Fp&A Manager

Mars Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Staff perks

Job summary

Mars Recruitment partners with a high-growth Australian e-commerce brand to hire its first dedicated FP&A Manager in Melbourne. You’ll shape the finance function, partnering with commercial leadership and driving budgeting, forecasting and channel economics in a fast-scaling business.

You’ll build processes, work with an AI-enabled finance approach, and have real visibility with senior leadership. This is a hybrid, office-based role with a clear pathway as the business grows.

Qualifications

• Retail experience essential, especially in apparel or fashion retail with high SKU volume and ecommerce exposure.
• Solid commercial finance experience and a proven business partnering track record with cross-functional teams.
• Comfort with improving processes where gaps exist and driving efficiency in a growing business.

Responsibilities

• Build the FP&A function with modern templates, reports, and AI-enabled processes.
• BAU FP&A budgeting, forecasting, sales reporting, and channel economics.

Skills

Retail experience

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Job description

FP&A Manager

Location: Melbourne | Hybrid

Industry: E-commerce / Retail

A high-growth Australian e-commerce brand with international operations is hiring their first dedicated FP&A role (joining an already established finance team)

They are founder-led by a very inspirational woman who's built the business from the ground up and still drives it day to day. They've been at the top of the national charts on TikTok Shop - arguably the most influential retail channel right now. And it's the perfect time to join the business as they scale and build something people actually talk about.

That momentum is putting real pressure on finance to keep up. The building blocks exist, but they were designed for a much smaller operation - your job is to bring them up to standard and then well beyond it.

Why this role:

• A true mix of FP&A, financial business partnering and commercial finance - not a narrow reporting seat, but a role that touches the whole spectrum of what makes a well-rounded commercial finance career
• A build-it-yourself opportunity, rare at this level in an already established company
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and real input into decisions
• Clear runway - as the business grows, so does the function and you'll be able to shape this
• A social, energetic team culture - fortnightly team lunches, regular events, and a real belief that people do better work when they actually enjoy each other's company.
• Hybrid working - 4 days in the office. Flexi start/finish times.
• Bonus scheme plus a range of staff perks

What you'll be doing:

This is a broad role that touches every corner and person in the business. You'll join an existing finance team, as the first dedicated FP&A hire. The role will include: there are four main areas of focus:

• Building the FP&A function - they have processes / templates / reports in place but these haven't kept up with the business growth. So you'll be bringing the function up to speed, building it with the tools of today. The business already works with an AI consultant who's embedding AI into a lot of their processes, so you'll be building the function with that lens from day one, not retrofitting it later
• BAU FP&A budgeting, forecasting, sales reporting, channel economics, etc.
• Commercial finance - driving the commercial finance agenda: business case development, pricing decisions, and the analysis that sits behind them
• Business partnering - instilling a more structured, embedded business partnering culture into a scale-up environment.

What you'll need:

• Retail experience is essential - this is non-negotiable. Apparel or fashion retail is ideal; at minimum you'll have worked with high SKU volume, understood supply chain dynamics, and been hands-on with ecommerce
• Full CA/CPA qualified with solid commercial finance experience and business partnering track record
• Comfort (and experience) working where processes are imperfect - you're someone who improves things rather than waits for them to be fixed