Financial Planning

About State Sport Centres:

Are you ready to be a crucial part of the dynamic world of State Sport Centres? We are the heartbeat of premier multi-sport facilities in Victoria, dedicated to fostering peak performance, unlocking potential, and delivering world-class events. State Sport Centres are more than just facilities; we're the driving force behind sports enthusiasts reaching new heights. We exist to fuel passion, inspire excellence, and contribute to the well-being of the Victorian community. Join the team that transforms the sports landscape and creates a legacy of excitement, engagement, and inspiration.

About the role:

We're looking for a motivated FP&A Analyst to join our high-performing team supporting Victoria's premier sporting venues. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering core financial planning activities including annual budgets, monthly forecasts and insightful management reporting that supports strategic planning and operational excellence.

In this role, you'll help shape the future of sport and community access by developing and maintaining robust financial models, identifying process improvements and providing timely, accurate insights to inform decision-making. Working closely with the broader Finance team and operational leaders, you'll be right at the heart of where sport and business intersect.

As the FP&A Analyst your primary responsibilities will include:

• Support the annual budgeting process, encompassing identification of key initiatives and funding requirements, aligned to SSCT budgeting instructions around timelines and deliverables
• Support monthly forecasting process, ensuring alignment across the business lines and venues
• Analyse financial results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to business unit and venue leadership
• Standardise reporting templates and tools to ensure consistency and comparability across business units and venues
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in data analytics, reports automation and finance processes
• Develop strong relationship with the wider Finance teams to enable accurate and insightful commentary on commercial and operational drivers behind the results

Required skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
• A relevant professional certification (e.g., CPA, CA) is preferred
• 1- 2 years of experience in analysis or business partner's roles
• Strong understanding of financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting processes
• Competent from an analytical and numeric perspective and able to effectively communicate to non-financial team members
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to perform effectively under tight timelines in a highly dynamic environment
• Proficiency in financial software (D365 & Jet Report preferred) and familiar with various operational systems
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in Power Query and Power Pivot is highly desirable

Why is this a great place to work?

You will love working at the State Sports Centres. Here's just a few reasons why:

• Great staff benefits including free parking, gym membership, discounts at SSCT food & beverage and retail outlets and complimentary court hire for casual bookings across the stadiums
• Family and friends' discounts on gym membership
• Discounted access to holiday programs and creche for dependents
• Flexible working arrangements
• You will be surrounded by elite athletes daily and will be supporting a wide range of elite sports and world class events, as well as community sport and recreation
• You will be challenged daily and can develop yourself as a person as well as gaining valuable career skills
• We have a fantastic team of people who are great to work with.
• Join us in our mission to help people to be excited about sport, engage in healthy activity and feel inspired to be their best

How to apply:

Please send through a resume and cover letter supporting your application for this exciting role with State Sport Centres. We will be reviewing applications and commencing interviews as they come in, so please don't delay in applying. For further information please contact Abs Grant, Talent Acquisition Business Partner +61 3 9926 1358

SSCT values diversity, is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and from people with disabilities. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are visitors to our venues and facilities. Successful applicants will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check before being able to commence employment.

• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits

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