal reporting including actuals, budgets and forecasts
Support reporting and analysis required for executive decision making
Projects & Continuous Improvement
Undertake financial project analysis to support operational and business requirements
Identify key data and insights to recommend continuous improvement opportunities
Support business integration projects (including finance-led initiatives)
Stakeholder Support
Provide operational reporting support to the Regional CFO
Prepare data for presentations, executive/customer meetings within required timeframes
Validate data and deliver accurate reporting required by internal teams and customers
Skills and Experience
Essential
Tertiary qualification in Finance, Economics or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
Experience in a similar Business Analyst / Financial Analyst type role within a complex environment
High level of computer literacy and strong working knowledge of reporting tools
Demonstrated experience with business intelligence and analytics (Power BI)
Ability to combine data from multiple sources
High-level analytical capability and attention to detail
Willingness to travel occasionally within Australia (less than 10%)
Desirable
Knowledge of DBMS concepts including tables, joins and SQL querying
Experience with Business Central (Nav)
Experience within a manufacturing or mining-centric organisation
Why Join Our Client?
Strategic role supporting senior leadership and operational performance
High impact position driving insight and improvement across the business
Opportunity to develop advanced BI reporting capability
Collaborative team environment with exposure to executive-level projects
Apply now if you’re a data-driven analyst who enjoys working in operationally complex environments and wants to make a real impact through meaningful reporting and business insights.