About Laing O'Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects. In Australia, we’ve proudly operated under the Laing O’Rourke banner for over 20 years, building on more than 70 years of local expertise. 

Driven by our purpose - pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, in service of humanity - we create safer hospitals, cleaner water, secure defence facilities, and better-connected cities. We also build meaningful careers and inclusive workplaces where people thrive. Backed by global strength and deep local roots, our unique operating model combines cutting-edge technology with modern methods of construction to deliver certainty for clients and transform how infrastructure is engineered and built.

We also own two vertically integrated businesses: Select Plant Australia, the nation’s fourth-largest plant hire company, and Laing O’Rourke Rail Operations, supporting major projects and nationwide rail maintenance.

That’s the Power of Experience.

About the role

We are currently seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Strategic Programmes team based in North Sydney.

The purpose of this role is to produce accurate, well structured financial analysis and ensure the integrity of reporting and planning processes.

This opportunity offers great career prospects with a privately-owned tier 1 constructor and international engineering enterprise.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake detailed transaction reviews, prepare working papers, reconciliations, and supporting schedules that underpin monthly performance review reports.
• Maintain and update reporting templates and dashboards to ensure consistency and efficiency across the reporting cycle.
• Prepare/coordinate relevant accruals. Prepare consolidated P&L, Balance Sheet and cashflow actuals and forecast.   
• Build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues to understand business drivers, gather inputs and provide analytical support.
• Analyse financial data and performance metrics to identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Support the documentation of financial controls, governance requirements, and process notes, keeping these current and accessible
• Embrace new systems and tools, supporting the team's transition to more automated and scalable financial operations

About you

• Tertiary qualifications (preferably in Business, Commerce or Accounting) or other postgraduate qualification from an accredited provider
• Demonstrated experience in financial modelling, particularly in developing and maintaining scenario-planning models.
• Demonstrated experience in P&L, accruals, forecasting, managing a fixed asset register, producing management reports, scenario planning and formulating accounting judgements.
• Advanced skills in Excel, intermediate skills in PowerBI, Word and PowerPoint.
• Process improvement orientation, with the ability to analyse, design and review a complete business process to achieve better quality and more cost-effective results.
  
  

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality in 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2026. We know that the right culture and purposeful innovation are key to delivering impact.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.