We welcome fearless thinkers.

For over 100 years, Maurice Blackburn has stood up for those who need us most. With courage and compassion, we extend access to justice to countless Australians. We look beyond the immediate challenge to support people in moments that matter across their lives, and continually push for better solutions for our clients. We invest in and empower our people to stand up for what we believe in and go fearlessly forward together.

We work on real cases, achieving important and positive results in real people’s lives, which is why we are one of Australia’s most respected law firms. Maurice Blackburn, experience you can count on.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, this role exists due to the exciting growth and rapid transformation of our business. As the Commercial Finance Analyst, you are a financial modelling wizard and will build best in class driver models to support key business decisions. You will collaborate and build strong relationships with the divisional and corporate services management teams, taking the time to understand the business and identify opportunities to continue to evolve and deliver sophisticated financial and operational performance reporting. This position is a full-time, permanent role in our Melbourne CBD office.

A role with varied responsibilities, including ownership of our core budget and forecasting models, delivery of bespoke analyses and data driven insights, development of pricing and valuation models and partnering with operational management to ensure that insights are supported by the experience on the ground.

The experience we are looking for

• Breadth of experience both within the Big 4 Audit/Consulting industry as well as in industry
• Demonstrated Commercial Analyst experience, where you can provide examples of:
• Advanced Financial Modelling capabilities, using enterprise FP&A tools
• Strong financial acumen, CA/CPA qualification preference
• Ownership of budget & forecasting models, including 3 way financial models
• Experience with discounted cash flow and valuation models
• Experience in developing pricing models
• Ability to communicate complex analytics and recommendations in a simple, logical, and succinct manner to non-financial stakeholders
• Project delivery, demonstrating success with embedding performance reporting tools into operating rhythms to drive behaviour changes
• Familiar working within a matrix structure with the ability to prioritise
• Champion best practice and deliver results that have positive impacts on the business and team
• You love what you do and strive for continuous improvement, keeping up to date with the latest trends and sharing your knowledge with your colleagues

Our People Commitment comes with the following benefits:

• Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities
• 22 Weeks Parental leave with your superannuation guaranteed and back-to-work transition policy
• End of Year leave, 1 day first year, 4 days after 2 years
• Comprehensive mental health framework, including wellbeing leave (up to 4 extra days per year) and $299 reimbursement
• Fitness and wellbeing discounts
• A hybrid flex working model
• Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

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Our shared values represent what we stand for and guide how we act, with Courage; Compassion; Collaboration; Fairness and Tenacity.

We love that you have a life outside of work and we’re happy to support yours. We provide you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, age and family arrangements. Applications from First Nations People are encouraged.

Are you ready to join us on a journey to extend access to justice to more Australians, in an organisation and role in which every action you take makes a difference? Apply now.

Our Circle Back Initiative partnership means we’re committed to responding to every applicant.

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to undergo background checks as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace