Senior FP&A Analyst: Strategic Partner to Retail & Ops

Richard Lloyd Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Richard Lloyd Recruitment in Sydney CBD is seeking an FP&A specialist to own the annual budgeting cycle, deliver quarterly forecasts and provide actionable insights to drive commercial decisions.

You will analyse variances, review store-level P&L across multiple sites, build KPI dashboards in Power BI, and develop Excel-based financial models for scenario planning. 3–4 years in a broad FP&A role in FMCG/retail is ideal.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years in a broad FP&A role focusing on budgeting, planning and forecasting.
• Experience in FMCG, retail, manufacturing or similar stock-intensive sector is essential.
• Demonstrated value-adding projects and achievements.
• Advanced Excel and modelling skills; ideally Power BI experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual budgeting process with department heads and channel leaders.
• Deliver quarterly forecasts and ongoing updates to financial expectations.
• Analyse performance vs budget/forecast, investigate variances and drive actions with stakeholders.
• Review store-level P&L across multiple sites and identify trends and opportunities.
• Build and maintain weekly KPI dashboards and management reporting (Power BI focus).
• Support ERP implementation and improve data quality and visibility.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Richard Lloyd Recruitment in Sydney CBD is seeking an FP&A specialist to own the annual budgeting cycle, deliver quarterly forecasts and provide actionable insights to drive commercial decisions.

You will analyse variances, review store-level P&L across multiple sites, build KPI dashboards in Power BI, and develop Excel-based financial models for scenario planning. 3–4 years in a broad FP&A role in FMCG/retail is ideal.