Commercial Finance Analyst

L.E.K. is a global strategy consulting firm with offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. We counsel our clients on their key strategic issues, leveraging our deep industry expertise and using analytical rigor to help them make informed decisions more quickly and solve their toughest and most critical business problems.

L.E.K has 20 offices around the globe with over 200 staff. In Australia our offices are based in Sydney and Melbourne with approximately 120 employees and 20 Partners.

When you join L.E.K., you’ll enjoy all the benefits of a large, multinational organisation along with the advantages of being part of a close team working in an approachable, collaborative and supportive environment. You’ll be surrounded by highly motivated, high-achieving professionals who strive to have a transformational impact every day.

**Overview of the role**:
A fantastic opportunity exists for a high calibre commercial finance analyst to join this leading professional services company. This role will primarily be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, month end reporting, data analysis and projects, but will also need to have general knowledge of financial control, tax, working capital and audit.

**Key responsibilities**:
**1. Budgeting, Forecasting and monthly reporting**
- Oversee the annual budget and periodic forecast preparation
- Provide credible financial analysis to support monthly reporting, quarterly reviews, and strategic planning
- Analyse and report performance metrics against budget and forecast, and highlight areas of focus accompanied by recommendations

**2. Data and systems**
- Quick to navigate systems to extract, sort and present data
- Uses data driven insights to drive actions and performance
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Can comfortably navigate through SAP, Oracle, Concur, Salesforce and Thinkcell

**3. Leadership and commercial support**
- Build trust with partners whilst not compromising on the overall strategic imperatives of the firm
- Directly liaise with Group Finance and ensure we maintain strong relationships
- Design of financial models, scenarios and sensitivities for case and client profitability analysis
- Change leadership through implementing and driving change activities and providing thought leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders that strengthen the finance brand

**4. Financial control**
- Manage the monthly management reporting into group finance
- Assist in the strategic planning and implementation of internal control policies and procedures and ensure their regular review for continuous improvement and regulatory requirements
- Work closely with APAC and Group finance staff, to ensure alignment, consistency and best practice across the region and globally
- Work closely with external auditor and company secretary to maintain ASIC and other business registers
- Continuously improve the working capital and cash transaction process

**Key competencies**:

- Minimum 5 years’ relevant finance related experience
- Excellent communication skills
- High attention to detail, responsive, and a team player
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint essential
- Fluency with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Concur and Thinkcell desirable
- Demonstrated leadership potential, in a particular operating within a matrix structure
- Curiosity and passion for performance improvement, automation efficiencies and project management
- Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting principles, practices and procedures desirable
- Professional services industry background an advantage

**Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or related discipline
- CA/CPA qualified with at least 5 years’ experience post qualification

**Diversity and Inclusion at L.E.K.**

L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We appreciate the value of a diverse and inclusive workforce and are committed to a culture that is inclusive and accepting of all people. Above all, we are committed to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity.

L.E.K. acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land upon which we operate. We pay our respects to the Elders of the past, present and future and acknowledge their spiritual connection to Country.