Commercial Analyst

• 12 month fixed-term contract
• Hybrid ways of working
• Melbourne based

We're REA 
  
With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group  is 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 have been 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 

It’s an exciting time to be part of Financial Services. You will be part of a team working together to solve unique challenges, like how to better connect Australian property seekers with finance and mortgage advice.

The Financial Services purpose is to offer home finance and other financial services to those using realestate.com.au for their property search. Given the opportunity of the size of that audience, the FS vision is to integrate a consumer’s property search with finance though a world class digital seamless process.

This will be achieved by building innovative consumer search and property finance application experiences that integrate the mortgage distribution channels of digital, phone and face to face. The financial services team is accountable for strategy development and execution, working with our banking and mortgage broker partners to build our capability and product offerings, leading sales management and engaging across the other lines of business in REA.

What the role is all about 

The Commercial Analyst will be a finance business partner supporting the Product & Technology portfolio across Financial Services.

• Drive and deliver accurate budgets, forecasts and long-range plans aligned to REA strategy
• Own month-end close and results across opex and capex, including accruals, with accurate reporting against budget and forecast and clear variance commentary
• Own the capitalisation of software development costs, including the capex/opex split and project level tracking
• Detailed analysis of cost drivers, including headcount, vendor spend and software licences to identify insights and trends
• Proactively partner with and influence key stakeholders / business unit owners
• Proactively identify and manage financial risks and opportunities with the business
• Respond to and actively seek out opportunities to improve current processes, systems and tools
• Drive improvements in reporting/analysis for management team, executive leadership and Board level reporting
• Strong financial control discipline, ensuring relevant SOX compliance requirements are met
• Provide ad hoc support and analysis, ranging from cost modelling for business initiatives, cost deep dives and payment transaction support

Who we’re looking for 

Our ideal candidate would have skills in the following areas:

• CPA or CA qualified and relevant tertiary qualifications
• 4+ years experience working in a commercially focused/business partnering capacity with prior Big 4 experience or technology sector finance partnering desirable.
• Advanced Excel skills, financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Strong initiative, willingness to take ownership and a team player 
• High attention to detail with tenacity to problem solve
• Strong written and oral communication
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and ability to manage a diverse stakeholder group

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.  

Some of our Perks & Benefits include:  

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working 

• Flexible leave options including, birthday leave and purchase additional leave 

• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers 

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

• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life   

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion   

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch. 

Join our Talent Neighbourhood 

Keen to be part of REA but didn't find a perfect match with this opportunity? Perhaps the timing isn't right? You should join our Talent Neighbourhood!  

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