We are unique

Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Improvements & Project Specialist. This role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy’s operational footprint.

As the Finance Improvements & Project Specialist, you will lead specialist areas across Finance Operations, supporting key transactional activities, data quality, reporting, and analysis. You'll also play a crucial role in managing key risks and controls to align with our corporate strategy. You will take charge of implementing improvements, building strong partnerships, and driving operational efficiency across Finance processes.

About You

• You are an experienced finance professional with a deep understanding of finance transactional functions and a proven ability to lead process improvements in a corporate environment.
• Your strong stakeholder management skills allow you to influence outcomes and build effective relationships.
• You possess high-level communication skills and are proficient in business systems such as ERP, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office.
• With a focus on developing people, you are adept at mentoring and teaching to support capability uplift across the organisation.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or a related discipline or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications

Desirable

• Project Management certification or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration from $124,478 and 16% superannuation.

Essential Energy offers a broad range of employee benefits, providing you access to product discounts, including Qantas Club, Optus and Health Insurance, Health Programs including fitness passport and other benefits such as 26 weeks parental leave. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.

As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.

Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.

For further information please contact Anthony Cooper, Senior Manager Finance Improvements and Projects on 0428 001 770.

Applications close on Thursday 26 August 2024 at 11:55pm

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.

Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.