Commercial Business Advisor

At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you

We believe life’s about possibilities. And so’s the future.

That’s why we need you. As our Commercial Business Advisor, you’ll help us connect Queensland to an even brighter and more sustainable future, providing high voltage electricity to over five million Queenslanders and 238,000 businesses. No matter your role, your work is about every light turned on. It’s every community connected and every future made possible.

Together, we’re gearing up for an even brighter future, working at the heart of Queensland’s energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us grow our impact and ensure we’re ready to tackle the challenge of our lives. Join us and make it happen.

Find a career that matters and lasts

Are you passionate about driving strategic decisions through financial insights? Powerlink is seeking a motivated Commercial Business Advisor to join our team. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in shaping our strategic and operational goals by providing invaluable commercial analysis and advisory support

The role of Commercial business advisor will;

• Provide senior leaders with essential financial and commercial analysis to enhance decision-making and support the achievement of organizational goals.
• Collaborate on defining and establishing financial metrics that drive optimal performance, ensuring alignment with Powerlink's objectives.
• Interpret industry and competitor insights to influence key strategic decisions, aiding in long-term planning and performance optimization.
• Develop and maintain intricate financial models for informed decision-making and long-term planning.
• Support external stakeholder interactions, ensuring Powerlink's interests are optimized.
• Develop market-based intelligence to identify opportunities for the business to adapt to emerging opportunities, priorities, and challenges during the transition to clean energy.
• Design and create performance dashboards within Power BI to be enable better decision making.
• Build effective relationships with senior leadership, contributing valuable financial planning, analysis, and advisory services.

What you’ll bring

You will need a bachelor’s degree in finance, commerce, economics, engineering, mathematics, data science or another related field to succeed in this role.

We prefer candidates who have experience in applying analytics and data science methods, including visualisations, to improve decision making.

As a candidate with excellent communication skills, you will be able to work well with different teams in the business and have an impact on decision-making.

Why Powerlink?

There’s lots to love about a career with Powerlink. But our people say that there are 3 things that really stand out:

• A career that matters and lasts: You’ll shape a progressive career connecting more than five million Queenslanders to a world-class, green energy future.
• Unique work and the chance to grow: You’ll find smart solutions to interesting problems as you develop your skills and impact every day.
• People who love to support and share: You’ll build relationships with experienced, down-to-earth people who you’ll be proud to work with.

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Hybrid, family-friendly and flexible working arrangements
• 12.75% superannuation and salary packaging of novated lease vehicles
• Bright, open office layout with access to onsite credit union and cafeteria

Be the start of every possibility

There’s so much opportunity for you to grab here. If this role sounds like it would suit you, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please click on the Apply button above. This will take you to our careers page, where you’ll start the application process by attaching your resume and cover letter. Application close 11:59pm Friday 8th of December 2023. Kindly be aware that the Recruitment team will commence the review process during this period.

If you’d like to find out more about this position, please reach out to our recruitment team at recruitment@powerlink.com.au.

At Powerlink, we are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and harness the unique talents, perspectives and experiences of all people. Throughout the recruitment process, we provide support for candidates to ensure nobody is disadvantaged. Please tell us about any adjustments, support or access requirements that may help make the recruitment process more inclusive. You are also welcome to share your pronouns with us at any point throughout the process.

As part of the recruitment process, the successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, but are not limited to: reference checks, criminal background checks, right to work eligibility, verification of academic qualifications, and bankruptcy checks.

We’re proud to be a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.