Finance Business Partner
Core
Strategic finance lead driving profitable growth, market share expansion, and value creation for the Consumer Goods (Lifestyles, Beauty, Wellness) division in ANZ.
Role type
Senior Finance Business Partner (Commercial Finance)
Builds
Revenue, gross profit, EBIT, working capital, inventory, and cash flow outcomes for the LBW business.
Domain
FMCG/Beauty/Retail/Distribution in Australia and New Zealand
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Commercial finance, business partnering, FP&A leadership, trade spend analysis, ROI analysis, COGS analysis, inventory management, cash flow management, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial transformation, automation, Power BI, commercial analytics, cross-functional collaboration, project delivery
Preferred skills
CA ANZ, CPA, strategic decision-making support, stakeholder management
Technologies
Power BI
Responsibilities
Own the full value chain of the LBW business; Lead analysis of key drivers focusing on Trade Spend, ROI, COGS, inventory, and cash flow; Present financial insights and business performance outcomes to key clients; Financial evaluation of major customer negotiations, client tenders, commercial investments, strategic partnerships, and new business opportunities; Complete annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and financial planning processes; Lead finance transformation initiatives including automation, Power BI reporting, advanced forecasting capability, and commercial analytics enhancement; Collaborate with global and regional finance teams to implement best practices; Leading improvement projects within the country finance teams and business units; Working closely with corporate BU controlling to improve the finance function with respect to the business partnering, strategy implementation; Working closely with NZ CG counterparts for monthly reporting, and project roll outs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
