Role:
Reporting into a Senior Business Partner, you'll play a key role in delivering insightful reporting, budgeting and variance analysis that directly shapes commercial decision-making. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across the business, translating financial data into clear, actionable insights - a fantastic opportunity to build your commercial acumen within a large, complex organisation with genuine scale and career runway
Client:
Our client is a large, nationally recognised business operating across a complex multi-site environment. They are seeking a commercially minded Finance Analyst to join their finance team and partner closely with Finance Business Partners to drive performance, improve decision-making and support strategic growth.
This is a hands-on role that combines financial analysis and commercial insight. You will work closely with sales, operations, supply chain and leadership teams to improve financial outcomes and support operational excellence.
Analyse, review and report on the financial performance and position of specified branches/regions on a monthly and annual basis against budgets.
Participate in complex projects in cross-functional teams.
Facilitating activities such as; cost reduction and process efficiency opportunities, budgeting, forecasting, planning and project evaluations.




Pursuing value-creating business opportunities as front-line commercial support, and improving the sustainable competitive advantage of the organisation.
Investigate and explain variances, trends and anomalies including investigations of sales, margins, productivity, labour and material variances, inventory, direct and indirect costs etc.
Assist with month-end and year-end closes through the processing of journals for provisions/accruals/adjustments etc
Analyse & report on variances to budgets, history and forecast
Prepare & distribute variance analysis & snapshot reporting
Liaise with Branch Managers, Area Business Managers and General Managers, and assist with achieving regional profitability and growth targets.
University Degree Qualification in Commerce/Accounting/Finance
Professional CPA / Chartered Accountant
Robust technical accounting skills
Solid analytical/problem-solving skills
Ability to multi-task assignments and appropriately prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
Strong commitment to team culture and performance
High levels of energy and drive - Performance-based mindset, results-orientated
Excellent written and oral communication skills
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📌 Finance Analyst (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne