FULL-TIME 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT TILL 28 FEBRUARY 2027

About the Company

VicReturn is an exciting business, tasked with the oversight and administration of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (“CDS Vic”), which launched in November 2023. At VicReturn we are motivated to help keep beverage containers out of landfill, creating clean streams of recycled materials that help to build our Circular Economy by promoting product stewardship of all Beverage Suppliers in Victoria. As the appointed Scheme Coordinator for CDS Vic, we work with government and partners to oversee the building of a large-scale container recycling network which will play a key role in transforming Victoria’s waste and recycling system.

Through a 10c refund for every eligible container returned we will encourage Victorians to collect and recycle their beverage containers, making a positive difference to our people, environment and local industry.

Read more about CDS here Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme | Get 10c for every eligible drink container

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial and Commercial Officer, the FP&A; Manager will manage and lead the financial analysis, forecasting, monitoring and reporting for VicReturn to support the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme’s ongoing liquidity and VicReturn’s compliance as scheme coordinator.

Key Accountabilities and Capabilities:

Analysis and Reporting:

- Improve business reporting process efficiency by maximizing the value from existing software
- Management of business performance reporting for the executive team, including commentary on company performance, trends and forecasts
- Develop and implement the reporting framework and associated analysis of VicReturn’s financial performance, identifying trends, challenges and opportunities.
- Manage the monthly board reporting process, including preparation of financial slides
- Manage the preparation and delivery of recurring financial and performance reporting to government and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring reporting is accurate, complete and delivered within required timeframes

Financial Modelling:

- Utilise VicReturn’s multidimensional financial planning and forecasting models within Workday Adaptive Planning to support budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis




- Build the annual budgeting model for VicReturn and the Scheme
- Maintain and improve a Scheme Contribution model to support the liquidity/pricing of VicReturn, liquidity and scheme payments management.
- Maintain and improve the operational cashflow model for the Scheme
- Manage the establishment of a sustainable rolling forecast process within Adaptive Planning

Business Partnering:

- Project management of key business and systems improvement projects, including the delivery of PowerBI initiatives in collaboration with IT
- Review and manage Scheme Participant master data changes
- Manage the approval process and reporting for Donation Partners including provide insights to the community engagement team

Compliance:

- Review and approve Scheme-related payments, including analysis and validation of underlying data and assessment against relevant contractual requirements.
- Maintain a strong understanding of relevant Scheme contracts and commercial arrangements to support accurate payments, financial analysis and reporting.

Process improvement:

- Identify and implement process improvement initiatives to streamline processes and improve reporting and data accuracy

The key deliverables of the role:

- Deliver accurate and timely monthly Board and performance reporting, providing meaningful insights into financial and operational performance.
- Own the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes, ensuring delivery within required timeframes
- Maintain effective financial models to support Scheme liquidity, pricing, forecasting and scenario analysis
- Develop key relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Implementing process improvements or efficiencies that provide greater access to meaningful data and analysis that contributes to ongoing scheme growth
- Review and approve relevant Scheme and stakeholder payments,



including acting as back-up approver for the Financial Controller

About you:

- A minimum of 6-8 years of experience across accounting and commercial roles post qualification
- You can demonstrate solid capability in developing financial models and meaningful insights into company performance both at line item and strategic level
- You have created meaningful analysis and commentary on business performance results and presented directly to the Senior Leadership Team and preferably had exposure to the Company Board
- You have experience working with multidimensional financial planning and modelling platforms, such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan or similar, and understand how these tools are used to support budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
- You have experience working with/in teams outside of finance to create actionable reporting to drive business performance
- You are naturally curious and outgoing with interpersonal skills that allow you to adapt to change and show, teach and influence across the organization.
- You have a track record of continuously improving processes and are passionate about making financial information simpler, faster and at the fingertips of those who need it.
- You are a hands-on person willing to get involved in all aspects of the business.

Technical Skills

- Technically proficient with financial modelling in excel
- Board level presentation skills, including visual/dashboard style presentation of data
- Sound understanding of all accounting and cashflow
- Experience using multidimensional financial planning and modelling platforms, with Workday Adaptive Planning experience highly regarded
- Experienced with databases and reporting tools such as Power BI
- CA/CPA/CIMA qualified

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in Victoria and are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe irrespective of your gender, ethnicity, indigeneity, religious beliefs, education, generational, disability, family responsibilities, sexual orientation and gender identity and we encourage applications from all candidates.

📌 Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 VicReturn
📍 Melbourne