Senior Commercial Analyst - Global Innovation

Sydney CBD, New South Wales

About the Company

This position sits within a major FMCG business managing a highly competitive portfolio of global brands. Operating a sophisticated, multi-country supply chain, the organisation is an established market leader within its category. The company maintains a heavy commercial focus on pipeline development and invests heavily in continuous, world-class product innovation.

Role Description

This is not a high-level, advisory position. If you want to sit back and review the work of others, do not apply. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for an analytical self-starter.

This exclusive fixed-term contract gives you complete financial ownership of a complex global innovation pipeline. Operating across unmapped market opportunities, unlaunched product categories, and entirely recent consumer segments, you will build advanced volumetric models, analyse international pricing chains, and establish shadow P&Ls; from scratch. Reporting directly to the Head of FP&A;, you will act as the principal finance partner to the global brand leads, directly guiding investment choices that dictate category growth.

The role offers a competitive salary of up to $180,000 + Super for a top-tier commercial analyst. The workspace follows a structured hybrid pattern requiring 3 days in the office, with flexibility required for out-of-hours global touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities

- Shadow P&L; Ownership: Drive total financial visibility by owning the global Innovation Shadow P&L; end-to-end, linking new initiatives directly to master P&Ls; to manage portfolio trade-offs.
- Advanced Financial Modelling: Lead financial and volumetric modelling across the complete Stage Gate framework (G1 to G5), delivering rigorous size-of-prize analysis and robust assumption validation.
- Commercial Challenge: Hold cross-functional category and project teams accountable for inputs, forecasts, and financial accuracy,



mitigating risk before capital allocation.
- Cannibalisation Analysis: Define, track, and manage complex cannibalisation thresholds and run-rates to evaluate net value impact and guide pipeline sequencing.
- Commercial Lever Mastery: Deeply analyse international pricing chains and commercial levers to identify pivots that unlock value during development and post-launch.
- Investment Governance: Formulate disciplined OPEX and CAPEX investment recommendations to ensure optimal, value-driven capital allocation.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Translate sophisticated financial analysis into clear, practical, and persuasive insights for remote and cross-functional non-finance business partners.

Qualifications & Skills

- A Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- CA or CPA qualification is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 4 to 5+ years of heavyweight commercial finance experience, specifically within FMCG, beverages, or multi-national consumer goods environments.
- Technical expertise working within Stage Gate or project-based investment frameworks (specifically G1-G5 gating and post-launch evaluation).
- Advanced financial modelling capabilities, including scenario planning, volumetric forecasting, and investment appraisal.
- Proven track record of influencing cross-functional global stakeholders and remote partners without direct authority.
- A robust, results-driven mindset with the ability to uncover data and establish process order in an evolving environment.

What's on Offer?

- A high-visibility finance role with extensive multi-country scope and global portfolio exposure.
- Direct ownership of the commercial finance framework for a global brand portfolio.
- A market-competitive salary package of $180k + Super tailored for an execution-focused commercial analyst.
- Structured hybrid working arrangements.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

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📌 Senior Commercial Analyst - Global Innovation (New South Wales)
🏢 Randstad
📍 New South Wales