Finance Partner

Linfox Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 weeks paid parental leave

Return to work bonus

Career development opportunities

Dining & adventure benefits

Travel and health & wellbeing

Job summary

Linfox Pty Ltd is seeking a commercially focused Finance Partner to join the Group Accounting team at Essendon Fields. You will provide critical financial insights, partnering with senior leaders across HR, Property Management & Sustainability, and Corporate Services to influence investment decisions and budgeting outcomes.

With CA/CPA qualifications and strong finance business partnering experience, you will drive forecasting, reporting and business case evaluation across a broad corporate

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics or similar.
• Experience in Finance Business Partnering or Management Accounting.
• Strong capability in financial analysis, forecasting and ROI evaluation.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across a complex organisation.
• Experience in logistics, supply chain or highly transactional environments valued but not essential.
• Track record of identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior corporate leaders to provide financial and commercial advice.
• Deliver monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting and strategic planning.
• Develop business cases and ROI models to support investment and operational decisions.
• Manage HR recharge processes and monitor shared services expenditure against budgets.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support statutory reporting, audit requirements and finance process improvement initiatives.

Skills

CA/CPA qualification

Finance business partnering

Forecasting & analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

Education

CA/CPA required

Job description

What does the job look like?

We are seeking a commercially focused Finance Partner to join our Group Accounting team based at Essendon Fields. Partnering closely with senior leaders across Human Resources, Property Management & Sustainability, and Corporate Services, you'll provide critical financial insights and analysis that support strategic decision-making and business performance. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across a broad corporate portfolio while influencing investment decisions, budgeting outcomes and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Partner with senior corporate leaders to provide financial and commercial advice that supports business objectives.
• Deliver monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting and strategic planning activities.
• Develop business cases and ROI models to support investment and operational decisions.
• Manage HR recharge processes and monitor shared services expenditure against approved budgets.
• Prepare and review journals, accruals, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support statutory reporting, audit requirements and finance process improvement initiatives.

Are you the one?

You are an experienced accounting & finance professional who thrives in a business partnering environment and enjoys translating complex financial data into meaningful business insights. You bring a consultative mindset, strong stakeholder engagement capability and a passion for driving business performance.

You can demonstrate:

• CA or CPA qualification with tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics or similar.
• Experience in Finance Business Partnering, Management Accounting or a similar corporate finance role.
• Strong capability in financial analysis, forecasting and business case evaluation.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leaders across a complex organisation.
• Experience within logistics, supply chain or other highly transactional environments is highly regarded and not essential.
• A track record of identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives that enhance business outcomes.

What's in it for me?

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and return to work bonus for eligible employees
• Career development opportunities and mentoring programs
• Access to a range of benefits across dining and adventure, travel and health and well-being
• The chance to work in a high-performing team where your contributions truly make an impact

At Linfox, we focus on providing an inclusive and diverse workplace where our people can perform at their best. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and perspectives; with people of diverse genders, ages, religions, abilities, sexual orientations and cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) encouraged to apply.