Finance Business Partner

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT; Mooroopna; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT is seeking a commercially astute Finance Business Partner based in Mooroopna, Victoria. The role partners with farm management and senior leaders to drive financial performance, capital investment and operational efficiency across horticultural operations.

You will translate financial information into actionable insights, lead budgeting and forecasting, and provide strategic financial leadership to support long-term growth in a large-scale agribusiness environment.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with accounting/finance degree.
• Five years post-qualification experience, with 2+ years in FP&A/finance business partnering in manufacturing or operations.
• Strong financial modelling, investment appraisals and long-range forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Developing cost-to-serve models (cost per tonne, SKU) to improve operational visibility.
• Analyse labour productivity, workforce planning and shift structures for efficiency.
• Monitor throughput, asset utilisation and production performance; translate metrics to commercial outcomes.
• Provide commercial analysis on storage, inventory and asset performance for decision-making.
• Own annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow and capex plans.
• Build robust financial models and business cases for capital investments.
• Lead month-end close, reporting and variance analysis for stakeholders.
• Act as adviser to operational leaders with scenario analysis and recommendations.

Skills

Financial modelling

Cost-to-serve models

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Excel

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Excel

Job description

The Company

Our client is a leading horticultural business with large-scale farming operations, state-of-the-art packing facilities, cold storage, and a diversified domestic and export distribution network. With a national, multi-season footprint, the business is committed to operational excellence, a sustainable produce supply and continued growth.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this high-impact Finance Business Partner position is based in Mooroopna, Victoria, and supports key horticultural operations across the Goulburn Valley and Riverina regions. It provides strategic financial leadership, commercial insight and operational partnering to farm management and senior leaders, with a focus on financial performance, capital investment and operational efficiency across several horticultural businesses.

You will partner with operational managers, commercial stakeholders and senior executives, translating financial information into actionable business insights that improve financial performance and support long-term strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining detailed cost-to-serve models, including cost per tonne, bin, SKU and production line to improve visibility of operational performance.
• Analysing labour productivity, enterprise agreement impacts, workforce planning and shift structures to identify opportunities for greater efficiency and cost optimisation.
• Monitoring throughput, asset utilisation and production performance, translating operational metrics into meaningful commercial outcomes.
• Providing commercial analysis around storage utilisation, inventory management and asset performance to support operational decision-making.
• Owning annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow forecasts and capital expenditure plans for the facility.
• Building robust financial models and business cases to support capital investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Leading month-end close activities, reporting, variance analysis and stakeholder reporting to ensure timely and accurate financial information.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to operational leaders by challenging assumptions, providing scenario analysis and identifying opportunities to improve business performance.

About You

The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute finance professional who can bridge the gap between finance and operations while providing practical, data-driven recommendations to support business growth and performance.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• CA or CPA qualification with a relevant degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
• A minimum of five years' post-qualification experience, including at least two years in a finance business partnering role within manufacturing, processing, supply chain or operational environments.
• Strong financial modelling skills with the ability to independently develop investment appraisals, business cases and long-term financial forecasts.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost reduction initiatives and performance improvements.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience with ERP systems, reporting platforms and business intelligence tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence operational leaders and present financial information in a practical and meaningful way.
• Experience within fresh produce, food manufacturing, packing, logistics, cold storage or similar operational environments will be highly regarded.
• A collaborative approach, strong commercial acumen and a continuous improvement mindset.

Why This Role

This commercial finance position offers direct access exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape strategic and operational decisions across a large-scale agribusiness. You will influence investment and resource decisions, strengthen financial performance and support future growth across a complex, evolving horticultural operation.

• Drive performance and profitability.
• Partner with senior operational leaders.
• Based in Mooroopna.