Job Description
About Zeller
At Zeller, we’re champions for businesses of all sizes, and proud to be a fast-growing Australian scale-up reimagining business banking and payments.
We believe in a level playing field, where all businesses benefit from access to smarter payments and financial services solutions that accelerate their cash flow, help them get paid faster, and give them a better understanding of their finances. So we’re hard at work building the tools to make it happen.
Zeller is growing fast, backed by leading VCs, and brings together a global team of passionate payment and tech industry professionals. With an exciting roadmap of innovative new products under development, we are building a supportive and high performing team to inspire change in the outdated banking solutions. If you are passionate about innovation, thrive in dynamic environments, embrace new possibilities, hate bureaucracy, and can’t think of anything more exciting than evolving the status-quo, then read on to learn more.
The FP&A Analyst role is a unique opportunity to join a lean, high-impact team at the heart of a rapidly growing Fintech. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will be a key contributor to the Group’s budgeting and forecasting processes, developing & maintaining sophisticated financial models that directly influence the company’s direction.
Your day-to-day will be diverse, from delivering commercial feasibility analysis with prospective vendors and new partners, to business partnering with Growth and Sales to optimise unit economics and analyse customer acquisition efficiency, to scoping out the potential financial performance of future product and market expansions.
The role is suited to a high-ownership professional who is equally comfortable in the weeds of a complex model as they are summarising performance for leadership, who can produce analytics and find the ‘why’ behind the numbers, with a passion for creating financial models and processes that will scale alongside Zeller.
Financial Modelling & Forecasting
- Process Ownership: Drive the budgeting and forecasting mechanics for Group financials, maintaining oversight across the entire P&L.
- Model Architecture: Create and enhance sophisticated financial models for integrated three-way financial statement forecasting.
- Treasury Support: Assist Treasury in preparing detailed cash flow forecasts and identifying opportunities to optimize Zeller’s liquidity.
- Competitive Intelligence: Conduct benchmarking analysis against industry peers to identify strategic opportunities and risks.
- Cost Accuracy: Deeply understand the drivers of our cost base to forecast operational spend with a high degree of accuracy.
Financial Planning & Reporting
- Performance Insight: Prepare monthly financial deep-dives that move beyond the numbers to identify key business drivers and trends.
- Strategic Planning: Support the delivery of the annual financial plan by distilling complex data into a clear, well-crafted narrative for internal stakeholders.
- 3-Statement Modelling: Analyse and maintain the Group’s financial performance across the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement to ensure model integrity.
- Business Partnering: Collaborate with department heads to model headcount requirements and operational spend.
- Data Visualisation: Leverage data from disparate sources to build automated dashboards and visualisations that empower leaders to make data-driven decisions.
Business Performance Deep Dive & Commercial Analysis
- Actionable Insights: Assess performance across every product and department to synthesise recommendations for the leadership team.
- Commercial Scenarios: Provide sensitivity and scenario analysis to support vendor selection and commercial decisions.
- Growth Partnering: Partner with Marketing to analyse unit economics (CAC, Payback) and customer acquisition channel efficiency.
- Market Expansion: Conduct market sizing and financial modelling to support new product launches and market entries.
- Ad-hoc Analytics: Use data analytics to provide “on-demand” support to stakeholders, helping them navigate complex business problems.
What You’ll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Finance Business Partner roles.
- Advanced Excel proficiency with a focus on auditability.
- A self-starter attitude who can navigate data sets, identify trends, and “self-serve” answers to business questions.
- Experience in communicating complex ideas and problems to a wide range of stakeholders.
- A structured and methodical approach to problem solving.
Bonus Points
- Proficiency in SQL or experience with BI tools.
- CA/CPA/CFA/CIMA qualification.
- Experience in working within a high-growth/startup environment.
- Prior experience in Financial Services and/or Payments industry.
- Prior experience in management consulting.
- Passion for Finance Transformation and building “best in class” processes.
How we work
At Zeller, we thrive on the energy and fast pace that comes from in-person collaboration and this role is based in our Melbourne CBD office with a general expectation of 4 days on-site per week with an option of 1 day WFH.
Like the rest of the team, you’ll benefit from
A competitive salary package, including equity;
A balanced, progressive, and supportive work environment;
Excellent parental leave and other leave entitlements;
A fantastic office environment;
Endless learning and development opportunities;
Plenty of fun and social opportunities - we love to come together as a team;
An ability to influence and shape the future of Zeller as our company scales both domestically and globally;
Being part of one of Australia’s most exciting scale-ups.
At Zeller, we celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, and strongly encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to join our team.
We want you to be able to show up at your best during the recruitment process. Please, let us know if you require any accommodations during your interview process with us.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
