Senior Finance Business Partner

Dean & Ling Executive; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dean & Ling Executive has been engaged to support a leading Australian manufacturing business in a Senior Finance Business Partner role based in Melbourne. You will work with operational leaders to translate performance data into actionable plans, forecasts and budgets, linking financial outcomes to business drivers.

Responsibilities include leading pricing reviews, rebates, inventory control, capital business cases and audits, and guiding a small finance team to improve cost, efficiency and

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with 10+ years' senior-level experience in manufacturing.
• Strong accounting, financial management and reporting skills.
• Advanced financial modelling, including standard costing and ABC models.
• Solid knowledge of cashflows, NPV and valuation metrics.
• ERP experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 (or a similar ERP).
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and relate to all levels of management.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure.
• A sound understanding of business and site processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver budgets, forecasts and month-end reporting across P&L, cash and working capital.
• Lead contract negotiations and pricing review models; manage customer rebates.
• Oversee inventory accounting and variance investigations.
• Support capital business cases and audits.
• Provide insights on cost, efficiency and commercial performance to shape decisions.
• Lead and develop a small team and take on other projects.

Skills

Accounting

Financial management

Reporting

Advanced financial modelling

ERP systems experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Cash flow analysis

NPV valuation

Education

CA or CPA qualification with 10+ years’ senior-level experience

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics D365

Job description

Dean & Ling Executive has been engaged exclusively to support one of Australia's leading manufacturing businesses that provides high-performance products and solutions for its blue-chip customer base in a critical sector globally.

As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you'll sit alongside the operational and commercial leaders and help them understand where performance stands, why it's happening, what's likely to happen next, and what to do about it. Core accountabilities include:

• Reporting and analysis: Deliver timely, accurate budgets, forecasts and month-end reporting across P&L, cash and working capital, linking financial outcomes to operational causes and leading performance reviews that drive action.
• Commercial and contracts: Join key contract negotiations, build and manage Pricing Review Models, own customer rebates across the divisions, and assess the profitability impact of enterprise agreement proposals.
• Inventory and controls: Make sure on-site, off-site and customer-located inventory is accurately accounted for and reconciled and investigate the root cause of significant or repeated variances.
• Capital and compliance: Help prepare capital business cases, work with the FC on accounting standards, and support internal and external audits.
• Insight and influence: Spot trends, recommend improvements and provide insight on cost, efficiency and commercial performance to shape decisions.
• Leadership: Lead and develop a small team and take on other projects as needed.

What you'll bring

• CA or CPA qualification with 10+ years' senior-level experience, ideally in a manufacturing-based business.
• Strong accounting, financial management and reporting skills.
• Advanced financial modelling, including experience developing standard costing and activity-based costing models.
• Solid knowledge of cashflows, NPV and other valuation metrics.
• Systems experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 (or a similar ERP).
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and relate to all levels of management.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure.
• A sound understanding of business and site processes.