Assistant Finance Analyst

**Launch Your Finance Career with Us: Exciting Opportunity for an Assistant Finance Analyst in Sydney**

We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented entry-level Financial Analyst/Accountant to join our Finance and Advice team in Sydney.

This role supports month-end processes, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting in Consumer Finance within Insurance Australia’s CFO division, making it a great opportunity for recent graduates or those with a foundational understanding of finance and accounting principles.

**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 we can offer you**

At Suncorp, we offer benefits that support, empower, and reward our people. Some of our perks include:

- **Competitive Annual Salary + performance-based bonuses**:

- **Flexible Work Arrangement -**we operate a hybrid working model allowing you to work from the office and from the comfort of your home.
- **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

**What you’ll bring**
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Accounting, Finance, or similar (mandatory)
- Post-graduate qualifications or pursuing (CA, CPA, CFA, or similar) (Desired)
- Up to 2 years' experience in accounting/finance roles
- Experience or strong interest in financial services
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
- Strong analytical skills, including data analysis and business reporting
- Problem-solving mindset
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively to meet deadlines with high accuracy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS products, finance systems (e.g., Oracle, TM1/Cognos, Power BI)
- Knowledge of the Suncorp Group's business, products, and markets
- Familiarity with General Insurance P&L / IFRS17

At Suncorp, we’re committed to building futures and protecting what matters. We embrace diversity and encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement. We’d love to hear from you
- At Suncorp we believe we are our best when our workforce is as diverse, talented and passionate as the communities in which we live and operate, and where our people feel included, valued and connected. We are passionate about inspiring our people by creating a diverse, accessible, and inclusive culture, offering flexible work, career development and internal mobility, and building connected relationships amongst our team members and with our customers._

**Advertised**: 07 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 17 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time