Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

At Camp Australia (CA), children are at the heart of everything we do. We guide children’s growth before school, after school and on their holidays. Our engaged educators foster a safe, inclusive environment where children can relax, have fun, and grow.

We partner with government, independent and religious schools across Australia. As every school is different, and every child is unique, we tailor our programs to consider each school, their community, their parents and children. We are continually improving the quality of our service delivery as we strive to deliver Service Excellence every day, every session.

We created our new values: courage, gratitude, respect, joy and belonging, by listening to the voices of everyone in our team, and they speak to who we aspire to be and how we act toward each other. Our values ensure we put people at the heart of our organisation and everything we do. At CA, we are building a culture that makes CA the best place to do the work our team loves

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

During this time of growth, we are seeking an experienced FP&A Analyst to join our close knit and high performing finance team. In essence, this role exists to deliver strategic planning and forecasting for CA and to provide detailed and intuitive analysis on existing and ad-hoc reporting streams. You will partner with the broader finance team and other corporate teams across CA.

**YOUR ROLE**
- Support the end-to-end annual budget cycle, including planning, analysis & modelling, as well as assist with the preparation of the periodic reforecasts with rolling predefined responsibilities for each iteration.
- Co-ownership & development of Camp Australia’s financial models, including the GM & OPEX models, the 5-year financial plan, cash flow model.
- Proactively identify risks & opportunities across the entire business, provide rectification suggestions when applicable.
- Creation and delivery of a 3-way reporting model to meet the needs of the business and streamline reporting to shareholder group.
- Engagement with key business stakeholders to better understand their business functions, non-financial drivers & their current vision to accurately convey their CA financial footprint.
- Create & provide predictive analytics & commentary to help support base-line assumptions and scenario planning.
- Assist with the preparation of the Monthly Board report: analysis, commentary & query clarifications.
- Driving GM gap to forecast analysis & provide support to the Financial Control team on all gap to forecast items, taking ownership of the larger variance items as required.

**ABOUT YOU**

This position would suit an ambitious CPA/CA professional with strong financial modelling skills looking for their next challenge in their career and the opportunity to influence and drive change across the FP&A space & the wider business.

Our wishlist includes:

- Tertiary qualifications in Finance and/or Accounting
- CPA/CA qualification preferred but not essential.
- 5+ years’ experience in a financial planning or commercial finance role
- Advanced Excel financial analysis and modelling skills
- Intermediate/advanced PowerPoint experience
- Experience working in a service based business

**WHY JOIN OUR TEAM**

Our team is our greatest asset, so you will be joining a friendly and supportive one who are passionate about Guiding Childrens’ Growth. We are the leader in our field and our plans to grow will provide career development opportunities for those looking to grow with us. We offer a competitive salary package, paid parental leave, and wellbeing days to ensure our team feel appreciated and supported.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Please submit your resume and cover letter ASAP