Financial Planning & Analysis Team Member
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A member of the North America Regional Financial Planning & Analysis team. Direct report to the Director of Financial Planning.
Contributes to Our Purpose by serving as a trusted business partner, responsible for providing commercial support to regional functions and businesses and assisting with and managing key commercial and strategic project workstreams and analysis.
Key Focus Areas
- Support the North America leadership and business unit teams with commercial and strategic initiatives driving the growth and advancement of Blue Scope North America; Projects include strategic and commercial projects, major and complex capital projects and supporting the Corporate Development and Strategy teams in the evaluation of merger and acquisition opportunities
- Financial analysis and commercial support of all projects and initiatives including modelling and valuation, scenario and risk analysis, project management of internal resources and external advisers, due diligence and review of specific financial aspects of legal documentation
- Commercial analysis and decision support to businesses in evaluation of major, complex capital projects, including assessment of key commercial benefits and risks
- Oversight of the North America capital investment pipeline
- Ad-hoc research projects and business activities associated with BlueScope North America
- Multi-level stakeholder engagement and project coordination
Scope of Accountability
Member of regional Finance team responsible for evaluating and analyzing regional commercial, strategic and capital projects from minor restructure and optimization initiatives to larger complex capital investment opportunitiesTasked with assisting the Director of Financial Planning in broader projects, as well as leading specific project workstreamsAssistance with management of external project advisors (e.g. financial, strategic and accounting advisors) and interactions with internal stakeholdersAssistance with managing and presenting to senior stakeholders at various stages of the projectBroad remit that goes across all geographies and business units within which BlueScope North America operatesAct as the Regional subject matter expert in commercial and financial analysis, providing guidance and mentoring to business Finance teamsNote that the vast majority of accountability is Contributory (as Director of Financial Planning leads large projects)Potential primary accountability for smaller projects, which often involve multi-stakeholder coordinationNo direct / indirect reports. However, may direct and coordinate internal and external teams and resources as required.Required Qualifications & Experience : To be considered for this position, you must possess the following qualifications :
2-5+ years specific experience in corporate development and transaction experience from an investment bank / strategy consulting firm, Big 4 Accounting firm or in-house Corporate Development or Strategy roleStrong corporate finance valuation, excel and financial modelling skillsStrong academic results and relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Economics or FinanceMature, independent and self-motivatedStrong track record in dealing with complex challenges, and be able to distil key insightsReport writing and presentation skills and demonstrated ability to influence and persuade othersDesired Qualifications : To be considered an ideal candidate, you should possess some or all of the following qualifications :
Previous experience and exposure to global steel / commodity markets or cyclical industriesBroad knowledge of global economic and geopolitical developments and issuesAdditional Information : The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.
The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.
EEO : BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.