Finance Analyst

Downer Rail & Transit Systems is seeking a commercially astute and inquisitively minded Finance Analyst to join our Contract & Operations team. This is a high-impact role supporting overhead budget management, forecasting, and analysis to drive growth and commercial success across our national rail portfolio.

About the Role

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager – Business Performance, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling strategic decision-making through robust financial analysis and stakeholder collaboration. You’ll partner with stakeholders across a range of overhead functions as well as special projects to ensure financial rigour across the core units of our business.

Key Responsibilities

Budget Management: Develop and maintain detailed budgets, monitor variances, and ensure alignment with financial reporting standards.

Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal teams to gather inputs and present insights to senior leaders.

Continuous Improvement: Enhance financial tools and processes and drive best practices in modelling and analysis.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related discipline

CA / CPA or CFA similar qualification is advantageous

3–5 years’ experience in commercial finance, business partnering, or consulting

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and work with advanced Excel financial models.

An inquisitive and meticulous nature

Why Downer RTS?

Join a team that’s shaping the future of rail in Australia. At Downer, we value innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll work in a dynamic environment with opportunities to contribute to major infrastructure projects and strategic growth initiatives.

For more details about this position contact Sarah Clark - Talent & Sourcing Business Partner , at sarah.clark@Downergroup.com

Please note applications will not be accepted via email, please apply via the link.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

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