At Daniel's Donuts, we've built a cult following for our iconic Nutella, Fresh Jam & Cream and all the deliciousness in between. But we're about so much more than donuts.
Today we're one of Australia's fastest-growing bakery manufacturers, supplying our own stores plus supermarkets, convenience, airlines, foodservice and wholesale customers across the country.
Backed by Private Equity and powered by the passion of our founders, we're investing heavily in recent technology, smarter systems (hello Odoo!), national expansion and building an even stronger business.
We're looking for someone who loves numbers just as much as they love solving problems. Someone who can turn data into decisions, challenge the status quo and partner with our operations teams to help us make better donuts, faster and more efficiently.
If spreadsheets make you smile and manufacturing gets you excited...we should probably talk.
The Role
This isn't your typical Finance Business Partner role.
You'll be the commercial heartbeat of our manufacturing and supply chain operations, partnering with leaders across multiple sites to understand where every dollar goes, how every donut is made and where we can become even better.
You'll own everything from Cost Per Donut (yes, that's a real KPI here), manufacturing analysis, standard costing and inventory through to capital investment decisions and operational forecasting.
You'll report to our Senior Finance Business Partner (who is a gun!) while working closely with Operations, Procurement, Planning and Supply Chain to drive smarter commercial decisions across the business.
This role will be mainly based at our Truganina manufacturing plant with 1 day at our Cremorne office.
What You'll Be Doing
Be the Finance Partner our Operations Team can't live without




Partner with manufacturing and supply chain leaders to provide commercial insight, challenge and support
Translate complex financial information into practical operational decisions
Coordinate manufacturing finance across our sites while working closely with our GD Pies finance team
Own the Numbers Behind Every Donut
Own our famous Cost Per Donut (CPD) reporting across all production sites
Deliver daily and weekly manufacturing performance reporting that leaders actually want to read
Identify cost trends, opportunities and risks before they become problems
Make Inventory Make Sense
Own standard costing, BOM costing and cost roll-ups
Ensure inventory values are accurate across raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
Investigate stock variances, waste and giveaway costs and help reduce them
Help Invest in the Future
Build business cases for new equipment, automation and manufacturing improvements
Evaluate payback periods, NPV and investment returns
Track approved projects and make sure every investment delivers what it promised
Drive Better Planning
Lead operations budgeting and forecastin.
Partner with Planning and Supply Chain to ensure forecasts reflect what's really happening on the factory floor
Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) with commercial insight
Help Make our new ERP Amazing
Become Finance's operational expert for ERP - Odoo
Ensure BOMs, standard costs and cost centres are accurate




Reduce manual reporting and improve data quality across the business
Turn Data into Better Decisions
Support decisions around capacity, line efficiency, make-vs-buy opportunities and operational performance
Build meaningful dashboards and reports that help leaders act quickly
Find Smarter Ways to Save
Identify cost-saving opportunities and build the business cases to make them happen
Track initiatives and celebrate the wins
Who You Are
You'll probably love this role if you:
Enjoy partnering with people just as much as working with numbers
Love manufacturing, operations or FMCG environments
Naturally ask "why?" when something doesn't look right
Can explain financial concepts without speaking accountant
Like improving systems and making reporting easier
Get excited by finding efficiencies and commercial opportunities
Aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves and spend time on the factory floor
You'll also bring:
CPA or CA qualification (or working towards it)
Experience in a Finance Business Partner or Management Accounting role
Manufacturing, FMCG, retail or supply chain experience
Strong Excel and financial modelling skills (bonus points if you've worked with Odoo or another ERP)
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, inventory and standard costing
Why Daniel's?
Because no two days are the same.
One day you'll be analysing manufacturing performance, the next you'll be helping justify a new production line, improving inventory accuracy or finding ways to shave cents off our Cost Per Donut.
You'll work with great people, solve real business problems and help shape the future of one of Australia's fastest-growing food businesses.
And yes...there are donuts.
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📌 Finance Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Daniel's Donuts
📍 Melbourne