Senior FP&A Analyst

Join a highly engaged, professional and collaborative team

Be an integral member of the Commercial Finance function

Permanent role based in Melbourne

We're REA

REA Group ( is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business, specialising in property.

With bold and ambitious goals, we are changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that's finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to be named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.

Where the team fits in

The Senior FP&A Analyst sits within the Finance and Business Services Group, headed up by the Chief Financial Officer. The Finance and Business Services team, or FaBS as we like to call them, is the engine room of the REA Group. The team is comprised of Finance, Risk & Assurance, Workplace Experience & Procurement, Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Corporate Communications.

This cross-functional group of individuals who are the best in their fields, provide strategic commercial input and guidance around decisions across all levels of the business, while continually improving the ‘behind the scenes’ of REA to support our people, drive efficiencies and maximise customer satisfaction.

What the role is all about

The Senior FP&A Analyst will be a key member of the broader commercial finance team with responsibilities including:

Group consolidation process, ensuring its accuracy and completeness

Analysis of monthly, quarterly and full year financials

Group reporting, gathering insights into performance from around the business for internal, intercompany and external audiences

A key contributor in Board reporting on monthly financial results, full year forecasts, and annual budgets

Maintain and analyse Group Headcount (including forecasts and budgets)

A key driver of the annual budget process being an owner of group level assumptions and drivers

Being a key contributor in the consolidation of long-term strategy outlook models

Own the commercial finance timetable and instructions for deliverables to enable our wider team

Developing processes for the use of planning tools for forecasting to enable the wider team

Contribute to the consolidation of weekly revenue analysis

Provide Group level ad hoc analysis and insights with a view to maximizing commercial outcomes

Drive improvements in reporting/analysis for operational management, executive leadership and Board level reporting

Engage closely with the financial accounting and group reporting teams

Ensure relevant Group SOX compliance requirements are met

Who we’re looking for

Someone with a few runs on the board – experience within Big 4 or in an industry environment in a commercial capacity

CA/CPA qualified

Analysis, modelling, budgeting and forecasting experience

Advanced excel skills

Strong initiative; willingness to take ownership

Excellent analytical capabilities, numeracy skills and accountability

Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens

Demonstrated commercial acumen and stakeholder management

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.

We offer: 

A hybrid and flexible approach to working

Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers 

Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing

Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.

Hack Days so you can bring your big ideas to life

Performance recognition programs because hard work should never go unnoticed

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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