FP&A Commercial Analyst | Drive Profitability & Insights

Sdah Saputo Dairy Australia (Holdings); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary

Learning & development opportunities

Employee share ownership program

Job summary

Saputo Dairy Australia is seeking a Commercial Analyst within our FP&A team at Freshwater Place. You will deliver accurate commercial reporting, perform analysis, and partner with finance and business teams to drive better decisions across the organization.

Bring a tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting plus CA/CPA and at least three years of relevant experience in FMCG/dairy environments. Advanced Excel and BI tools are essential, with SAP exposure advantageous.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in Business, Finance or Accounting and CA/CPA qualification.
• Minimum three years' relevant experience, ideally in FMCG or dairy environments.
• Advanced Excel for building and interpreting financial reports and models.
• Strong analytical skills and curiosity to understand drivers behind numbers.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to provide meaningful commentary and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily and weekly sales reports for Foodservices and Route channels.
• Consolidate weekly Commercial P&L reporting with clear commentary.
• Complete month-end reconciliations, journals and profitability reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and division-wide management reporting.
• Analyze customer profitability, purchase price variance, freight and inventory.
• Partner with Commercial Finance, Sales, Operations, Procurement and site finance to understand performance drivers.
• Investigate trends and anomalies and translate data into practical insights.
• Contribute to regular and ad hoc business performance analysis and projects.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical mindset

Commercial acumen

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/Finance/Accounting

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

BI reporting tools

SAP exposure

Job description

Saputo Dairy Australia is seeking a Commercial Analyst within our FP&A team at Freshwater Place. You will deliver accurate commercial reporting, perform analysis, and partner with finance and business teams to drive better decisions across the organization.

Bring a tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting plus CA/CPA and at least three years of relevant experience in FMCG/dairy environments. Advanced Excel and BI tools are essential, with SAP exposure advantageous.