Senior Finance Analyst
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Responsibilities
- Divisional Analysis & Reporting (75%)
- Lead Monthly Performance Reporting: Own the delivery of monthly performance packs for the C&I Executive Leadership Team and Group Executives, ensuring deep-dive commentary goes beyond the "what" to explain the "why."
- Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive the coordination and consolidation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasting cycles across the C&I Division.
- Systems Leadership: Act as the divisional lead for finance systems (Oracle/Hyperion), ensuring data integrity and providing advanced support/training to BU finance teams.
- Process Transformation: Proactively identify and implement continuous process improvements, leveraging automation and better data visualization to streamline divisional workflows.
- Ad-hoc Commercial Projects: Execute complex financial modelling and business case analysis to support strategic investments or divisional restructuring.
- Procurement & Contract Oversight: Maintain the C&I Divisional procurement contract register, proactively monitoring upcoming renewals and establishing renewal checkpoints with Contract Owners and relevant finance members in advance of business case submission.
- Licensing BU Business Partnering (25%)
- Full Cycle Financial Ownership: Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles specifically for SAE Licensing, ensuring alignment with broader C&I divisional targets.
- Month-End Performance Reporting: Deliver month-end financial reporting and aged debtors reporting by licensee, providing clear commentary on performance drivers and variances to budget.
- Revenue & Royalty Management: Perform the critical annual reconciliation of royalty revenue, ensuring all licensee payments are accurate and compliant with contractual terms.
- Accounts Receivable Oversight: Manage the end-to-end invoicing process for licensees; monitor payment cycles and provide strategic aged debtors reporting to senior leadership. Being the primary point of contact for chasing outstanding payments to optimize cashflow
- A relevant degree qualification in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration and preferably CA or CPA qualified. Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a commercial finance or FP&A role, with a proven track record of moving from data processing to insight generation.
- Business Partnering: Demonstrated experience in a business partnering capacity, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance stakeholders.
- Analytical Rigor: Advanced financial modeling skills and the ability to work systematically through complex matters and positively influence outcomes.
- Communication: Highly developed interpersonal skills with the build effective relationships with stakeholders across the senior management and across the Navitas Group.
- Technical Proficiency: Expert-level Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Commercially aware and financially astute mindset, understanding of how specific drivers impact business performance.
- Demonstrated attention to detail to ensure highly accurate reporting is delivered to key stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Willingness to engage in and contribute to an organizational culture that fosters personal responsibility, initiative, and a strong commitment to better outcomes.
- What we can offer
- We offer careers across our global operations
- We recognise and reward.
- We understand the importance of showing appreciation.
- We care for you. We offer a range of employee benefits, support to help you be your best, and flexibility, to help us all thrive.
- Navitas is where work has meaning. Our impact is far-reaching - we create lasting legacies for students and communities.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning for your development
- 2 days a year volunteer leave for causes you are passionate about
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- We encourage applications from candidates with disabili
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Additional Information
The Senior Finance Analyst is a pivotal role within the C&I Divisional Finance team. The role will be responsible for leading the analysis of complex financial data and delivering high-level strategic insights into the performance of the C&I Division. The role will also support the coordination and consolidation of budgeting and forecasting processes pivotal to the execution of C&I's strategic business objectives. This is a dual-focused role: providing divisional-level consolidation and reporting to senior executives (CFO/CEO), while also providing finance business partnering support for SAE Licensing taking approximately one day per week. This row will drive the budgeting and forecasting processes and act as a key commercial advisor for the growing Licensing business to help execute C&I's strategic objectives
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