Job Description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

• Challenge yourself to lead effective financial planning, analysis, reporting and advice for our Sales and Customer portfolio
• Take an opportunity to grow and diversify your career
• Fixed-term position until September 2027 based in Mascot, Sydney

As a Qantas employee, you’re already helping us to embody the Spirit of Australia each and every day, and with this role there’s a real opportunity for you to showcase the spirit in new and exciting ways – while taking your career to exciting places as well.

As the Finance Manager, you will lead the financial management and reporting across aspects of the Sales and Customer portfolio and provides key insights into financial information to assist business decision making.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Finance Manager will be responsible for working with key finance stakeholders to provide financial services and support in aggregating and reviewing business unit results, providing analysis, key insights, commentary and strategic direction on business performance. This role is also responsible for ensuring strong financial governance and compliance across the profit and loss & balance sheet, as well as collaborating with stakeholders across the business to manage the financial results and expectations.   

You’ll have:

• Graduate degree in Accounting, Finance or Business
• CA/CPA/MBA qualified
• 7+ years’ experience in a Financial Management or Accounting role
• An ability to work within a team and independently to resolve complex financial issues
• Previous experience leading and mentoring a small team
• The ability to manage multiple stakeholders and cross functionally with divisional managers, financial controllers, senior managers etc
• The ability to influence, negotiate and present findings to achieve desired targets
• A detailed understanding of business unit cost drivers
• The ability to design, build and critically evaluate budget/forecast analysis, financial models and financial performance, linking back to organisational goals
• An understanding of the financial and business processes that underpin forecasts and budgets

Why Qantas? 

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel. 

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.  
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Applications close: Sunday, 19th of July