FP&A Lead

u&u Recruitment Partners; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking an FP&A Lead in Brisbane CBD to own budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across the group, delivering management accounts and commercial insights. You’ll build practical tools, develop metrics to help leaders and the Board understand drivers of results and opportunities for improvement, and partner with business managers to plan for the future.

This hands-on role offers close collaboration with business leaders, ownership of financial planning, and

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to build financial models.
• CA/CPA preferred; ERP systems experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own budgets and forecasts across the group with challenging insights.
• Prepare management accounts and performance reports with commentary.
• Develop and roll out tracking to improve cost visibility.
• Translate financial information into practical recommendations for leaders.
• Support strategy and board discussions with scenario analysis.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Management reporting

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

CA or CPA designation preferred

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

NetSuite

Financial reporting tools

Job description

A hands-on management accounting role with real ownership and a voice in business strategy.

We’re partnering with an established Australian group to appoint an FP&A Lead based in Brisbane CBD.

With several businesses under its umbrella, this opportunity offers variety, close involvement with business leaders and the chance to put your stamp on financial planning and reporting. You’ll help managers understand what’s driving results, where improvements can be made and how to plan for the future.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll own budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across the group. Alongside delivering management accounts and commercial insights, you’ll develop practical tools and reporting that give leaders and the Board a clearer view of business performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning budgets and forecasts, working with business managers to challenge assumptions and develop realistic plans;
• Preparing management accounts and performance reports with clear commentary on results, variances and opportunities;
• Building Excel models and meaningful metrics to support planning and decision-making;
• Developing and rolling out department level tracking to improve visibility of costs and performance;
• Analysing overheads, margins and profitability, identifying opportunities for improvement;
• Partnering with managers to translate financial information into practical recommendations;
• Contributing financial insights, scenario analysis and reporting to support strategy and Board discussions; and
• Improving reporting processes, systems and outputs across the group.

A hands-on management accounting role with real ownership and a voice in business strategy.

We’re partnering with an established Australian group to appoint an FP&A Lead based in Brisbane CBD.

With several businesses under its umbrella, this opportunity offers variety, close involvement with business leaders and the chance to put your stamp on financial planning and reporting. You’ll help managers understand what’s driving results, where improvements can be made and how to plan for the future.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll own budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across the group. Alongside delivering management accounts and commercial insights, you’ll develop practical tools and reporting that give leaders and the Board a clearer view of business performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Owning budgets and forecasts, working with business managers to challenge assumptions and develop realistic plans;
• Preparing management accounts and performance reports with clear commentary on results, variances and opportunities;
• Building Excel models and meaningful metrics to support planning and decision-making;
• Developing and rolling out department level tracking to improve visibility of costs and performance;
• Analysing overheads, margins and profitability, identifying opportunities for improvement;
• Partnering with managers to translate financial information into practical recommendations;
• Contributing financial insights, scenario analysis and reporting to support strategy and Board discussions; and
• Improving reporting processes, systems and outputs across the group.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have a strong grounding in management accounting or FP&A, advanced Excel skills and an interest in understanding how a business operates. You’ll enjoy taking ownership, improving the way things are done and building relationships with stakeholders outside finance.

We’re looking for:

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and commercial analysis;
• Strong Excel capability, including building and improving financial models and reporting tools;
• The confidence to question assumptions and explain financial results clearly;
• A proactive approach to developing useful reporting and performance measures;
• Strong communication and business partnering skills;
• A finance-related degree, with CA or CPA qualifications preferred; and
• ERP and reporting systems experience; NetSuite exposure would be highly regarded.

Why consider this role?

This is an opportunity to own a broad remit and see the impact of your work. You’ll have scope to bring ideas, build better reporting and work closely with leaders on decisions that influence costs, profitability and future direction.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity,equityand inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

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