FP&A Specialist

Fonterra; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Career growth support

Flexible/hybrid working where possible

Employee recognition

Community involvement and cultural 연결

Job summary

Fonterra is seeking a permanent full-time FP&A Specialist to join the Global Markets finance team in New Zealand. You will turn data into insights, partner with stakeholders, and support planning, forecasting, reporting, and process improvements.

You will conduct complex analysis, contribute to strategic decisions, and help embed FP&A frameworks while driving improvements in reporting and dashboards. A senior analytical mindset and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in finance or related field with cross-functional analytics
• Strong commercial acumen and business sense
• Experience in strategic financial planning and analysis
• Advanced financial and scenario modelling capability
• Excellent analytical, collaborative and data-driven problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities

Responsibilities

• Support long-term financial planning and embed FP&A frameworks across the business
• Assist budgeting and forecasting, with variance analysis and commentary
• Perform complex financial analysis and investment appraisal to support strategic initiatives
• Translate performance into insights and narratives for senior stakeholders
• Support target setting and KPI tracking with trend analysis
• Provide insights across revenue, cost, margin and working capital drivers
• Support Integrated Business Planning and align financial and operational plans
• Collaborate across Finance and the wider business to embed strong financial thinking

Skills

Finance analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Financial modelling

Data-driven problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

CA or CFA qualification in progress

Job description

Imagine Tomorrow with Us | Ata whakaarohia tō āpōpō

At Fonterra Te Mātāpuna, we want everyone to feel they can be themselves.

Whether you're early in your career or ready for your next step, Fonterra offers a unique opportunity to grow with a global dairy co-operative that values care, collaboration, and contribution.

Owned by New Zealand dairy farmers and supported by a dedicated team, we are all working together to create a better future. Imagine tomorrow with us, where your career can grow, and you can create positive change.

He kupu mō mātou | About us

Fonterra is a global dairy co-operative owned by New Zealand dairy farmers. Our Global Markets business connects our products with customers and consumers around the world, navigating dynamic markets, customer needs, supply considerations and commercial opportunities.

It’s a complex and fast-moving environment where strong financial insight, commercial thinking and disciplined planning help support better business decisions.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About the opportunity

We have an exciting permanent fulltime opportunity for a FP&A Specialist to join our Global Markets finance team.

We are looking for someone who enjoys turning data into meaningful insights and partnering with stakeholders to support business performance. You’ll work closely with your line manager, internal business leaders, and wider finance teams to deliver analysis, planning, forecasting, reporting and process support across your business unit.

You’ll take on more complex analysis and contribute to strategic decision-making through financial modelling, scenario analysis, variance commentary and practical recommendations. You’ll also support ongoing improvements to reporting, dashboards and finance processes, helping to ensure information is accurate, useful and aligned to business needs.

Ngā kawenga matua | What you’ll do:

• Support med to long term financial planning and help embed Group FP&A frameworks and standards across the business.
• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, bringing together business inputs and providing insightful variance analysis and commentary.
• Undertake complex financial analysis, scenario modelling and investment appraisal to support strategic initiatives and business cases.
• Translate financial performance into clear insights and narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Support target setting and KPI tracking, identifying performance trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide analytical insight across revenue, cost, margin and working capital drivers.
• Support Integrated Business Planning, helping ensure financial and operational plans are aligned.
• Work collaboratively across Finance and the wider business to bring strong financial thinking into planning and decision-making.

Mōu | About you

You enjoy working with numbers, systems and people. You’ll be confident analysing information, asking thoughtful questions and translating financial data into insights that help stakeholders understand what is happening, why it matters and what actions to consider.

You’ll bring a continuous improvement mindset, a collaborative approach and the confidence to partner with stakeholders across a complex business environment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years’ experience in finance or a related field, with strong cross-functional analytical finance capability.
• Strong commercial and business acumen.
• Experience in strategic financial planning and analysis.
• Advanced financial and scenario modelling capability.
• Strong analytical, collaborative and data-driven problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• An enterprise mindset and systems thinking.
• Strong technology and digital fluency.
• A relevant undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting is highly preferred and CA or CFA qualified or currently working towards certification.

Our Values | Ngā Aura

At Fonterra, our values of Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts, are for everyone – no matter your background, identify or experience. These values guide us in delivering exceptional outcomes for our farmers, customers, communities, and each other. Discover how your values align with ours by taking our Values Quiz

Our Commitment to You | Tā mātou oati

We care for our people globally. Our comprehensive benefits support your well-being, development, and work-life balance:

• Fair and equitable pay
• Health and well-being programs (medical, mental health support)
• Professional development opportunities
• Career growth support
• Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
• Employee recognition
• Support for community involvement and cultural connection

To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers

A Career of Opportunities | Ngā Mahi

At Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.

Join Us | Tātou Tātou

Does this sound good to you? Come join our whānau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.

You, me, us together, Tātou, tātou.

Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion | He Wāhi mō te Katoa

Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).

If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best. Tātou, tātou.

Applications close at midnight on 25 October