Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an accomplished Commercial Finance Executive to join a sizeable, market-leading Australian organisation operating in the consumer products and distribution sector. Reporting directly to the Group CFO, with a close partnering relationship with the Managing Director, this newly created role will take commercial finance leadership of this Sydney based business generating close on $300 in annual revenue.
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This is not a traditional reporting-focused Finance position. It is a highly commercial leadership role sitting at the heart of the business, responsible for driving better decisions across pricing, margin, revenue growth, customer profitability, tenders, investment and commercial performance.
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As the dedicated commercial finance leader, you will work alongside the senior leadership team across Sales, Marketing, Category, Product and Operations.
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You will bring financial rigour and independent commercial challenge to key decisions while helping the business identify and execute opportunities for profitable growth.
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Key responsibilities will include:
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Owning pricing architecture, margin guardrails and Revenue Growth Management (RGM) across the portfolio.
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Leading the financial evaluation of major customer tenders, contracts and pricing agreements.
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Developing sophisticated customer, channel and product profitability and cost-to-serve analysis.
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Driving greater discipline around discounts, rebates, promotional investment and ROI.
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Providing commercial leadership across budgeting, rolling forecasts,



S&OP; and performance management.
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Turning financial and operational data into clear, actionable commercial insights.
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Building robust business cases for growth initiatives and major investments.
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Establishing stronger commercial finance routines, KPIs and decision-making frameworks.
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Leading and developing a high-performing commercial finance partnering team.
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We are looking for a commercially minded finance executive who is comfortable operating as both a trusted partner and constructive challenger to the ELT. You will ideally bring:
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Significant senior commercial finance or business partnering experience within a multi-channel, FMCG, retail, wholesale or product-based organisation.
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Demonstrated ownership of pricing, margin and revenue growth initiatives.
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Strong experience influencing senior commercial executives without relying on direct authority.
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Excellent commercial modelling capability across tenders, customer profitability, business cases, scenarios and investment analysis.
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Experience establishing effective forecasting, reporting and business-partnering disciplines.
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Solid analytical capability and confidence working with BI and data platforms.
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The executive presence to operate credibly with a Group CFO, Managing Director and senior leadership team.
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A CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
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This is a rare opportunity to shape the long-term growth agenda of successful business, owning the strategy and execution that will define its next stage of expansion.

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