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About the Role

Neara uses advanced machine learning to create digital twins of electricity grids, simulating extreme weather and structural stress to help utilities optimize investments and build a more resilient energy future. We are seeking a Strategic Finance Analyst to join our Finance team and shape our decision-making processes as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Own key forecasting, modelling and analytical areas, identifying opportunities for improvement and translating numbers into actionable insights.
• Build and maintain insightful dashboards, surfacing key metrics to relevant stakeholders.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Refine and improve management reporting processes and frameworks.
• Track financial performance, investigate variances, and provide recommendations.
• Support strategic projects, including capital raises and M&A due diligence.
• Deliver analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Improve reporting, planning and FP&A processes as the business scales.
• Enhance reporting automation, data quality and financial governance practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Finance and the wider organisation.
• Partner closely with leaders across the business as a trusted source of commercial insight.
• Play an active role in M&A projects, including market screening, business case development, and deal modeling.
• Support cash flow, capital planning and investment decisions.

Requirements

• 2–3 years' experience in investment banking, corporate finance, transaction services, strategic finance, or a similarly rigorous analytical environment.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment with hands-on execution.
• High attention to detail while maintaining a broader commercial perspective.

Skills

• Financial modelling
• Advanced Excel
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• BI tools
• Financial systems
• Reporting platforms
• SQL
• Python
• Data analytics

Location

• Redfern

Work Type

• Fully flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

• 2-3 years

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary + ESOP

Benefits

• Significant career development and growth opportunities
• Fully flexible working arrangements
• Well-stocked office
• Annual company-wide offsite
• Highly meritocratic, non-bureaucratic, and no-ego work culture

About the Company

• Neara uses advanced machine learning to create engineering-grade, physics enabled digital twins of electricity grids across four continents.
• We simulate extreme weather and structural stress at a network-wide scale, empowering the world’s largest utilities to pinpoint risks, optimise investments and build a more resilient global energy future.
• Our team is a collection of brilliant minds who are fanatical about making a tangible difference in the real world, utilising AI and machine learning.
• We have built a special culture where innovation thrives because everyone owns the mission.

Equal Opportunity

• Neara values diversity, belonging, and equal employment opportunities. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.