Strategic Finance Partner for Horticulture Operations

Rimfire Resources; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rimfire Resources is seeking a commercially astute Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership across premier horticultural assets and grower networks in Queensland. You will translate financial reporting into practical operational insights, guiding profitability, cost control and capital investment decisions.

Reporting to the CFO, you will collaborate with farm leaders, production teams and executives, owning budgets, forecasts, and monthly close processes within a

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with a degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Minimum five years’ experience, including two years in a business partnering role in agricultural or FMCG settings.
• Experience with grower pools, supplier settlement, or royalties is advantageous.
• Strong financial modelling and ability to build 5-year business cases.

Responsibilities

• Develop profitability models by block, variety, and planting-age across hectares, tonnes, and bins.
• Evaluate sub-breakeven blocks and build financial cases for orchard decisions.
• Governing capex, immature block schedules and inventory reconciliations.
• Lead unit-level costings, labor productivity, and input costs to drive cost convergence.
• Own budgets, forecasts, working capital models, and capex tracking during peak harvest.
• Oversee P&L, grower settlements, and licensing margins; support tax/compliance.

Skills

Financial modelling

Cost reduction

Stakeholder management

Excel

Business partnering

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Rimfire Resources is seeking a commercially astute Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership across premier horticultural assets and grower networks in Queensland. You will translate financial reporting into practical operational insights, guiding profitability, cost control and capital investment decisions.

Reporting to the CFO, you will collaborate with farm leaders, production teams and executives, owning budgets, forecasts, and monthly close processes within a