Senior FP&A Leader: Strategic Forecasting & Planning

Lanson Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanson Partners in Sydney, Australia seeks a Senior Financial Planning & Forecasting professional to coordinate and deliver forecasting and planning activities across the organisation. You will act as a central planning and forecasting coordination point, bringing input from multiple business areas to ensure robust, consistent forecasts aligned to the organisational outlook.

The role covers end-to-end forecasting cycles, timeline management, input consolidation, and escalation of risks and

Qualifications

• Strong experience across FP&A, financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience coordinating complex forecasting or planning cycles across multiple teams.
• Experience producing and coordinating senior executive reporting and planning materials.
• Finance qualification CA/CPA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating end-to-end forecasting and planning cycles across Finance
• Managing planning timelines, deliverables, dependencies and key milestones
• Consolidating and reviewing forecast inputs from multiple business areas
• Challenging forecast assumptions, scenarios and inconsistencies to ensure a coherent organisation-wide view
• Supporting the production and quality assurance of executive forecasting and planning packs
• Managing scenario and version control across recurring planning cycles
• Partnering with Finance Business Partners and other Finance teams to improve the quality of forecasting inputs
• Identifying risks, opportunities and issues and ensuring these are appropriately escalated
• Improving planning processes, controls and ways of working, including opportunities for simplification and automation
• Supporting the delivery of accurate, controlled and timely planning submissions

Skills

FP&A

Financial Planning

Budgeting & Forecasting

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Complex Forecasting

Analytical Skills

Financial Services Experience

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

Lanson Partners in Sydney, Australia seeks a Senior Financial Planning & Forecasting professional to coordinate and deliver forecasting and planning activities across the organisation. You will act as a central planning and forecasting coordination point, bringing input from multiple business areas to ensure robust, consistent forecasts aligned to the organisational outlook.

The role covers end-to-end forecasting cycles, timeline management, input consolidation, and escalation of risks and