Job Description

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- Commercial finance partnering role across property, operations and capital investment
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- National Multi-Site Business | 2 days WFH | CBD location
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- Permanent role | $140,000 + super + bonus & benefits, negotiable
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- Commercial finance partnering role across property, operations and capital investment
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- National Multi-Site Business | 2 days WFH | CBD location
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Are you a commercially minded Finance Analyst looking for a role where your analysis directly influences investment decisions, portfolio performance and operational profitability?

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This is an opportunity to join a well-established national, multi-site organisation in a high-impact Commercial Finance role. Working closely with Property, Operations and senior business leaders, you will provide the analysis, insights and financial discipline that support strategic decision-making across a large and evolving property portfolio.

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About the Role

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Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager - Operations, you will act as a trusted business partner to Property and Operations stakeholders. You will support the financial evaluation of lease renewals, relocations, exits and current-site opportunities, while providing insight into performance, capital investment, forecasting and portfolio strategy.
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Your responsibilities will include:

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- Partnering with Property and Operations leaders to provide commercial advice, financial analysis and decision support
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- Building trusted relationships across Finance, Property, Operations and corporate support functions
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- Preparing commercial investment cases and financial models for renewals, relocations, exits, new sites and other investment opportunities
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- Supporting proactive portfolio management, including lease-option decisions, renewals, exits and future-location opportunities
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- Monitoring portfolio performance and providing clear insight into opportunities, risks and investment priorities
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- Managing visibility of the new-site and capital-investment pipeline, including forward commitments and future funding requirements
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- Completing post-investment reviews to assess commercial outcomes, perks realisation and lessons for future projectsSupporting ownership of the capital expenditure portfolio and associated Right-of-Use assets
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- Preparing capex budgets, forecasts, reporting and investment-approval submissions
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- Monitoring actual spend against approved capital budgets and recommending reprioritisation where required
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- Reviewing monthly profit-and-loss performance and analysing key cost drivers, including inventory, remuneration and occupancy costs
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- Supporting budgeting and forecasting across capital expenditure, occupancy costs and new-site activity
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- Preparing operational incentive calculations and supporting review and sign-off processes
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- Ensuring lease-accounting data aligns with operational systems and reporting requirements
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- Analysing commercial trends, risks and performance drivers to identify opportunities to improve profitability
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- Producing clear management reporting, financial insights and executive-ready commentary
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- Contributing to continuous-improvement initiatives, ad hoc analysis and commercial projects as required
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About You

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- A degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline
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- CA or CPA qualification, or equivalent progress toward completion
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- At least five years' experience in commercial finance, FP&A;, business partnering or a related analytical finance role
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- Experience supporting a retail, property, multi-site, operational or project-based environment
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- Demonstrated experience preparing robust business cases, investment models and commercial analysis
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- Advanced Excel capability, including financial modelling, scenario analysis and large-data-set analysis
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- Solid budgeting, forecasting, management-reporting and financial-performance analysis experience
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- Experience with Power BI or a similar reporting and visualisation tool
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- Experience with SAP, TM1, ERP, lease-accounting or other enterprise systems will be highly regarded
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- A proactive, accountable and continuous-improvement mindset
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In return you will join a supportive finance team with scope to improve systems, reporting and decision-making processes, whilst enjoying hybrid working arrangements and competitive renumeration.

📌 Commercial Finance Analyst - Operations (New South Wales)
🏢 Alexander Appointments
📍 New South Wales