
Senior Strategic Finance Analyst
Deputy
🇦🇺 Australia
Hybrid
Senior
4 weeks ago
- AI
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Gemini
- ChatGPT
- Equity
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly motivated, data-driven, and results-oriented finance professional to partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes and support teams in achieving their business objectives. This role combines strategic business partnership, financial modeling, and operational analysis to help shape how Finance supports a modern, high-growth SaaS organization.  As Finance modernises its tools and processes, this person will use automation and AI-enabled tools to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision-making speed within their core FP&A work. The Strategic Finance & Operations (SFO) team exists to help steer the company toward its strategic and operational goals. As trusted business partners, the team works closely with leaders across the organization to analyze complex operational challenges, identify key business drivers, and develop actionable strategies that improve performance and accelerate growth.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Finance & Business Partnering
- Deliver actionable financial and operational insights that help stakeholders achieve growth, efficiency, and profitability goals
- Support development of business cases, investment analysis, and strategic initiativesÂ
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and act as a trusted advisor to stakeholder Financial Planning & Analysis
- Support annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes
- Use automation and AI-enabled tools to enhance analysis of monthly business performance against budget
- Assist in preparing executive-level reporting materials, dashboards, and presentations for leadership teams SaaS Metrics & Performance Analytics
- Monitor and analyze key SaaS and operational metrics, including ARR, MRR, churn, retention, CAC, LTV, and gross margin
- Translate large and complex datasets into clear recommendations and insights
- Support ad hoc analysis to evaluate business performance and strategic opportunities
Skills & Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in analytical or strategic finance roles, preferably within Investment Banking and FP&A, or Strategic Finance in a B2B SaaS organization
- Proven track record of building financial models and conducting ad hoc analysis to distill complex business problems into actionable insights and influence decision-making
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities with advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
- High attention to detail combined with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Comfort using AI tools (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar) to support modeling, analysis, and reporting workflows
- Curious, proactive, and continuously seeking opportunities to improve processes, insights, and business outcomes
Senior Strategic Finance Analyst · Deputy