Financial Planning Analyst

Pernod Ricard; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Hybrid and flexible working

Summer hours

Employee Assistance Program

Generous parental leave policy

Career development

Office drinks & events

Inclusive culture ERG

Job summary

Pernod Ricard Australia is seeking an FP&A Analyst to support the Australia and New Zealand financial rhythm, manage end-to-end forecasting, and deliver critical insights for stakeholders.

You will partner with Finance, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, ensure data integrity, identify risks and opportunities, and help drive planning cycles in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• 3+ years FMCG or related industry experience desirable.
• Strong Excel, Power Query, Power BI and PowerPoint skills; ability to work with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Manage key forecasting and reporting processes for Australia and New Zealand, from Gross Sales to Gross Margin.
• Support monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, ensuring inputs are accurate and delivered on time.
• Analyze monthly trading performance and translate results into actionable insights, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accuracy of financial dashboards and reporting tools (V2V, daily sales reporting).
• Collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain, RGM and Commercial teams to improve forecast quality.
• Support COGS reporting and forecasting, including actual vs forecast analysis and accruals.

Skills

Excel

Power Query

Power BI

PowerPoint

Education

Commerce/Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

V2V

Polaris

Job description

Global FMCG | Drive financial insights | Manage forecasts, and collaborate with top teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with premium brands including: Absolut vodka, The Glenlivet Scotch whisky, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

The opportunity

As our FP&A Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting the financial rhythm of the Australia and New Zealand business; managing end-to-end forecasting processes and providing critical insights to stakeholders.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting strategic decision-making.

This role is ideal for someone with a solid finance foundation, advanced analytical skills, strong Excel skills, great attention to detail, curiosity, and the confidence to work with data, deadlines and multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Manage key forecasting and reporting processes across Australia and New Zealand, from Gross Sales through to Gross Margin.


• Support monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles, including V2V and Polaris, ensuring inputs are accurate, challenged and delivered on time.


• Analyse monthly trading performance and help translate results into clear insights, risks, opportunities and recommendations.


• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of key financial dashboards and reporting tools, including V2V and daily sales reporting.


• Partner with Finance, Supply Chain, RGM and Commercial teams to support decision-making and improve forecast quality.


• Support COGS reporting and forecasting, including actual vs forecast analysis, accruals and communication with internal stakeholders.

What you will bring to the role

• A tertiary qualification in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.


• 3+ years FMCG or industry experience is desirable


• Strong Excel skills, Power Query and Power BI and confidence working with large data sets; PowerPoint skills to help communicate insights clearly.


• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage deadlines and follow through on recurring reporting processes.


• A curious and analytical mindset, with the confidence to question numbers and understand what is driving performance.


• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with stakeholders across Finance, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.


• A proactive attitude, willingness to learn and interest in improving how reports, tools and processes work.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendship, and fun. Conviviality is energy, spirit and charisma, and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our four core values; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

We know that happiness at work starts with that feeling of belonging you get from an inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated. Our values are lived, they drive our behaviours, and it’s what brings our culture to life.

Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one's most meaningful contribution. We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

Our mix of benefits

• Product allowance


• Hybrid and flexible working


• Summer hours


• Employee Assistance Program


• Generous parental leave policy


• Career development


• Office drinks & events


• Inclusive culture ERG

Joining and contributing to an Inclusive workplace

As Créateurs de Convivialité, we are committed to better reflect the richness of our society, the marketplace, and communities in which we operate. We believe that it is the best way to build effective teams, understand our consumers by market and sustainably grow our business.

Pernod Ricard is part of Forbes World’s Best Employers and has been recognized by Equileap among the top 100 Employers for Gender Equality. As a skills-based organization, we ensure fair processes and equal opportunities for all candidates and team members by assessing your skills against role expectations. We recognize that some of you might need extra support with your application, require accommodations or special arrangements for your interview, if this is the case, please contact us, we would be delighted to support you and welcome your application.