Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner

Ionopticks; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

IonOpticks in Melbourne is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling across Australia and international operations. Reporting to the CFO, you will turn data into actionable recommendations on pricing, investment priorities, and resource allocation, working closely with the leadership team.

You’ll build integrated financial models, provide monthly performance reporting with KPI tracking, and drive improvements in planning

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Commerce with CA/CPA/CFA qualification.
• At least 5 years in FP&A or corporate finance, including 2+ years in senior partner role.
• Advanced financial modelling with three‑way statements and scenario analysis.
• Strong data analysis skills; advanced Excel; experience with Power BI.
• Experience in pricing analysis, product costing and margin management.
• Proven business partnering with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgeting across group entities in Australia and internationally.
• Prepare rolling forecasts of revenue, gross margin, operating costs and cash flow.
• Build and maintain an integrated three‑way financial model and long‑range plan.
• Prepare monthly performance reporting with variance analysis and KPI tracking.
• Analyse profitability by product, customer, channel and region.
• Support CFO with Board presentations and growth/funding analysis.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder influence

Commercial acumen

Communication & presentation

Multi-entity experience

Education

Tertiary degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Commerce

CA/CPA/CFA qualification

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SQL/Python (advantage)

Job description

Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner

Exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Australian-based biotech company on a global mission to advance scientific research and human health.

About Us

IonOpticks is an Australian-founded, Melbourne-headquartered life sciences technology company with a growing global footprint. Established in 2017, we design and manufacture precision technology that helps researchers in academia, biotech and pharma around the world gain deeper insights into complex biology. Our work supports scientific discovery and drug development, and ultimately helps advance human health.

Does this sound like you?

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who loves turning numbers into decisions? Do you enjoy building models that matter, partnering with leaders across the business, and having a real say in how a fast-growing global company prices, invests and grows? If you’re looking for a role where your insight directly shapes the direction of an innovative Australian technology business, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Business Partner will lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and business performance analysis across IonOpticks’ Australian and international operations. This is a full-time, permanent role based at our Collingwood site.

The role combines classic FP&A with hands‑on commercial business partnering. Working closely with the CFO and leadership team, you’ll turn financial and operational data into clear recommendations on pricing, investment priorities and resource allocation. You’ll work alongside our Financial Accountant, who looks after the financial records, tax compliance and audit coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the annual budget across all group entities in Australia and internationally, working with department heads to set targets and resource plans
• Prepare rolling forecasts of revenue, gross margin, operating costs and cash flow
• Build and maintain the integrated three‑way financial model and long‑range plan, including scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Prepare monthly performance reporting for the CFO, leadership team and Board, with variance analysis, KPI tracking and clear commentary
• Analyse profitability by product, customer, channel and region, identifying risks and opportunities early and recommending corrective actions
• Maintain the pricing model, including product costing, margin and price‑volume analysis, and recommend pricing for new products, annual list price reviews, and distributor and key account terms
• Build business cases for new products, capital expenditure, capacity expansion and headcount, and track the benefits of approved projects
• Act as finance business partner to sales, operations, R&D and the leadership team, constructively challenging assumptions and building commercial awareness across the business
• Support the CFO with Board presentations and analysis on growth plans, market expansion, funding and acquisitions
• Continuously improve planning and reporting processes, including developing Power BI dashboards and bringing data from Xero, CRM and operational systems into a single source of truth

Key selection criteria

• Tertiary degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Commerce, and CA, CPA or CFA qualified
• At least 5 years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance or corporate finance, including at least 2 years in a senior FP&A or business partnering role
• Advanced financial modelling skills, including integrated three‑way statement models, scenario analysis and business cases
• Strong data analysis skills, with advanced Excel, experience using AI tools for analysis, and Power BI or similar (SQL or Python an advantage)
• Demonstrated experience in pricing analysis, product costing and margin management
• Proven business partnering skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to turn analysis into clear recommendations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including presenting to a leadership team
• Multi‑entity, multi‑currency experience in an international business
• Proactive and organised, able to manage competing priorities
• Manufacturing or life sciences experience, and experience with acquisitions and post‑merger integration, highly regarded

Why IonOpticks?

• Our lean and rapidly growing team consists of high achievers, focused on developing new technologies in response to global market demand.
• Our people are our priority and we are committed to supporting the ongoing personal and professional development of our team members.
• We take pride in our culture that supports diversity and flexible working arrangements to ensure our team members continue to love doing what they do best.
• We are a values‑driven organisation where we thrive together, pursue excellence, continuously evolve, and create lasting impact.