Finance Analyst – Corporate Development & Origination

Location: Melbourne, VIC Business Unit: Rail & Transit Systems (RTS) Employment Type: Full-time

Downer Rail & Transit Systems is seeking a commercially astute and strategically minded Finance Analyst to join our newly established Corporate Development and Origination team. This is a high-impact role supporting tender budget management, pricing analysis, and business case development to drive growth and commercial success across our national rail portfolio.

 About the Role

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager – Corporate Development and Origination, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling strategic decision-making through robust financial analysis and stakeholder collaboration. You’ll partner with bid teams, engineering, commercial, and strategy stakeholders to ensure financial rigour across tender submissions and new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Tender Budget Management: Develop and maintain detailed tender budgets, monitor variances, and ensure alignment with financial reporting standards.Pricing Support: Assist in pricing model development, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing to support competitive bids.Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal teams to gather inputs and present insights to senior leaders.Continuous Improvement: Enhance financiais tools and processes and drive best practices in modelling and analysis.

 What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related disciplineCA / CPA or CFA similar qualification is advantageous6–10 years’ experience in commercial finance, business partnering, or consultingExperience working with government joint ventures, public-private partnerships (PPPs), or management consulting firms is highly advantageous.Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and work with advanced Excel financial models.Proven ability to translate financial data into actionable insights

 Why Downer RTS?

Join a team that’s shaping the future of rail in Australia. At Downer, we value innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll work in a dynamic environment with opportunities to contribute to major infrastructure projects and strategic growth initiatives.

Ready to drive commercial success in a high-performing team? Apply now and be part of Downer’s journey in delivering smarter, safer, and more sustainable rail solutions.

For more details about this position, contact Angela Versace - Talent & Sourcing Business Partner at Angela.Versace@Downergroup.com.

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