Assistant Finance Analyst

**Assistant Finance Analyst**

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented entry-level Financial Analyst/Accountant to join Finance and Advice teams. The role support the delivery of finance month end processes as well as reporting, forecasting and budgeting activities in CFO Insurance team.

This is a 12 month fixed term contact, offering 37.5 hours per week.

**What you’ll do**
- Deliver end of month finance processes in a timely and accurate manner.
- Proactively support with investigation and timely resolutions of data variances and reconciliations.
- Prepare and process accounting journals.
- Supporting delivery of key management reporting activities including monthly Management and Board reporting, Full Year and Half Year external reporting to the market.
- Support with maintenance and update of financial systems and databases.
- Analytical support with the forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to deliver performance management insights.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders to develop an in-depth understanding of business drivers and trends that support management reporting.

**What you’ll bring**
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Accounting, Finance, or similar (mandatory)
- Post
- graduate qualifications, or working towards (CA, CPA, CFA, or similar) (Desired)
- Up to 2 years of experience in accounting and finance discipline roles
- Experience within a financial services organisation, or strong interest in the industry
- Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information
- Strong analytical capability (incl. data analysis) with experience in accounting, business analysis, management reporting and / or decision support.
- Inquisitive mindset and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively to deliver tasks within tight timeframes and with a high degree of accuracy.
- Technical proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the broader MS products suite and finance system and reporting tools e.g. Oracle, TM1/Cognos, Power BI
- Good business knowledge of the Suncorp Group (i.e. understanding of our business, the products we sell and the markets we play in).
- Knowledge of the General Insurance P&L / IFRS17.

**What we can offer you**

Suncorp's employee benefits are designed to support, empower and reward our people. Some of our benefits include:

- **Competitive Salary**:

- **Employee discounts and rewards - **exclusive offers on more than 400 of Australia’s large retailers including Myer, David Jones, Coles and Woolworths. We also offer discounts across our brands and various products including Suncorp Insurance, AAMI, Shannons, Apia and GIO.
- **Study support** - We encourage external learning and offer study support to eligible employees, so you can continue to broaden your career opportunities while you work.
- **Parental Leave** - All permanent employees who are primary carers are offered 20 weeks parental leave.
- **Wellness** - We offer a wide range of initiatives to promote our employees’ health and financial wellbeing. This includes discounts on major brand health insurance, as well as discounted gym membership plans for our people.

It's worth noting that specific benefits may vary depending on the role, level, and location of the employee. For more on our employee benefits, Click Here

**Our Culture**

At Suncorp, our purpose has been at the core of our business for over 100 years. To deliver exceptional experiences we’ve had to become even more customer obsessed, innovative and performance driven than ever before.

Delivering on our purpose has always meant putting words into action. Building futures and protecting what matters is why we’re here. Caring for others, being courageous and doing the right thing underpins everything we do.

**Advertised**: 11 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 20 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time