Finance Manager - Strategy & Energy

• Exciting opportunity to drive financial strategy at SA’s iconic RAA
• Permanent full-time role based in Adelaide CBD with Hybrid working available
• Lead a high-performing team and make an impact in a growing and future-focused organisation

Your new opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Manager Business Partnering, an exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced and commercially savvy Finance Manager – Strategy & Energy to join RAA’s Finance team.

This influential role is responsible for leading financial performance management across the Strategy and Energy functions, including oversight of reporting, forecasting, and business analysis. As a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, you will provide intelligent financial insights that support strategic initiatives, and help drive RAA’s long-term growth.

Leading a team of Finance Business Analysts, you’ll mentor and guide the delivery of accurate, timely, and value-adding analysis, while also driving continuous improvement in processes and reporting capability.

You will be instrumental in:

• Leading a team to deliver monthly and long-term financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Supporting senior leadership in achieving financial targets through strategic advice and deep commercial insight.
• Partnering with the Strategy and Energy teams to identify opportunities, optimise resources, and drive key initiatives.
• Acting as the Finance lead on strategic projects, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement in reporting, processes, and business acumen.
• Managing and developing high-performing finance professionals through coaching, goal-setting, and performance feedback.

What will set you apart from the rest

You are a proactive and influential finance professional with a strong understanding of commercial drivers and the ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable insights. You’re an inclusive leader who thrives in a fast-paced, strategic environment.

At RAA, we hire on cultural add first and technical fit second! However, to be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce (mandatory)
• CA/CPA qualification (mandatory)
• Extensive experience in finance, including leadership roles in complex business environments
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills
• Advanced financial modelling, analysis and forecasting capability
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A continuous improvement mindset and sound understanding of accounting standards and commercial principles

If you're ready to help shape the future of energy in South Australia and be part of a purpose-driven organisation with a strong member and community focus — we’d love to hear from you!

About us

We’re proud to be one of South Australia’s most iconic brands, trusted by members for more than 120 years. SA born-and-bred, RAA might be best known for our road service and insurance products, but we’re excited to be continuously diversifying to better help our members and community.

Our goal? To make life better for South Australians. That’s why we’re proud to offer a range of services to our 820,000+ members, including travel, energy, solar and battery, electric vehicle charging, our RAA Rewards program and more. With motoring still a priority, we’re just as passionate as we were in 1903 about road safety, advocating for a safer SA into the future.

We’re also one of the state’s largest employers, with more than 1300 employees working across our local sites at Mile End, RAA Place (CBD) and Adelaide Airport and our many retail and travel shops. With new office spaces in the city and city fringe in the works, and a buzzing people-first culture, we’re proud to be the State’s #1 Employer Brand.

Benefits

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA family. Some of our employee benefits include:

• Free RAA premium road service
• Access to our RAA Rewards Program  
• Generous discounts on all RAA products
• Flexible work arrangements
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities and a Study Support Program
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan

How to apply

To be part of something bigger and work for a passionate South Australian organisation with members at heart click ‘Apply’ to submit your application by: Monday 14^th July 2025

You'll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and we'll also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA.

We are committed to building a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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