Finance Business Partner

[axr] Recruitment & Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

axr Recruitment & Search is partnering with an ASX-listed resources company in Sydney to recruit a insightful Finance Business Partner. The role focuses on partnering with operations, translating financial insights into strategic decisions that matter across the business.

Reporting into head office, you will deliver management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, while identifying cost-saving opportunities and building dashboards to enable real-time performance visibility.

Qualifications

• Experience bridging finance and operations to drive decisions.
• Proven ability to build clear, decision-ready models and dashboards.
• Strong analytical mindset with focus on cost and performance drivers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely management reporting.
• Partner with operational leaders on budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Deep dive into cost and performance drivers and drive process improvements.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency gains across operations.
• Build and maintain BI dashboards and financial models for real-time visibility.
• Monitor KPIs and flag risks/opportunities to leadership.

Skills

Excel/BI

Business partnering

Cost analysis

Variance analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Get closer to the business. Help drive decisions and shape strategy in a growing ASX-listed company

• ASX Listed Business
• Direct exposure to senior leadership
• CBD location with travel required to site

ABOUT THE COMPANY

We are partnering with a high growth ASX-listed resources company with an established production base and a clear pipeline of growth projects underway. Backed by a strong management team and a track record of disciplined operational execution, the business is entering an exciting phase of expansion and scaling its operations, its team, and its ambitions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting into head office, this is a genuine business partnering & analysis driven role and you will play a key part in helping formulate and measure business strategy. You'll act as the conduit between head office and operations and translate financial insights into commercial decisions that matter across the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver accurate, timely management reporting.
• Partner directly with operational leaders on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Deep dive into cost and performance drivers, providing detailed analysis and driving process improvement
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency gains across operational processes
• Build and maintain BI dashboards and financial models for real-time performance visibility
• Monitor key operational and financial KPIs, flagging risks and opportunities to leadership

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Commercially-minded finance professional with a track record of getting close to the operational side of the business
• Experience in resources, or another asset-heavy industry highly regarded
• Strong Excel/BI skills, with the ability to build clear, decision-ready models and dashboards
• Demonstrated experience in cost analysis, variance analysis, and driving process improvement
• Confidence to influence and engage non-finance stakeholders across the business