Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Foundry Talent Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundry Talent Partners in Sydney seeks an experienced FP&A professional to own group-wide budgeting, forecasting and reporting. You will partner with the Executive Leadership Team to drive commercial insight that informs board-level decisions.

The role is hands-on with high visibility, requiring strong analytical skills and a proactive, detail-driven approach to improve planning and financial governance.

Qualifications

• FP&A or management accounting experience in regulated financial services.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, cashflow and reporting skills.
• Ability to communicate complex financials to senior management and board.
• Proficiency with Excel and cloud accounting tools.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary.
• Lead cashflow forecasting, treasury support and working capital management.
• Drive budgeting and forecasting including driver-based modelling.
• Deliver profitability analysis across business units and products.
• Prepare board and management reporting with clear actionable insight.
• Support financial controls, governance and process improvement across the planning cycle.
• Partner with senior stakeholders on modelling, strategic planning and commercial analysis.
• Champion continuous improvement across finance systems and reporting.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Tools

Cloud accounting platforms

Job description

The business

Our client is a growing, financial services business with an ambitious agenda and plenty of momentum. It's a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly, so commercially minded people who like making an impact will thrive here.

The role

Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, you'll own FP&A, reporting and commercial analysis across the group. This is a hands-on, highly visible role where your insights will directly shape decision making at C-suite and board level.

Key responsibilities

• Own the monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary
• Lead cashflow forecasting, treasury support and working capital management
• Drive budgeting and forecasting, including the shift towards driver-based modelling
• Deliver profitability analysis across business units and products
• Prepare board and management reporting that turns numbers into clear, actionable insight
• Support financial controls, governance and process improvement across the planning cycle
• Partner with senior stakeholders on modelling, strategic planning and commercial analysis
• Champion continuous improvement across finance systems and reporting

About you

• FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting experience within regulated financial services
• Strong grasp of budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, cashflow and financial reporting
• Exposure to regulatory capital or liquidity reporting highly regarded
• Confident communicating complex financials to management and board stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with budgeting/consolidation and cloud accounting platforms
• Curious, proactive and detail-driven, with a systematic approach to your work