The Client

Our client is a well established business with its Head Office based here in Brisbane. They have been operating for over 100 years and have a large workforce throughout the Asia Pacific region. They are an organisation that are constantly investing back into the business including their people and one who offer true career development paths.

The Opportunity

A key role, the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager role is to lead the FP&A team of Finance Business Partners & Analysts. It is a group role that leads the financial strategy of the company through delivery of the 5-year plan, budgeting and forecasting process and ensuring consistency of reporting across the group operations including automation.

Key duties include:

• Lead and manage the FP&A function, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Lead the reporting requirements across all business units and locations
• Prepare and present detailed reports and dashboards to senior leadership and key stakeholders
• Guide and oversee scoping of new reports & reports changes with report owners and business partners & IT
• Drive continuous improvement in financial planning processes, tools, and methodologies including automation.
• Lead the business-wide financial budget & 5YP process, setting deliverables, managing schedule, delivering timely accurate results.
• Provide analysis and commentary in a succinct manner which is supported with the appropriate detail.
• Analyse financial performance, identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities to improve business outcomes.
• Provide expert business partnering to the business and educate and explain analysis and reporting to a diverse non-financial audience.
• Develop and deliver financial models to support strategic planning and decision-making processes.

To be successful in this role you have:

• Degree qualification with CA/CPA ideal
• A background in a similar position in financial planning and analysis management ideally within a medium to large organisations
• Mining/heavy industry background
• Experience in automation and driving continuous improvement across an FP&A function
• Experience leading an FP&A or business partnering team
• Strong experience with excel, modelling and dashboards
• Expert business partnering experience including the ability to deliver financial and non financial advice to the business
• The ability to build relationships and influence a large stakeholder group across the business including the executive team

To apply for this position click on the link below. For further queries please contact Marianne Savas on 0413 850 114.