Senior FP&A Manager

[axr] Recruitment & Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High salary range

Leadership role

Strategic impact

Job summary

[axr] Recruitment & Search in Sydney is seeking a Senior FP&A Manager to join the finance leadership team. This hands-on role oversees a team of 5, partners with senior stakeholders, and shapes financial strategy for a large retail/property portfolio.

You will own budgeting, forecasting and reporting, build business cases for major initiatives, and drive actionable insights to influence strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Extensive FP&A experience in retail or REIT with large property portfolios.
• End-to-end P&L ownership is essential.
• Experience managing revenue streams from tenants/leases.
• Solid understanding of leasing models and their financial impact.
• Excellent ability to influence senior leaders and build trust.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of the P&L including budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Own variance analysis and turn numbers into actionable insight for leadership.
• Build business cases and financial models for major initiatives—leases, third-party deals, new revenue streams.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses to stress-test key decisions.
• Partner with Senior Strategic Business Partners on financial risk analysis and mitigation.
• Drive improvements to reporting, forecasting and the supporting tools/systems.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of 5.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Job description

Senior FP&A leadership role with a well-established retail business. Lead a team of 5, own the P&L, and shape strategy at a senior level

• Direct influence on strategy

About the job

A Senior FP&A Manager role joining the finance leadership team. This is a hands-on leadership role overseeing a team of 5, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the business to shape financial strategy, drive commercial decision-making, and strengthen how the business plans, forecasts and reports.

About the company

A well-established name in the retail space, with a long track record of growth and a substantial, high-quality property portfolio behind it. It's an organisation that blends the pace and commercial focus of retail with the long-term thinking of a serious property investor.

What you'll be doing

• Taking end-to-end ownership of the P&L, including budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Owning variance analysis and turning the numbers into clear, actionable insight for leadership
• Building business cases and financial models for major initiatives — think new leases, third-party deals, or new revenue streams
• Running scenario and sensitivity analysis to stress-test key business decisions
• Partnering with Senior Strategic Business Partners on financial risk analysis and mitigation
• Driving improvements to reporting, forecasting and the tools/systems behind them
• Leading, coaching and developing a team of 5

What you'll bring

• Strong experience in FP&A, within retail or a REIT, working across a large property portfolio
• End-to-end P&L ownership experience is essential
• Experience managing revenue streams from tenants/leases
• Solid understanding of leasing models and their financial impact
• Comfortable operating across a portfolio of $500m+
• Excellent stakeholder management skills — you can influence and build trust with senior leaders
• Proven people leadership experience

What's on offer

• $180 000 - $200,000 + super + bonus
• Leadership role within a stable, large-scale business
• Genuine opportunity to shape strategy and influence at a senior level