Financial Analyst

At Urban Utilities, our purpose is simple yet powerful – Enrich Quality of Life. With a $7 billion asset base and services spanning 1.5 million residents and more than 31,000 commercial customers across South East Queensland, we are committed to enhancing the liveability of our communities every day.

Your opportunity:

As a Financial Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting financial planning, performance reporting, and analysis that helps drive informed business decisions across Urban Utilities. Working within the Enterprise Performance team, you’ll provide valuable insights that contribute to improved operational and financial outcomes.

In this varied role, you’ll assist with the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and periodic performance reports, helping leaders understand business performance and progress against strategic and operational objectives. You’ll develop and maintain financial models, databases, and reporting tools, providing timely analysis and insights that support effective decision-making.

Partnering closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll build trusted relationships and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. You'll have the opportunity to identify smarter ways of working, leveraging digital tools and automation to enhance reporting, streamline processes, and deliver a seamless experience for both employees and the business.

About you:

You're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive business performance. You have strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities, thrive in a collaborative environment, and can confidently communicate financial information to a variety of stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience developing and maintaining complex financial models to support forecasting, scenario analysis, and business sustainability planning.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data, identify trends, and assess risks and opportunities.

• Experience conducting variance analysis, reviewing actual performance against budgets and forecasts, and providing recommendations to support data-driven decision-making.

• Demonstrated involvement in budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning processes, including gathering inputs and supporting the preparation of executive-level reporting.

• Knowledge of month-end financial processes, including accruals, prepayments, cost allocations, and financial reporting activities.

• The ability to prepare clear, accurate, and insightful reports that connect financial and operational performance and tell a compelling story through data.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across business units and support leaders with meaningful financial insights.

At Urban Utilities, we believe our workforce should reflect the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including First Nations peoples, people with disability, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, emergency responders and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

You might not meet every single requirement listed. If you are excited about the role and believe you can make a strong contribution, we encourage you to apply.

If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you.

Why Urban Utilities

Urban Utilities delivers essential water and wastewater services to more than 1.5 million people across Southeast Queensland. Every day, our teams work to support thriving communities and a sustainable future.

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases

• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family

• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!

• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

There’s no us without you. Come shape the future with us.

How to Apply

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Please note: applicants may be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at careers@urbanutilities.com.au

Our Talent team & Hiring Managers kindly request that no unsolicited CVs are sent for this role.