Plenti Hiring for Finance Analyst Job at Sydney Full Time

Who is Plenti?

Plenti is a fintech lender, providing faster, fairer loans through smart technology and outstanding customer service. Our proprietary technology delivers award-winning automotive, renewable energy and personal loans to help creditworthy borrowers bring their big ideas to life.

We are a dynamic and innovative business that is growing very strongly. By continuing to deliver better customer value and experience we are taking market share from incumbent lenders who are constrained by complex and inefficient legacy systems.

We are a fast moving and ambitious organisation that seeks to bring in smart and capable people who can take ownership of their role to help the business continue to grow and thrive. With approximately 150 people based in Australia we are a small enough organisation that everyone can make a difference but we have very big ambitions that our passionate team are working to deliver.

Plenti listed on the ASX in September 2020 and has revenue of ~$50 million.

What’s the role?

Reporting to the Commercial & Strategy Manager, the Finance Analyst will support commercial analysis, budgeting, financial planning and forecasting, and business intelligence reporting as well as strategic projects across the business.

This role is suited to an individual with strong accounting, commercial and problem-solving capabilities who can evaluate and analyse a broad range of information and effectively communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.

What will you be doing?

• Assisting with the annual business strategic planning and budgeting process
• Supporting ongoing financial performance monitoring and forecasting processes
• Participating in the ongoing monitoring of business performance on a quarterly, monthly and weekly basis
• Undertaking financial analysis to develop insights into business performance and drivers to support better decision making
• Assisting with the development, maintenance and use of the corporate financial model
• Liaising with key commercial stakeholders and service providers to understand business problems and develop innovative solutions to help drive value for the organisation
• Assisting the broader Finance team with the preparation and delivery of timely and accurate results for the Plenti Group, including statutory financial statements, management reports and analysis, along with regulatory and external reporting
• Creating and maintaining business performance reporting including business KPI reporting, with a focus on automation of reporting wherever possible
• Undertaking analysis of market and competitor information to provide business insights

What will make you right for the role?

The role is suited to a person who has developed a good base understanding of accounting and financial analysis practices and now wants to continue to develop these skills and their business insight capabilities in a rapidly growing company with a dynamic business environment. Key attributes that will make you right for the role include:

• You are smart, learn quickly and are able to take accountability for consistently delivering high quality work
• 2+ years’ experience in an accounting, FP&A or financial analysis role with a good understanding of business reporting and accounting
• Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills and presentation abilities supported by consistent attention to detail – you take pride in delivering work that is “right”
• Good understanding of Excel, SQL and ideally some experience in data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skillset
• Flexibility and ability to build relationships, operate effectively within cross-functional teams, and influence business partners
• You have a CA/CPA or finance degree or a STEM degree with hands-on finance experience
• Self-starter with an ability to work independently in a fast paced environment!

What’s life like at Plenti?

Working at Plenti means joining a team that is high-performing, diverse, customer-focused and collaborative. It’s a place where everyone can “make it happen” and share in the results and rewards.

If being in a dynamic industry as part of a market-leading fintech sounds like you, then come help us positively reshape Australia’s financial eco-system. Our start-up culture fosters innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and your career progression. We have a purpose our people believe in, and genuine values that come from deep within our business.

Flexible working arrangements? Celebrating wins together (and sharing the odd loss!)? Tick, tick. It’s all part of a workplace culture that is hardworking but fun and supportive of our people and their goals as we work together to build Australia’s best lender.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring program
• Free drinks
• Free food
• Paid volunteer leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19