Retail Finance Partner — FP&A & Commercial Strategy

Expert360; Ballarat; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Expert360 is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support a large-scale ASX 100 enterprise via a top-tier consulting client. The role combines commercial finance, FP&A and business partnering across categories and operations, with a strong emphasis on store/P&L performance and forecasting.

You’ll collaborate with commercial, category and operational teams to drive financial performance, improve reporting quality and guide investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong retail industry experience is essential.
• Commercial finance, FP&A or finance business partnering background.
• P&L, forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting capability.
• CA or CPA preferred.
• 3-8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong Excel and systems capability (ERP, planning and reporting tools).

Responsibilities

• Partnering commercial, category and operational stakeholders to drive financial performance.
• Forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting.
• Commercial analysis supporting pricing, trade spend, margin and investment decisions.
• Category and store or site P&L performance.
• Identifying risks and opportunities and challenging assumptions.
• Improving reporting quality and forecast accuracy.
• Depending on level, coaching junior team members and lifting commercial capability.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Financial analysis

P&L analysis

Communication

Forecasting

Budgeting

Education

CA or CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Planning and reporting tools

Job description

Expert360 is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support a large-scale ASX 100 enterprise via a top-tier consulting client. The role combines commercial finance, FP&A and business partnering across categories and operations, with a strong emphasis on store/P&L performance and forecasting.

You’ll collaborate with commercial, category and operational teams to drive financial performance, improve reporting quality and guide investment decisions.