Finance Partner - Operations

Hilton Foods; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discounts

Top-tier facilities

Work-life balance

Career growth

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Job summary

Hilton Foods Asia Pacific is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner - Operations to partner with Operations and Finance teams. You will provide insightful analysis, challenge thinking, and identify opportunities to improve commercial performance.

Your insights will shape smarter business decisions and strengthen monthly financial results. The role requires collaboration across IT, Procurement, PMO and Transformation teams to drive value creation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a Commercial/Finance role in a large, complex FMCG environment.
• Strong analytical and interpretation skills with ability to turn data into insights.
• Advanced financial modelling and ERP/standard costing system experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful monthly financial reports and analyses for Operations.
• Support group profit goals through business case creation and validation.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Costing

Decision support

Autonomous

Tools

ERP systems

Costing system

Job description

Can be based at our Truganina, Bunbury, Heathwood or WIRI site, with hybrid ways of working (depending on the position)

Competitive salary package

About Hilton Foods

We are Hilton Foods Asia Pacific, a global leader and specialist in sustainable food packaging!

Our people are at the centre of everything we do. Our culture has always been special and valuable. Our values summarise the ways that we think as an organisation and the way we behave as individuals. Our people work like partners helping partners, focusing on shared agendas, and agreed goals. These attitudes are key to our culture and key to our business success.

We are the primary supplier of packaged proteins and value-added meat products to Woolworths Group Limited.

About the role

We’re looking for a commercially minded and proactive Finance Business Partner - Operations to join our team and play a key role in driving better business decisions. In this role, you’ll work closely with our Operations and Finance teams to provide insightful analysis, challenge thinking and identify opportunities to improve commercial performance. From supporting store issue pricing across Packaging and Ingredients to validating business cases and reviewing outcomes post-implementation, your insights will help shape smarter, more informed decisions across the business.

You’ll also play an important role in supporting monthly financial results, strengthening financial processes and controls, and building greater understanding between Finance and the wider business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys partnering with stakeholders, turning financial information into meaningful insights and making a tangible impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key responsibilities

• Actively engage in the business’s SHEQ agenda and ensuring you and team understand, adhere to, and meet the SHEQ requirements.


• Deliver insightful monthly financial reports.


• Support group profit goals through business case creation and validation, including post implementation reviews


• Ensure accuracy of cost of capital recovery


• Assist in developing group and customer budgets, working collaboratively with various stakeholders.


• Lead the annual SIP reset for Packaging and Ingredients and monitor on-going SIP impact


• Business partner with IT, Procurement, PMO and Transformation teams to drive value creation

About You

• Experience in a similar role within a large organisation


• Open minded with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to build relationship, influence decision making and achieve results without a direct reporting relationship


• Prioritisation, planning and results & deadline-orientated


• Problem solving skills & attention to detail


• Advanced Financial modelling skills


• Work well autonomously & as part of a team


• Has experience in driving change management process


• Strong commercial awareness and understanding


• Excellent analytical and interpretative skills


• Strong ERP and standard costing system skills


• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to deal with multi-level relationships


• Highly organised


• Minimum 5 years experience in a Commercial role, ideally in large, complex FMCG organisations

Why Hilton Foods?

At Hilton Foods, we seek individuals passionate about tackling new challenges and collaborating with industry leaders to achieve exceptional results for our customers and consumers. Our fast-paced environment attracts passionate and talented people, driving motivation, focus, determination, and personal growth.

We value flexibility and encourage our team members to balance their work/life commitments while supporting their well-being. As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all.

Benefits

• Exclusive Discounts – Supermarket partnership perks, private health discounts & staff store savings on meat.


• Top-Tier Facilities – Work in a highly automated, world-class site with a subsidised canteen & free parking.


• Work-Life Balance – Flexible conditions, paid parental leave & phone/laptop provided.


• Career Growth & training – Learn from industry leaders with accredited training and on-site coaching.


• Extra Perks – Share options, discounted health insurance, referral bonuses & more!