Senior Finance Business Partner – Horticulture Ops

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT; Mildura; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner for a major horticultural operation based in Mildura, Victoria. You will lead budgeting, forecasting and capital planning across farming assets, delivering actionable financial insights to farm managers and senior executives.

The role emphasizes robust modelling, cost control and strategic commercial support, with regular travel across the Sunraysia region and a close partnership with operational leadership to

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related discipline.
• Five years' post-qualification experience, including at least two years in a finance business partnering role within a multi-site operating environment.
• Strong financial modelling skills to independently develop detailed business cases and investment proposals.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost reduction and operational improvement initiatives.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP, financial reporting and business intelligence systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience within agriculture, horticulture, fresh produce, food manufacturing or related industry is highly regarded.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the Sunraysia region as part of a hands-on business partnering role.

Responsibilities

• Developing detailed profitability models by block, variety and planting age, tracking costs across farming operations.
• Identifying underperforming assets and building financial business cases for asset decisions.
• Managing biological asset reporting, inventory reconciliations and capital expenditure accounting.
• Monitoring labour productivity, input costs and operational performance metrics for efficiency gains.
• Owning annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow forecasts and capex plans.
• Preparing robust financial models and investment analyses for strategic initiatives.
• Leading month-end close, management reporting and stakeholder updates.
• Advising operational leaders with commercial analysis and scenario modelling.

Skills

Financial modelling

Cost optimisation

Stakeholder mgmt

Business partnering

Education

CA/CPA

Accounting degree

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Perm Recruitment RF/BDT is seeking a commercially minded Finance Business Partner for a major horticultural operation based in Mildura, Victoria. You will lead budgeting, forecasting and capital planning across farming assets, delivering actionable financial insights to farm managers and senior executives.

The role emphasizes robust modelling, cost control and strategic commercial support, with regular travel across the Sunraysia region and a close partnership with operational leadership to