Finance Business Partner (ASX)

Michael Page; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Commercial Finance professional to drive revenue growth and profitability. You will analyse customer, product, and branch performance, lead budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, and partner with sales, operations, supply chain and leadership teams to inform strategic decisions.

The role focuses on pricing strategies, revenue assurance, and developing financial models for strategic initiatives, with emphasis on data-driven insights and KPI reporting to senior

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Finance Business Partnering or Commercial Analysis in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and partner with operational, sales and leadership teams.
• Commercially minded with focus on profitability, pricing, margin improvement and business performance.
• Advanced analytical skills turning large data into actionable insights.
• Experience in inventory, retail, wholesale, distribution, FMCG or other operationally complex businesses is highly regarded.
• Strong systems and reporting capability, with exposure to ERP platforms, BI tools and dashboard development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial analysis and insights to improve sales, profitability, margins and overall business performance.
• Analyse customer, product, branch and business unit performance to identify opportunities and risks.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis activities.
• Partner with sales, operations, supply chain and leadership teams to support commercial decision-making.
• Evaluate pricing strategies, promotional activity and revenue assurance initiatives to maximise profitability.
• Develop financial models, business cases and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Track and report key financial and operational KPIs, providing actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements, reporting enhancements and dashboard development to improve visibility, accountability and business performance.

Skills

Commercial Finance

FP&A

Finance Business Partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

ERP Systems

BI Tools

Tools

ERP platforms

BI tools

Dashboard development

Job description

Drive revenue growth, margin improvement and business performance through financial analysis, pricing optimisation, forecasting and commercial insights. You will partner closely with sales, operations, supply chain and finance.

My client is an ASX listed giant.

Description

• Deliver commercial analysis and insights to improve sales, profitability, margins and overall business performance.
• Analyse customer, product, branch and business unit performance to identify opportunities and risks.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis activities.
• Partner with sales, operations, supply chain and leadership teams to support commercial decision-making.
• Evaluate pricing strategies, promotional activity and revenue assurance initiatives to maximise profitability.
• Develop financial models, business cases and scenario analysis for strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Track and report key financial and operational KPIs, providing actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements, reporting enhancements and dashboard development to improve visibility, accountability and business performance.

Profile

• Proven experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A, Finance Business Partnering or Commercial Analysis within a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Strong capability in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, management reporting and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and partner effectively with operational, sales and leadership teams.
• Commercially minded with a strong focus on profitability, pricing, margin improvement and business performance.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to turn large data sets into actionable business insights.
• Experience working in inventory, retail, wholesale, distribution, FMCG or other operationally complex businesses is highly regarded.
• Strong systems and reporting capability, with exposure to ERP platforms, BI tools and dashboard development.

Job Offer

• A genuinely excellent team culture and high performing segment
• Report to an exceptional leader with significant tenure in the organisation
• Diverse stakeholder engagement across sales, operations, supply chain, marketing and finance functions.
• Clear progression pathway
• A purely commercial role, get away from the journals
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and key business decision-makers.
• Licence to process improve