Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?
We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!
The Opportunity
We're looking for a commercially minded and people-focused Performance Manager – Energy to lead financial performance reporting and management accounting for our Energy business.
Leading a team of two, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the accurate accounting of the Energy P&L and Balance Sheet, including derivatives, while delivering meaningful insights that drive business performance.
Reporting into Finance leadership, you'll be responsible for the financial and management accounting of the Energy business, providing performance reporting, analysis and commercial insights across the organisation.
This is a highly visible role that partners closely with operational and executive stakeholders, including the GM Finance, GM Energy Product and Chief Executive – Retail, to support strategic decision-making and business growth.
What You'll Be Doing
Financial Performance & Reporting
- Own the accurate accounting of the Energy business P&L and Balance Sheet, including derivative accounting.
- Lead the Energy month-end process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Review monthly results, investigate variances and provide insightful commentary on business performance.
- Deliver detailed performance reporting, including:
- Trend analysis
- Actual versus budget and forecast analysis
- State-level performance drivers and insights
- Prepare monthly Energy business review packs and executive reporting materials.
- Perform Energy cashflow and working capital analysis to support business decision-making.
- Complete audit requirements and regulatory reporting requirements for the energy business.
Business Partnering & Commercial Support
- Build trusted relationships with key senior stakeholders across the Energy business.
- Working with key external stakeholders to provide oversight and input into hedging strategy and performanc of the business unit.
- Provide commercial and financial insights to support strategic initiatives and operational performance.
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles through collaboration with the FP&A team.
- Act as a key advisor on financial performance, risks and opportunities.
Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Lead, coach and develop a team of two finance professionals.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
- Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, controls and reporting capability.
- Partner with operational and billing teams to identify and implement process improvements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
What You'll Bring
You're a technically strong finance leader who combines analytical capability with commercial acumen and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. You enjoy improving processes, mentoring people and turning complex financial data into meaningful business insights.
- Chartered Accounting experience gained within a Big 4 or Mid-Tier accounting firm.
- CA or CPA qualification.
- Strong financial and management accounting expertise, including month-end reporting and balance sheet management.
- Proven experience delivering performance reporting, financial analysis and business insights.
- Telecommunications and/or Energy industry experience.
- Experience working with complex commercial businesses and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
- Strong leadership experience, including coaching and developing team members.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
- High levels of drive, initiative and accountability.
What We Offer
Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:
- Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
- Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
- Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
- Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
- Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
- Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
- Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.
Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.
We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.
With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.
About Us
As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.
Ready to take the next step?
If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!
We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.
If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.
