Finance Business Partner – FP&A | Consultants, Associate Managers & Managers

Accenture Australia; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

Career break options

Structured career development

Local and international opportunities

Family Inclusive Workplace

Flexible work arrangements

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking Finance Business Partners at Consultant, Associate Manager, and Manager levels to provide financial analysis, planning, reporting, and business insight. The role spans FP&A, operations finance, investment, and cost management, with a focus on practical recommendations and cross-functional influence.

You will partner with stakeholders to drive resource allocation, pricing, productivity, and cost optimization, building cross-functional relationships and coaching

Qualifications

• Experience in Finance Business Partnering/FP&A within a complex organization.
• Ability to deliver financial insight and decision support across multiple business areas.
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.
• Advanced analytical and data interpretation capabilities with proactive recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and communicate financial and operational performance, highlighting drivers, trends, risks, opportunities and actions.
• Improve dashboards, reporting frameworks, metrics, and processes for better decision support.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning through modelling and analysis.
• Perform variance and scenario analyses and develop robust business cases.

Skills

Finance FP&A

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

ERP/BI tools

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Anaplan

Power BI

Tableau

OneStream

Job description

Build the financial insights behind critical business decisions.

We’re hiring Finance Business Partners - FP&A professionals across Consultant, Associate Manager and Manager levels.

About the Role

The Finance Business Partner provides financial analysis, planning, reporting, and commercial insight to help business and functional stakeholders improve performance and make informed decisions across FP&A, operational and commercial finance, investment, and cost management.

What you’ll do

• Analyze and communicate financial and operational performance, highlighting key drivers, trends, risks, opportunities, and actions.
• Improve dashboards, report frameworks, metrics, and processes to strengthen quality, efficiency, and decision support.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning through financial modelling and analysis.
• Perform variance and scenario analysis, develop business cases, and recommend actions to improve outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders to provide practical financial insight on priorities including resource allocation, pricing, investment, productivity, and cost optimization.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and, at senior levels, support coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Support finance policies, controls, governance, and data quality.
• Simplify and automate processes and contribute to ERP, planning, reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled finance improvements.

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring experience in one or more of the following areas

• Experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance, or operational finance within a complex organization.
• Proven ability to deliver financial insight and decision support across areas such as supply chain, manufacturing, e-commerce, CapEx, OpEx, or corporate functions.
• Retail and/or FMCG experience is preferred; required experience varies by career level.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills, with sound knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP, planning, and BI platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, OneStream, IBM Planning Analytics, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly and build collaborative relationships across the organization.
• Commercial mindset and ability to turn analysis into practical recommendations and influence decisions through constructive challenge.
• At senior levels, experience partnering with leaders to influence strategic outcomes.

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Benefits of working at Accenture

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Long & short-term career break opportunities
• Structured career development program
• Local and international career opportunities.
• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace
• Flexible Work Arrangements - centred around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia and New Zealand

At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work.

We encourage applications from all people with the relevant skillset, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination.

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