Business Analyst

LMS Energy is Australia’s largest emissions reducer and the national leader in biogas-to-energy and solar on landfill. LMS requires the services of a full-time or part-time, 12-month fixed term contract, Business Analyst in Unley, South Australia

As part of our team, you’ll work alongside the General Manager – Joint Ventures, providing valuable support to help LMS meet its financial, operational, and governance commitments under an exciting new national joint venture with a top-tier client. This role offers the chance to broaden your experience across financial analysis, compliance, governance, and stakeholder engagement, while contributing insights that support decision-making across multiple sites. By connecting our Joint Venture obligations with our corporate functions, you’ll play an important part in strengthening processes, supporting growth, and delivering positive outcomes for our partnerships.

Why LMS Energy?

Be a part of an inclusive team, where everything we do is inspired by our vision to be the leading bioenergy and methane abatement company, powering the circular economy. Our people are supported by management with an open-door policy, while training and development opportunities means we enjoy an unrivalled level of personal progression and growth. At LMS, we have an average staff tenure of five years. In our Engagement Survey for 2024, 94% of employees either agreed or strongly agreed that they would recommend LMS as a place to work. Why? We truly value our people. Without our people, we would not be the great business we are today

Our commitment to you:

Health, wellbeing and flexible working options, including the opportunity to work from home, flexible start and finish times, a weekly wellbeing hour and access to our holistic Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Learning and development in a supportive team environment with professional, safety and technical training opportunities and growth pathways.

Community impact with participation in various charitable activities and volunteering opportunities using a “Give Back Day.”

Diversity, equity and inclusion committee and focus groups, ensuring a workplace where every individual feels valued, included and empowered.

Responsibilities:

Review and track financial performance against P&L and cashflow budgets across joint ventures.

Develop and implement data collation, reporting, and analysis to ensure contractual and financial obligations are met.

Identify and address gaps against contractual and financial targets, proposing corrective action plans.

Assist with invoice preparation, validation, and dispute resolution, including recipient-created tax invoices.

Support KPI incentive and deduction regimes with accurate calculation and documentation.

Prepare mitigation or rectification plans for KPI failures and track outcomes.

Support development and monitoring of OPEX, CAPEX, and business growth budgets.

Act as the liaison between the General Manager Joint Venture and corporate functions (finance, legal, environment, compliance, safety).

Collate, analyse and report on risk, safety, environment, compliance, and procurement across JV sites.

Produce JV Board and Committee Reports, agendas, and minutes, and governance documentation.

Strengthen governance frameworks, reporting processes, and decision-making tools.

Support contract management and compliance with JV Agreements and legal obligations.

Requirements:

Tertiary qualifications in business, commerce, information systems or a related field.

Proven experience as a business analyst, ideally in infrastructure, energy, or waste management sectors.

Strong financial and commercial acumen, with ability to interpret P&L, forecasting and performance data into actionable insights.

Experience in budget preparation, financial analysis, and variance reporting.

High-level analytical, reporting, and documentation skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Demonstrated corporate governance, reporting, and board/committee support experience.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence in presenting to senior leadership and governance forums.

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and represent LMS internally and externally.

Australian Drivers Licence

Upholds LMS’ company values and culture

Please email applications to employment@lms.com.au, quoting job reference COR-074-090925

We are continuously searching for passionate individuals that value the environment, have a caring outlook, and want to work towards a brighter future. If this sounds like you, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you Check out our website to learn more about what we do https://www.lms.com.au/ .

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