Finance Business Partner: Commercial & Profitability

The Hassett Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hassett Group is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for a large, high-volume FMCG environment in Melbourne. You will partner with sales, marketing and category stakeholders to analyse profitability by customer, channel and product and provide practical commercial advice.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will own budgeting, forecasting and month-end analysis, balancing commercial insight with financial control and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in accounting, commerce, business or related discipline.
• CA or CPA qualification.
• Strong finance business partnering experience within FMCG or high-volume environments.
• Experience supporting major retail customers or complex commercial channels.
• Experience managing commercial investment, rebates, promotional spend or similar arrangements.
• Strong understanding of customer, channel, product, price and volume mix.
• Experience working with large data sets and tracing information across financial systems.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales, marketing and category stakeholders across a key commercial channel.
• Analyse sales and profitability by customer, channel and product.
• Provide commercial advice across pricing, promotions, customer investment and product decisions.
• Manage and analyse commercial spend, including accruals, claims, reconciliations and material movements.
• Support the financial assessment of new products and other commercial initiatives.
• Own key elements of the budget and forecasting process across gross margin, marketing investment and operating expenditure.
• Investigate monthly results and prepare clear commentary on performance, risks and opportunities.
• Review month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations across relevant commercial accounts.
• Deliver accurate daily, weekly and monthly performance reporting.
• Develop financial models and complete ad hoc analysis to support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, processes, controls and commercial outcomes.
• Take ownership of projects and issues through to resolution.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Degree in accounting/commerce/business

Job description

The Hassett Group is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for a large, high-volume FMCG environment in Melbourne. You will partner with sales, marketing and category stakeholders to analyse profitability by customer, channel and product and provide practical commercial advice.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will own budgeting, forecasting and month-end analysis, balancing commercial insight with financial control and attention to detail.