Job Description

You will be working within the Lifebroker business unit who compare a variety of insurance products across 5 of Australia’s top insurers.  

Through our General Advice model, we provide the information necessary for our customers to make an informed decision to solve their insurance needs. We want our customers to turn to us in the first instance, to solve their insurance needs. 

What you will be doing:  

• Working within the sales team to achieve monthly sales targets. 

• Facilitate online and phone enquiries, providing a positive experience for all. 
• Contact, establish and maintain effective relationships with clients to manage policy renewals.  
• Educate clients about the available insurance products, to help each client gain a full understanding of their options. 
• Responsible to achieve monthly targets.  
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and generation of quotes. 
• Collaborate effectively with your team & other departments so clients experience an efficient and accurate application process.

Join the change. Together, we’ll make history.
 

As we keep the lights on for over four million customers and move towards a more sustainable way of life, it’s an exciting time to be at AGL. We’re re-imagining how homes and business live and work across the country and we want you to be a part of it. This moment will define our time, and your career as you work alongside Australia's best and brightest minds. You’ll grow and learn in a collaborative, safe and supportive environment and play your part in changing the course of tomorrow.
Everyone at AGL is an important part of building a better energy future and we want you to join in. 

About the role

• Bring your Finance Big4 and industry experience.
• Full Time Permanent role | Melbourne based.
• Discounts on energy, telcos and solar plans | Hybrid work.

Are you a finance professional with a passion for delivering exceptional results and working in a collaborative team environment? We have the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact as a Finance Analyst in our Trading & Origination team. You will be primarily responsible for delivering month end results and commentary, as well as supporting financial budgeting and forecasting.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, Trading, Reporting & Accounting you will:

• Lead the month-end close process for the Trading & Origination portfolio.
• Post journals and meticulously record non-financial data.
• Prepare comprehensive balance sheet reconciliations for key GL accounts.
• Supporting financial budgeting and forecasting processes
• Generate variance analyses and insightful commentary for actual results vs. prior periods and budget, contributing to monthly performance reporting.
• Provide monthly reporting and analysis of financial performance to key stakeholders.
• Responsively address external auditor queries during half-year and year-end reporting.
• Prepare variance analyses and related commentary for Cashflow & Balance Sheet.
• Compile data for ad-hoc external parties and regulators (e.g., ACCC, ABS, ATO).
• Provide valuable input to Trading & Origination reporting and other ad-hoc analyses as required by the business and Finance management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, fostering an environment of innovation and growth.

About you

What you’ll bring to the table

• Proven experience as a Finance Analyst, Accountant or similar.
• Finance experience in industry coupled with Big4 would be highly regarded.
• Qualified CA/CPA or working towards CA or CPA qualification.
• Exposure to Finance modules in ERP (preferably SAP).
• Proficient in MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Proven experience in month-end close processes and working with large complex data sets.
• Quick learner with the ability to connect business drivers to financials.
• Collaborative team player with experience working with various stakeholders.

We’d love to see your application by COB Wednesday 20 March 2024.

Please note - unsolicited resumes from agencies will not be accepted by AGL.

At AGL, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid work.
• Discounts on energy, telcos and solar plans.
• Participate in Energise - our reward & recognition program.
• Access 20 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary carer.
• Access to an additional week of recharge leave per year.
• Play an active role in our diversity & inclusion initiatives.
• Novated leasing and Electric Vehicle subscriptions.
• Access to study assistance, AGL’s share purchase plan and insurance deals.

*Benefits may change over time and vary based on location.

Inclusion at AGL
 

At AGL, we value diversity and welcome applicants from various backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, culturally diverse individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. AGL is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants to share their lived experiences.
We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and respect the privacy of those who choose not to disclose. To learn more visit: www.agl.com.au/careers 

AGL is a Circle Back Initiative employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

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About frank green

frank green isn’t a person, it’s a philosophy. We are frank about living green.

Our purpose is to stop single-use plastics. So, we create beautifully designed, functional, and innovative sustainable products that fit into your life, that you love to use and reuse, over and over again. Because we want to give people around the world the power and desire to make easy, sustainable change.

Your New Role

As the Finance Business Partner - Sales, you'll serve as the crucial link between finance, sales, and marketing, ensuring alignment of financial strategies with the dynamic objectives of our Sales and Marketing Teams. Primarily based at our head office in South Melbourne, you will also be spending time at our Warehouse in Dandenong South.

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you'll play a pivotal role in guiding short and long-term financial planning, overseeing budgets, providing insightful analysis, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Your ability to cultivate strong relationships with our sales and marketing teams will be instrumental in driving financial and strategic success within our organisation.

Your Day to Day

• Gather and synthesise data for Profit and Loss (P&L) analysis.
• Engage in scenario planning to navigate potential financial scenarios.
• Spearhead development of comprehensive fixed budgets, collaborating with sales and marketing teams.
• Monitor month-to-month execution of plans, balancing revenue and expense management.
• Craft detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports.
• Analyse financial and operational data to provide actionable insights.
• Prepare and present reports to executives and/or the Board of Directors.
• Create robust financial forecasts spanning 4-18 quarters.
• Conduct regular re-forecasting incorporating real-time market dynamics.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and strategic recommendations to management.

Your Skills

• CA or CPA Qualified.
• Mastery of financial principles including budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Strong analytical capabilities to distil complex data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication skills for translating financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability to navigate evolving business conditions and shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, data analysis tools, and enterprise-level financial software.
• Track record of fostering strong business partnerships, especially with sales teams.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and experience with NetSuite and BI tools advantageous.

The Perks

• A culture of smart, engaged, values driven people, where everybody’s voice matters.
• Staff discount on frank green products.
• Celebration birthday day off as paid leave.
• Plenty of autonomy and opportunity to grow.
• Fun and inclusive staff events and celebrations.
• Dog friendly offices.

Our Culture:

At frank green, we strongly believe in diversity and inclusion, and we make sure that our people feel welcome and our culture incorporates everyone's perspectives and experience.

We're creative, pragmatic and driven by the pursuit of “anything is possible”, but there's enjoyment in every meeting because we thoroughly enjoy the work we do and the impact it has. We're constantly growing, learning, adapting, and trying new things.

To Apply

We are always excited to hear from passionate, talented people. If this position sounds like your next job hit APPLY NOW!

Join the change. Together, we’ll make history.
 

As we keep the lights on for over four million customers and move towards a more sustainable way of life, it’s an exciting time to be at AGL. We’re re-imagining how homes and business live and work across the country and we want you to be a part of it. This moment will define our time, and your career as you work alongside Australia's best and brightest minds. You’ll grow and learn in a collaborative, safe and supportive environment and play your part in changing the course of tomorrow.
Everyone at AGL is an important part of building a better energy future and we want you to join in. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Business Energy Solution space for a Senior Finance Analyst, to be based in our Sydney or Melbourne office.

About the Role:

The Senior Finance Analyst role is instrumental in the build-up of the Budget, Forecast and Plan as well as ensuring all month end, half year and full year accounting and financial reporting requirements are delivered on time with a high standard.

This role will report on financial performance and results, providing analysis on drivers of variances. They will also have a thorough understanding of the business unit(s) they support and they will assist with financial analysis to provoke change and improve the overall performance of the business unit(s).

What you’ll be doing: 

• Provide excellent support to key stakeholders, establishing and maintaining effective relationships, gaining their trust and respect

• Perform the build up and upload of Budget, Forecast and Plan

• Undertake all month end, half year and full year accounting and financial reporting requirements

• Analyse, interpret and correct anomalies across Gross Margin, OPEX and D&A as well as investigate and report on key variances

• Manage progress of capital projects and expenditure

• Provide advice on accounting treatment for various transactions in the business unit(s)

• Provide input into the Board and Management accounts

• Perform other ad hoc requirements upon request in an accurate, efficient and timely manner

What you’ll bring to the table: 

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or related business discipline.

• CA/CPA qualifications

• Relevant practical experience in an accounting level role in similar or related businesses.

• Previous experience in gross margin build up and a thorough understanding of working capital and project accounting

• Proven business partnering and influencing skills

• Applied skills in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Advanced knowledge and application of an integrated IT financial system, such as SAP.

• Demonstrated superior analytical and conceptual skills.

• Proven experience in handling multiple responsibilities and meeting strict deadlines.

• Professional presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Motivated, self-starter with flexible and collaborative work style.

• Continuous improvement mind set

Inclusion at AGL
 

At AGL, we value diversity and welcome applicants from various backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, culturally diverse individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. AGL is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants to share their lived experiences.
We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and respect the privacy of those who choose not to disclose. To learn more visit: www.agl.com.au/careers 

AGL is a Circle Back Initiative employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Job Family Group:

About OES

Education Services (OES), part of the Seek Growth Fund, is a leader in online education, helping universities elevate student experiences in a digital era. With a proven collaboration process with universities, we have cultivated several transformative and long-lasting partnerships.

Our dynamic global team shares a vision to transform the student experience through innovation and collaboration. OES people are leaders in their respective fields, ensuring best practice strategic thinking is delivered in every element of our partnerships.

When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.

The Opportunity

Finance makes it easier for us to win together as a business.  Our team works side-by-side with every other team to help bring commercial thinking into what they do and make decisions that support our strategic and commercial objectives.

The Finance Analyst FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) role is a great opportunity for an aspiring Finance leader to be at the central of activities in guiding, setting and delivering OES Group financial objectives. The primary purpose of this role is to partner with senior managers, executives across Australia, UK and US  and the broader Finance team in coordinating and delivering OES Group’s short term, medium term financial objectives, and monthly forecasting of financial performance and capital investments.

Reporting to an experienced Commercial Finance Manager the key responsibilities of the role would include:

·       Coordinating and delivering the annual budget, medium term plan and monthly forecast for the OES Group’s financial performance and capital investment plan

·       Implementing the agreed capital investment framework across the business

·       Supporting broader stakeholders in formulating business cases

·       Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in current processes

·       Support the automation effort/system implementation for planning and reporting across Finance

·       Undertaking financial modelling/analysis to support planning and forecasting decisions

·       Building deeper commercial knowledge and capability through the business

·       Supporting building a high performing, supportive and collaborative culture

This is a temp to permanent opportunity for the right individual, with an initial 6 month contract. This role will suit an experienced Finance Analyst who looks to broaden experience and career in a progressive team and supportive organisation.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a high performing team and also autonomously manage own workload
• Strong financial modelling skills (advanced MS Excel skills)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fluid environment and manage competing priorities
• Experience developing long term plans and business cases
• Experience in the education industry or online learning is a plus
• Undergraduate degree (ideally Finance/Accounting/Commerce) and either part or fully qualified CA or CPA
• 3- 5 years experience in Finance (preferably in Financial Planning/Financial Analysis/Commercial finance business partnering role) or first mover from Corporate Finance/Transaction services department of professional services firms

What’s in it for you?

Along with joining a passionate, energetic and highly skilled team, this role will allow you to gain exposure to many growth and development opportunities. OES offers a hybrid, flexible approach to work, where we work 2-3 days from our state-of-the-art Cremorne office, and the rest from home (or wherever you choose!). Breakfast, snacks, table tennis, Nintendo Switch are all available in the office, as well as an in-house massage therapist and weekly staff drinks. Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.

If you are a self-started with strong desire to build long term value and passion to make a positive impact we would love to hear from you.

About OES

Online Education Services (OES), part of the Seek Growth Fund, is a leader in online education, helping universities elevate student experiences in a digital era. With a proven collaboration process with universities, we have cultivated several transformative and long-lasting partnerships.

Our dynamic global team shares a vision to transform the student experience through innovation and collaboration. OES people are leaders in their respective fields, ensuring best practice strategic thinking is delivered in every element of our partnerships.

When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.

The Opportunity

Finance makes it easier for us to win together as a business.  Our team works side-by-side with every other team to help bring commercial thinking into what they do and make decisions that support our strategic and commercial objectives.

The Commercial Finance Business Partner role is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to support growth and delivery of efficiencies in our core Education Partnership business unit across Australia and the UK. The primary purpose of this role is to be the trusted commercial partner for business stakeholders and executive team members in delivering to our strategic partnerships’ objectives.

The role will encompass business partnering, financial modelling/analysis and working collaboratively with the broader business stakeholders and broader finance team on a number of initiatives. The acquired deep knowledge on commercial performance will also support the monthly forecast and annual business planning process.

This is a proactive, commercial and strategic focused role and your day to day will include:

·       Working collaboratively with Marketing, Sales and Student Insights team in optimising decisions across the new student acquisition journey

·       Undertaking financial modelling/analysis to support strategic decisions and new business opportunities (organic or M&A)

·       Supporting broader stakeholders in formulating business cases

·       Working with key stakeholders to create short and longer term financial forecasts for the Education Partnerships business unit which feed into the monthly forecast and annual business planning process

·       Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in current processes

·       Building deeper commercial knowledge and capability through the business

·       Coaching and mentoring other junior members in the team and support building a high performing, supportive and collaborative culture

This role will report to an experienced Commercial Finance Manager and suit a senior Commercial Finance Business Partner/Junior Commercial Manager who looks for a breadth of commercial exposure with a view that they will take on people management over time.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a high performing team and also autonomously manage own workload
• Strong financial and business development modelling skills (intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills)
• Ability to think creatively and apply different problem solving and modelling techniques (creating models from scratch is not required as the business has existing commercial models/ templates) 
• Ability to work in a fluid environment and manage competing priorities
• Experience of developing long terms plans and business cases
• Desire to grow and develop team
• Experience in the Education sector would be viewed positively
• Undergraduate degree (ideally Finance/Accounting/Commerce) and either part or fully qualified CA or CPA
• 3-5 years experience in commercial finance business partnering role

What’s in it for you?

Along with joining a passionate, energetic and highly skilled team, this role will allow you to gain exposure to many growth and development opportunities. OES offers a hybrid, flexible approach to work, where we work 2-3 days from our state-of-the-art Cremorne office, and the rest from home (or wherever you choose!). Breakfast, snacks, table tennis, Nintendo Switch are all available in the office, as well as an in-house massage therapist and weekly staff drinks. Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.

If you are a self-started with strong desire to build long term value and passion to make a positive impact we would love to hear from you.