Financial Analyst - Reporting & Automation

Job Description

Financial Analyst - Reporting & Automation

• Permanent, full-time role with competitive remuneration and benefits
• Location: Macquarie Park, Sydney, NSW

• Career growth: Develop your skills in financial reporting, automation and analytics across a complex ANZ business
• Professional development: Gain hands-on experience modernising finance processes, dashboarding and AI-enabled reporting

As a Financial Analyst - Reporting & Automation, you will play a key role in supporting the Animal Health Australia and New Zealand markets through financial insights, analytics and dashboarding. This role focuses on improving reporting efficiency, automating processes and delivering high-impact insights to support commercial decision-making.

Working as a valued business partner, you will collaborate with finance and commercial teams across ANZ to identify reporting needs, build dynamic dashboards and streamline recurring reporting cycles through modern tools and AI-enabled workflows.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

Reporting, Automation and Process Improvement

• Identify repetitive reporting tasks across AU and NZ and automate extraction, transformation and distribution
• Streamline month-end close, forecast packages and variance analysis
• Reduce reporting preparation cycle times and improve efficiency
• Modernise FP&A reporting processes using available technologies and AI-driven workflows

Dashboarding and Analytics

• Design, build and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards for commercial leaders
• Develop standardised KPI scorecards covering sales, gross-to-net, OPEX and margin analysis
• Ensure seamless data refreshes and strong data integrity across models
• Deliver insightful analytics and reporting that support planning, performance evaluation and decision-making

AI and Technology Integration

• Use generative AI tools and structured prompt engineering to draft commentary, analyse variances and summarise trends
• Implement automation tools to connect disparate financial data sources
• Support the introduction of modern finance technologies to improve reporting quality and speed

Commercial Business Partnering

• Partner with commercial and cross-functional stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand to understand reporting requirements
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including senior management, to meet deadlines and financial requirements
• Support any other tasks, projects or activities required by the Finance Lead

What You Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or a related field
• CPA, CA, CIMA or equivalent qualification is a plus
• Prior solid experience in FP&A, financial reporting, business analytics or finance transformation
• Advanced Power BI skills, including DAX and Power Query
• Experience with Power Automate, SQL, VBA and SAP
• Practical experience using enterprise AI tools for finance workflows and analysis
• Strong analytical skills and ability to think beyond the numbers
• Excellent planning, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills
• Ability to build effective relationships and work across senior stakeholders
• Experience in pharmaceutical or Animal Health industry preferred but not essential

What You Can Expect

• Work autonomously whilst being supported,encouraged and being part of a trusted Global Leading Animal Health organisation
• The opportunity to helpmodernise finance reporting across a major regional business
• Acollaborative team environment with strong business partnering exposure
• Support togrow your technical, analytical and commercial skillset
• The chance to work withmodern tools, automation and AI-driven finance processes
• Location is Macquarie Park (Sydney).Since role supports 2 markets, travel up to a week per month could be required

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.

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