Job Description

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services leader dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We bring together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Analyst to join our Brisbane (Northgate) or Sydney (Erskine Park) office on a 6-month contract.

This role is suited to a Business Analyst with a strong finance background who understands end-to-end finance operations and has experience delivering finance transformation initiatives. You will work closely with Finance leaders, operational stakeholders and solution vendors to improve business processes, support system implementations, and ensure finance requirements are accurately translated into practical business outcomes.

The role will focus on analysing finance processes, identifying improvement opportunities, documenting business requirements, supporting solution design, and assisting Finance through testing and implementation.

Your responsibilities will include –

• Documenting and analysing current-state finance processes across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger etc., while defining future state processes that align to system capabilities.
• Translating business needs into clear, structured use cases that vendors can configure and implement.
• Development of test scenarios, test cases and acceptance criteria while coordinating User Acceptance Testing across finance functions.
• Supporting implementation activities including data validation, process walkthroughs, and cutover readiness.
• Contributing to the development of Statements of Work by providing clear scope definition, assumption, and deliverables.
• Facilitation of workshops with Finance, IT, and vendors to drive alignment.

About You

Ideally you will display –

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working within Finance or delivering finance transformation projects, ideally across AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets, Cash Management or Financial Reporting.
• Strong understanding of finance operations, financial controls and month-end processes.
• Experience working with ERP or finance systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP, Esker, or similar.
• Proven ability to engage with Finance stakeholders and translate operational requirements into business solutions.
• Experience supporting finance system implementations, upgrades or process improvement initiatives.
• Strong process mapping, documentation and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across Finance, IT and external vendors.

Why Join Us?

At Covetrus, we’re proud of our family friendly culture and respectful workplace. We embrace diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from like-minded persons from all walks of life. Covetrus team members are eligible to access a suite of fantastic benefits, to help them look after themselves, their family and their beloved pets. These include –

• Generous discounts on our range of animal health food & enrichment products.
• Access to Perkbox/Boost apps for discounts on everyday shopping & amazing health & wellbeing resources.
• Additional leave benefits – annual birthday leave, paid parental leave, & the option to purchase additional leave.
• Flexible hybrid Work From Home options & dog-friendly offices (select roles and locations).
• Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Reward & recognition through our quarterly Values Awards and our Service Anniversary Awards.
• Professional development through our Leadership Development & Emerging Leadership courses.
• Access to annual flu vaccinations.
• Annual volunteer days.

Covetrus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.