Finance Business Partner - Sales

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is partnering with a leading FMCG organisation to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner in Melbourne. You will provide financial insights, challenge performance, and support strategic decision-making for the Sales function, including forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.

This contract role offers exposure to multiple stakeholders and a fast-paced environment. You will report to the FP&A Manager and drive profitability through robust financial modelling and scenario

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualification required.
• Experience in Business Partnering, Commercial Finance or FP&A.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience influencing non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong Excel and ERP systems experience.
• FMCG/manufacturing or fast-paced consumer-focused industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and key stakeholders to drive commercial performance.
• Lead forecasting and budgeting activities for your portfolio.
• Deliver monthly reporting, analysis and variance commentary.
• Analyse customer, channel, product and margin performance.
• Support commercial decision-making through financial modelling and scenario analysis.
• Identify risks and opportunities and provide profitability recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning and reporting processes.
• Support ad hoc projects and commercial initiatives as required.

Skills

CA/CPA

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a leading FMCG organisation on an initial 6+ month contract. This is a commercially focused role supporting the Sales function, where you will provide financial insights, challenge performance, and help drive strategic decision-making across a dynamic and fast-paced business.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you will act as a trusted advisor to sales and commercial stakeholders, delivering analysis, forecasting, and actionable insights to improve business performance. Working across multiple functions, you will play a key role in budgeting, planning, reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales and key stakeholders to drive commercial performance
• Lead forecasting and budgeting activities for your portfolio
• Deliver monthly reporting, analysis, and variance commentary
• Analyse customer, channel, product, and margin performance
• Support commercial decision-making through financial modelling and scenario analysis
• Identify risks and opportunities and provide recommendations to improve profitability
• Drive continuous improvement across planning and reporting processes
• Support ad hoc projects and commercial initiatives as required

The Candidate

To be successful, you will bring strong commercial finance capability combined with the ability to influence and build relationships across a broad stakeholder group.

• CA/CPA qualification
• Previous experience in Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, or FP&A roles
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting experience
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling skills
• Experience influencing non-finance stakeholders
• Strong Excel and ERP systems experience
• FMCG, manufacturing, consumer products, or similarly fast-paced industry experience will be highly regarded
• The ability to hit the ground running in a contract environment

What's on Offer?

• Initial 6+ month contract with potential for extension
• Opportunity to partner directly with commercial and sales leaders
• High-profile role with significant exposure across the business
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Immediate start available

If you're a commercially focused finance professional looking for your next contract opportunity with a leading FMCG organisation, we'd love to hear from you.