FPA Specialist -Expressions of Interest - Ballarat

About the Position

Join Accenture as a Decision Support Lead in Ballarat, Australia, and drive informed decision-making with high-quality financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership

  • Lead decision support activities, ensuring analytical work aligns with client and organisational financial priorities.
  • Oversee and actively contribute to financial scenario modelling, forecasting, and long-term planning processes.
  • Set direction on work products and review the quality and relevance of outputs before submission to stakeholders.
  • Ensure financial insights are timely, accurate, and support effective business decision-making.
  • Set priorities and allocate resources effectively to deliver against strategic objectives while maintaining quality and consistency.
  • Identify opportunities to improve analytical methodologies, data models, and tools.

• Financial Analysis and Insight Generation

  • Conduct and oversee complex financial analysis to evaluate business performance and future scenarios.
  • Interpret financial and operational data to generate actionable insights and meaningful outputs.
  • Collaborate with and guide the Decision Support Analyst in building models for pricing, costing, and investment decisions.
  • Maintain direct, hands-on involvement in advanced modelling, forecasting, and deep-dive financial analytics.
  • Ensure consistency, clarity, and accuracy across all decision support outputs.

• Stakeholder and Relationship Management

  • Own and manage relationships with client stakeholders and senior colleagues in the partnered delivery centre.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing clear financial recommendations and scenario-based insights.
  • Communicate analytical findings effectively, influencing strategic and operational decisions.
  • Represent the Decision Support function in key client and internal finance forums.

• People Leadership and Mentorship

  • Provide leadership, guidance, and coaching to the Decision Support Analyst.
  • Develop team capability in data interpretation, storytelling, and business partnering.
  • Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented environment focused on excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Support succession planning and skill development within the decision support function.

Requirements

• Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, or Data Science.
  • Accounting qualifications may also be considered.
  • CA / CFA certification desirable but not mandatory.

• Skills and Experience

  • Minimum 3+ years’ experience in financial planning, analysis, or decision support.
  • Strong understanding of complex financial data, ERP systems, and modelling tools.
  • Excellent MS Excel skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead analytical processes and manage stakeholder relationships while contributing to execution.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
  • High level of maturity, analytical acumen, and business judgment.
  • Experience working with cross-functional and offshore teams.
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and data visualisation tools.
  • Ability to balance strategic leadership with active, hands-on analytical execution.

We Offer

• Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Accenture is committed to inclusion and diversity, providing a work environment where all people feel they can bring their authentic selves to work.
  • We support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.
  • We encourage applications from all people and are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle.

About the Company

At Accenture, we work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

We see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.