Finance Business Partner - Qantas Engineering

• Challenge yourself to drive positive commercial outcomes and strategic analysis
• Partner with Qantas Engineering business unit to produce a step change in how capital planning and maintenance is forecasted
• Full time permanent position based at Mascot HQ (JG 5L)

As a Qantas employee youre already helping us to embody the Spirit of Australia each and every day and with this role theres a real opportunity for you to showcase the spirit in new and exciting ways while taking your career to exciting places as well.

As Finance Business Partner Qantas Engineering you will provide effective partnering planning analysis and advice on all financial aspects for the Qantas Engineering Business Unit ensuring sound financial management. With a commercial leadership and process redesign focus this role will challenge current processes structures and methodologies and work in tandem with the operations team to deliver enhanced planning and analysis processes.

Youll be accountable for:

• Partnering with the Technical Commercial and Planning Engineering teams to optimise Cap Maintenance Spend ($1.8bn pa) on an annual basis
• Identifying and developing initiatives to enhance process efficiency performance and value of reporting mechanisms
• Supporting the development of business cases and providing critical input and commercial analysis for strategic decision making
• Ensuring that through the life costs of Aircrafts are maximised from Entry into Service Operations and Disposals
• Performance reporting linking financial and non-financial key performance indicators and communicating results to key stakeholders to inform strategic priorities
• Identifying key performance gaps through analysis against business drivers (customer operations financial)
• Managing and collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure needs are understood and incorporated into planning

Youll have:

• 5 years of relevant experience
• Tertiary qualifications in Commerce Finance Business or other relevant discipline
• Extensive financial knowledge and experience (typically gained through CPA/CA/equivalent)
• Process redesign and automation experience would be advantageous
• Ability to positively influence stakeholders to overcome roadblocks to deliver successful outcomes.
• Superior communication and influencing skills
• Intellectual capability to quickly understand apply and embed new concepts in a complex business environment
• Strong sense of urgency focus on outcomes and drive for success
• Ability to work in cross functional teams and to lead to successful business outcomes
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise conflicting objective sin order to deliver key milestones
• Demonstrated analytical financial and/or problem solving skills
• Emotional intelligence and maturity
• Strategic Planning mindsight and a restless curiosity for process improvements
• Own and develop relationships in the business
• Influence senior leadership decisions
• Develop networks outside the Finance Community and outside own Business Unit

Why Qantas  
Youll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.  

There are many different opportunities across our team which means youll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. Youll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role weve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe both for you and your family and friends as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.  
• Well give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping food and wine insurance health and wellbeing leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  
• Well support your wellbeing: Whether its learning to better support your own and others mental health our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.  

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story get in touch today.

Applications close: Sunday 7 September 2025

Please note: applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time