FP&A Manager

MARS PARTNERSHIP PTY. LTD.; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus scheme

Staff perks

Job summary

MARS PARTNERSHIP PTY. LTD. is seeking its first dedicated FP&A professional to join the finance team in Melbourne. The role blends FP&A, commercial finance and business partnering to scale a fast-growing apparel/e-commerce brand.

You'll build and upgrade processes, templates and reports, leveraging AI-driven approaches and partnering with leaders to inform pricing, business cases and strategic decisions. Hybrid work with office days in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Retail and ecommerce experience with high SKU volume.
• CA/CPA qualification with strong commercial finance experience.
• Proven business partnering capability.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale FP&A processes, templates and reports.
• Drive commercial finance decisions, pricing and business cases.
• Embed a structured business partnering culture across the growth team.

Skills

Retail experience

Commercial finance

Business partnering

Financial analysis

E-commerce

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Job description

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
• 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