Job Description
Finance Business Partner - Ballarat | $165,000 Package
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Strategic Finance Business Partnering role supporting a major production facility
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Excellent opportunity for a commercial finance professional looking to influence operational performance and drive business outcomes
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Global FMCG Manufacturer
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Strategic Finance Business Partnering role supporting a major production facility
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Excellent prospect for a commercial finance professional looking to influence operational performance and drive business outcomes
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The Opportunity
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A leading global FMCG business is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join its high-performing finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, Manufacturing, this role will play a key part in supporting the organisation's largest manufacturing operation, partnering closely with site leadership to drive performance, provide commercial insight and support strategic decision-making.
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This is a highly visible position offering broad exposure across manufacturing operations, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, capital investment and continuous improvement initiatives. The role will suit a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys partnering with operational stakeholders and influencing business outcomes beyond the numbers.
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The Challenge
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As Finance Business Partner, your responsibilities will include:
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Partnering with site leadership to provide financial guidance and support operational decision-making
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Leading the annual budgeting, forecasting and planning processes for the manufacturing site
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Providing insightful analysis on financial and operational performance, identifying risks,



opportunities and improvement initiatives
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Monitoring and explaining manufacturing variances across labour, materials, inventory and overhead costs
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Supporting the delivery of accurate month-end and year-end reporting
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Tracking and validating cost optimisation initiatives to ensure delivery against performance targets
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Supporting new product launches through financial analysis and business case development
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Maintaining the accuracy of standard costing and inventory reporting processes
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Collaborating with finance and operational teams across the broader ANZ business to drive reporting consistency and best practice
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The Expertise
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To be successful in this role, you will bring the following:
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CA or CPA qualified
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5+ years' experience within commercial finance, ideally across manufacturing, FMCG, supply chain or operations finance environments
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Demonstrated experience partnering with operational stakeholders to influence business performance and support commercial decision-making
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Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial planning experience
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Exposure to manufacturing costing, inventory management, standard costing or operational finance will be highly regarded
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence senior operational leaders
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Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insights
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A proactive mindset and the ability to thrive within a fast-paced, continuously evolving environment
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Experience using SAP or a similar ERP system will be highly regarded
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Full Australian working rights required
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