About OES
Education Services (OES), part of the Seek Growth Fund, is a leader in online education, helping universities elevate student experiences in a digital era. With a proven collaboration process with universities, we have cultivated several transformative and long-lasting partnerships.
Our dynamic global team shares a vision to transform the student experience through innovation and collaboration. OES people are leaders in their respective fields, ensuring best practice strategic thinking is delivered in every element of our partnerships.
When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.
The Opportunity
Finance makes it easier for us to win together as a business. Our team works side-by-side with every other team to help bring commercial thinking into what they do and make decisions that support our strategic and commercial objectives.
The Finance Analyst FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) role is a great opportunity for an aspiring Finance leader to be at the central of activities in guiding, setting and delivering OES Group financial objectives. The primary purpose of this role is to partner with senior managers, executives across Australia, UK and US and the broader Finance team in coordinating and delivering OES Group’s short term, medium term financial objectives, and monthly forecasting of financial performance and capital investments.
Reporting to an experienced Commercial Finance Manager the key responsibilities of the role would include:
· Coordinating and delivering the annual budget, medium term plan and monthly forecast for the OES Group’s financial performance and capital investment plan
· Implementing the agreed capital investment framework across the business
· Supporting broader stakeholders in formulating business cases
· Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in current processes
· Support the automation effort/system implementation for planning and reporting across Finance
· Undertaking financial modelling/analysis to support planning and forecasting decisions
· Building deeper commercial knowledge and capability through the business
· Supporting building a high performing, supportive and collaborative culture
This is a temp to permanent opportunity for the right individual, with an initial 6 month contract. This role will suit an experienced Finance Analyst who looks to broaden experience and career in a progressive team and supportive organisation.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work in a high performing team and also autonomously manage own workload
- Strong financial modelling skills (advanced MS Excel skills)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work in a fluid environment and manage competing priorities
- Experience developing long term plans and business cases
- Experience in the education industry or online learning is a plus
- Undergraduate degree (ideally Finance/Accounting/Commerce) and either part or fully qualified CA or CPA
- 3- 5 years experience in Finance (preferably in Financial Planning/Financial Analysis/Commercial finance business partnering role) or first mover from Corporate Finance/Transaction services department of professional services firms
What’s in it for you?
Along with joining a passionate, energetic and highly skilled team, this role will allow you to gain exposure to many growth and development opportunities. OES offers a hybrid, flexible approach to work, where we work 2-3 days from our state-of-the-art Cremorne office, and the rest from home (or wherever you choose!). Breakfast, snacks, table tennis, Nintendo Switch are all available in the office, as well as an in-house massage therapist and weekly staff drinks. Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.
If you are a self-started with strong desire to build long term value and passion to make a positive impact we would love to hear from you.
