About the Company

Are you a commercially minded finance professional looking to make a genuine impact in a fast-paced FMCG environment?

We are partnering with a well-established and highly regarded FMCG organisation based in Melbourne's northern suburbs to appoint a Finance Business Partner to join their ANZ finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with sales and operational teams, turning financial data into actionable insights and influencing commercial decision-making.

This organisation operates in a dynamic, customer-focused FMCG environment where innovation, collaboration and operational excellence are at the heart of its success. With a strong market presence and a commitment to continuous improvement, the business provides an opportunity to work alongside experienced finance and commercial leaders while contributing to meaningful business outcomes.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Business Partner will play a critical role in driving financial performance across the business. Acting as a trusted commercial advisor to Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain teams, you will provide insights that support revenue growth, margin optimisation and improved business performance.

This role will suit a commercially focused finance professional who thrives in a partnering environment and enjoys analysing complex financial information, challenging assumptions and influencing stakeholders to achieve better outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain teams to provide commercial insights and support effective business decision-making.
• Own revenue and cost management activities, ensuring accurate reporting of revenue streams, promotional spend, rebates and cost allocations within the P&L.
• Analyse financial performance, identify trends and variances, and provide recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Lead pricing, promotions and rebate analysis, supporting commercial teams to optimise margin performance and identify opportunities to reduce revenue leakage.
• Manage month-end processes including rebate management, accruals, reporting and preparation of accurate financial results.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and rolling forecast cycles, working collaboratively with business stakeholders to improve financial accuracy.
• Deliver insightful monthly reporting and commercial reviews, presenting results and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Develop and enhance KPI dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility of business performance.
• Partner with Customer Service and Accounts Receivable teams to identify and resolve revenue leakage opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across finance systems, processes and reporting capabilities.

About You

You will be a commercially driven finance professional with experience working within a complex FMCG or consumer-focused environment. You will enjoy operating close to the business, building strong relationships and using your financial expertise to influence decisions.

You will ideally bring:

• CPA qualification or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 year's experience in a commercial finance, finance business partnering or sales controlling role within FMCG.
• Strong understanding of revenue management, rebates, promotions, pricing analysis and margin optimisation.
• Proven experience partnering with Sales, Marketing or operational stakeholders.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data and communicate meaningful insights.
• Advanced Excel skills, with experience using SAP, SAP BI and/or Power BI highly regarded.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance processes and reporting.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a successful FMCG business where finance plays a key role in shaping commercial outcomes. You will work closely with senior leaders, gain exposure across multiple areas of the business and have the opportunity to influence performance through data-driven insights and strong commercial partnership.

If you are looking for your next career move within a collaborative and high-performing finance team, we would welcome your application.

Job Reference Number: 06810-0013480752LH

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