Finance Business Partner

Goodman Fielder New Zealand; Auckland; Ibrido; NZD 120.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Hybrid and flexible working

Exposure to senior leaders and high‑in

Career growth across Finance

Descrizione del lavoro

Goodman Fielder in Auckland is seeking a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our team, partnering with Marketing, Sales and R&D to shape the future of New Zealand’s loved food brands. This role goes beyond traditional finance, putting financial insight at the heart of innovation and growth.

You’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, modelling and performance analysis across portfolios, and influence investment decisions with senior stakeholders.

Competenze

• Experience in Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering.
• CA/CPA/CIMA qualification or working towards one.
• Strong commercial acumen, financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Confidence influencing stakeholders and building trusted relationships.
• Proactive and adaptable mindset in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP/BW or other reporting tools.

Mansioni

• Partner with Marketing, Sales and R&D to shape commercial strategy and investment decisions.
• Lead financial modelling and business cases for innovation and growth initiatives.
• Challenge assumptions and influence investment decisions to maximise growth.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis across portfolios.
• Evaluate ROI of marketing, innovation and growth initiatives.
• Present recommendations that influence decisions and drive performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve commercial processes and reporting.

Conoscenze

Commercial Finance

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Excel

SAP

BW

Communication skills

Formazione

CA/CPA/CIMA qualification

Strumenti

SAP

BW

Descrizione del lavoro

• Partner with Marketing, Sales and R&D to turn big ideas into profitable growth.
• Influence innovation, marketing investment and strategic business decisions.
• Join a fast-paced, collaborative team where fresh thinking and initiative are valued.

The Opportunity

Love being close to the action, influencing decisions and turning ideas into commercial success? This is your opportunity to make an impact.

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our Auckland team, partnering with Marketing, Sales and R&D to shape the future of some of New Zealand’s most loved food brands.

This is more than a traditional finance role. You’ll be at the heart of innovation, marketing investment and growth initiatives, challenging thinking, uncovering opportunities and helping turn great ideas into commercial results. Working with stakeholders across the business, you’ll bring financial insight, fresh perspectives and a strong commercial lens to decisions that matter.

If you’re a confident, relationship-driven finance professional who brings energy, enjoys working at pace and can adapt as priorities shift, you’ll thrive in this role. We’re looking for someone who builds strong partnerships, asks the right questions and has the confidence to influence change.

What you will do

• Partner with Marketing, Sales and R&D leaders to shape commercial strategy and investment decisions.
• Lead financial modelling and business cases for innovation, new product development and growth initiatives.
• Challenge assumptions and influence investment decisions to maximise profitable growth.
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis across innovation and marketing portfolios.
• Evaluate and track the return on investment of marketing, innovation and strategic growth initiatives.
• Present compelling recommendations that influence decisions and drive business performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve commercial processes, reporting and decision support.

What you will bring

• Proven experience in Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering.
• A CA, CPA or CIMA qualification, or working towards one.
• Strong commercial acumen, financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Confidence influencing stakeholders, challenging thinking and building trusted relationships.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset and the ability to pivot quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to make financial insights meaningful to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP, BW or other reporting tools.
• FMCG, manufacturing, retail or consumer goods experience highly desirable; Big Four experience advantageous.
• Above all, you’ll bring positive energy, curiosity and a genuine appetite to collaborate, influence and make things happen.

About us

At Goodman Fielder, our purpose is Making everyday food better for everyone. We’re behind some of New Zealand’s most iconic and trusted brands, including Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Vogel’s, Molenberg, Nature’s Fresh, Edmonds and Freya’s.

Our values — We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done — shape how we work, collaborate and deliver results. We believe in fresh thinking, backing our people and creating opportunities to build meaningful careers.

• Hybrid and flexible working to support work-life balance.
• High-impact business partnering with exposure to senior leaders and strategic decisions.
• A front-row seat to innovation, marketing investment and new product development.
• Career growth and development across Finance and the wider business.
• A collaborative, energetic team that values fresh thinking and getting things done.
• The opportunity to work with iconic brands in a leading FMCG business.

Ready to turn financial insight into commercial impact?

Join Goodman Fielder and help shape the next chapter of New Zealand’s favourite food brands.