Lead Finance Analyst

6 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Aurizon Full time

Job Number:
94496-541673

Work type:
Permanent - Full Time

**Location**:
Brisbane

Categories:
Analyst, Business Professional

**Location**: Brisbane

**About the role**:Aurizon is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to join the Containerised Freight Finance team. This role will focus on providing commercial and capital insights that drive sound investment decisions and support the growth of Aurizon’s containerised freight operations.

You’ll play a key role in building financial models, evaluating investment opportunities, and challenging business assumptions to ensure decisions are commercially robust and aligned to Aurizon’s strategic objectives. While this is a senior-level position, **it does not have any direct reports**, instead operating as a trusted business partner to commercial and operational leaders across the business.

**Key responsibilities**
- Provide strategic commercial and financial analysis to support business performance and investment decisions.
- Build, develop and maintain complex financial and valuation models for business cases, capital projects and commercial initiatives.
- Challenge assumptions and influence decision-making to ensure value creation and risk mitigation.
- Partner with operational and commercial teams to deliver meaningful insights and performance reporting.
- Support major commercial and capital projects through analysis, tracking and post-implementation review.
- Identify and implement initiatives to enhance business performance and financial governance.

**About you**

You’re commercially minded, analytical and confident engaging with senior stakeholders to influence business outcomes. You’ll bring:

- A degree in Commerce, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
- Experience gained in a Big 4 environment or within heavy industry, with a focus on commercial analysis, investment appraisal or business partnering.
- Proven experience in financial modelling, investment evaluation and strategic analysis.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge the status quo with well-founded commercial reasoning.
- The ability to balance strategic insight with hands-on analytical delivery.

**What we offer you**:
At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

- Development and growth opportunities.
- Access to mentoring and development programs.
- Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
- Parental leave program and super booster.

**About Aurizon.**

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

**Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.**

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.

**Advertised**: 23 Oct 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 30 Oct 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

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