MH Premium Farms is a private landholder of Australian agricultural assets.
We own and operate 16 properties, totaling 60,000 hectares, across various climatic regions in Eastern Australia.
The portfolio enterprise mix includes:
Prime lambs, wool and cattleDryland cropping of cereals, pulses and oilseedsIrrigated cotton and sugarMHPF has an evidence-based philosophy with a focus on sustainable profitability and productivity of our farms.
We strive to make rational decisions both operationally and when making investments.
About the Role: The Business Analyst plays an important role in providing accountability across the business, as well as supporting operational and executive decision makers.
The role also plays an important link between the finance and farm teams, providing important production context for financial reports.
Working out of our Wagga based office, the role will work closely with the Commercial Manager, but also with the CEO, CFO and Financial Controller.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Write the weekly market summary across the commodities MHPF grows, covering both short- and long-term drivers of supply & demand.
Maintain and update weekly price series of key commodities.Complete financial analysis of business opportunities as required, including enterprise system change, investments in new plant/infrastructure, acquisition of new farms, etc.Build analysis templates to help operational staff make key decisions, such as livestock trading, animal performance, pasture improvement, and land development.Complete and consolidate annual farm reports for the executive team, including emission reports, operational KPI's, and inception returns.Maintain key operational spreadsheets, supporting their use across the business, and train farm and finance staff when required.Build operational tools to improve efficiency and sustain accurate and timely information flow throughout the business.Maintain, implement, train, and administer key operational software (Mobble/Farm Simple/Cibo Labs/MYOB advanced).About the Candidate: Ideally, you will have an analytical and numeric-driven mindset.
You have a passion for agriculture but feel at home crunching numbers in Excel.
You feel rewarded when you help provide important financial context to decision makers.
You can easily build rapport with rurally based colleagues and have an eye for detail.
You enjoy putting together spreadsheets but prefer to understand the context behind them.
Tertiary qualifications in Business, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Finance, or a similar field are required.
A bias towards math-based subjects is preferred.Professional accreditation (CPA/CA/CFA) is not required but would be viewed favorably.Selection Criteria: MHPF prides itself on the performance of our people, and there will be opportunities for skill development in key areas to supplement basic knowledge and experience.
Candidates will be assessed on:
Proven knowledge of Microsoft Excel with the ability to use formulas to build financial and operating models.Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce detailed reports, proposals, and documentation.Sound knowledge of financial concepts.Aptitude for problem solving and high standards for accuracy.To be considered for this position, please forward your current CV with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to ******.
Applications will be reviewed as received; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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