Business Commercial Analyst
Job No:
N49734
Location:
North Ryde
- Permanent full time position
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North Ryde base location with free on site parking
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Work life balance, salary packaging and a monthly rostered day off
The Company
At New Horizons you can discover your potential and make a difference. Through honest advice, collaboration and choice we help people to improve their wellbeing and reach their goals.
We've been at the forefront of innovation since we established the worlds first social enterprise in the mid '60's. Today we're a team of more than 900 people working together to enhance wellbeing.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for someone to provide strategic analysis and recommendations for services and business growth, through ‘deep dive’ data mining. Our ideal candidate will have experience analysing company performance and a proven record in influencing decisions and change through sound and innovative recommendations, as well as achieving positive financial results.
In this role the incumbent will need to think outside the box to analyse complex data and understand business impacts due to data quality issues, to achieve high data quality and analysis.
This is a great position for someone who enjoys variety in their role, or is looking for more exposure to an analytical commercial role.
Based in North Ryde, you will report to the Business Commercial Manager in our Portfolio Department. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity operating between the hours of 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
This position supports projects and strategic business decisions, key responsibilities will vary based on priorities but could include the following:
- Apply strategic thinking which demonstrates the big-picture, with long-term thinking and supporting analysis.
- Challenging the status quo
- Ensuring due diligence in decision making and request for proposal processes
- Analysing the holistic profitability and efficiency of New Horizons or a program area
- Conducting company financial, staff, customer data analysis in order to formulate recommendation reports, historical analyses and trend forecasts
- Undertaking qualitative and quantitative analysis of potential strategic business initiatives and providing business case assessments
- Analysing, evaluating and reporting on the commercial viability of various business proposals
- Making recommendations for profit improvement strategies and review the viability and appropriateness of expenditure/business plans
- Preparing budgets to support tender processes
- Providing business analysis for contracts and contribute to contract negotiation for existing and new business
- Helping to establish company wide data analysis best practice, processes and systems
- Servicing various business units with regular and ad-hoc data analysis of information to provide insight into relevant business drivers
- Applying financial acumen including budgeting, analysis and modelling, and benchmarking
- Being accountable for management of portfolio budgets, and communicating with the Customer Service delivery teams about financial requirements and performance
- Helping create a financially prudent culture, promoting the balance of not for profit but also not for loss
Skill and Experience:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience undertaking strategic analysis and modelling
- Strong computer skills in Excel, SQL, BI reporting tools such as Power BI
- Tertiary qualification in business or accounting
- Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- In depth knowledge and advanced proficiency in Excel and other modelling tools
- Experience in providing expert advice and recommendations at senior and executive level
- Proven ability to prioritise a high workload and juggle competing demands
- Experience in trend analysis and report-writing skills for an executive audience
- Acute attention to detail and accuracy
Rewards and Recognition:
If you're looking for somewhere to pursue your passion, apply your initiative and make a difference you could benefit from:
- Salary packaging of up to $15900+ in tax free pay per FBT year
- Professional development opportunities and secondments
- Internal and external learning and development opportunities
- Workplace mentoring
- A supportive corporate culture and working environment
- Leave loading and superannuation
- Access to flexible work arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program providing counselling services
- Eligibility for our recognition program and celebration of service.
Click here to read more about how working at New Horizons supports you to discover your potential.
To Apply:
If you are interested in the position please complete the online application below. Your application must include a cover letter that identifies how your skill, ability and experience meets the key result areas of the attached position description.
Applications close 5pm, 1st of June 2017 or until a suitable candidate has been identified.
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