Senior Finance Analyst - Inventory & FP&A

Fulcrum; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulcrum is partnering with a global direct-to-consumer retail business to recruit a capable Finance Analyst. The role blends core management accounting with opportunities in FP&A, budgeting, and commercial analysis, supporting inventory, margins, and weekly cash flow forecasting.

You will work cross-functionally with marketing, logistics, and buying teams, driving improved processes and data-driven decision making using modern tools like Copilot and D365.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Commerce or Finance, CPA qualified or close to completion.
• Management accounting or commercial analyst experience within retail, FMCG, logistics, or inventory-heavy environments.
• An interest or capability in FP&A, budgeting, and commercial modeling.
• Strong spreadsheet capability and comfort using AI tools like Copilot to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customer acquisition and marketing teams to manage, analyse, and process partner commission accruals and weekly cash flow schedules.
• Act as the finance contact for major brand partners (including redemption store points and national media partnerships), investigating reconciliation queries and handling regulatory reporting.
• Support FP&A and commercial decision-making by delivering insightful variance analysis on operations costs, customer service expenditure, and logistics carrier performance.
• Own inventory and margin analysis, tracking stock pricing issues, COGS postings, misc charges, and cycle count credibility ahead of month-end.
• Calculate quarterly stock provisions, manage stocktake financial reconciliations, and handle intercompany stock reporting.
• Build and maintain weekly cash flow forecasts in collaboration with the Financial Controller to feed into annual budgeting and reforecasting cycles.
• Leverage Microsoft Excel, Dynamics 365, and AI tools like Copilot to automate repetitive processes, fix legacy spreadsheet models, and speed up monthly reporting.

Skills

Excel

Dynamics 365

Copilot/AI tools

Cross-functional partnering

Education

Commerce or Finance degree

CPA qualification in progress

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Fulcrum is partnering with a global direct-to-consumer retail business to recruit a capable Finance Analyst. The role blends core management accounting with opportunities in FP&A, budgeting, and commercial analysis, supporting inventory, margins, and weekly cash flow forecasting.

You will work cross-functionally with marketing, logistics, and buying teams, driving improved processes and data-driven decision making using modern tools like Copilot and D365.