Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Strategy Manager / Commercial Finance professional to join a large and established manufacturing organisation for an initial 6-12 month temporary assignment.
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Reporting to the General Manager Finance, this is a highly hands‐on role with a strong focus on financial modelling, commercial analysis and business case development.
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Working closely with senior executives and business unit leaders, you will build and interrogate financial models to assess growth opportunities, strategic initiatives and investment decisions across the organisation.
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This role will suit someone who genuinely enjoys getting into the detail - building models from the ground up, testing assumptions, running scenarios and translating complex financial information into clear commercial recommendations.
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The Role
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Build, develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic and commercial decision making
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Undertake scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and "what if" assessments across a range of business opportunities
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Analyse revenue, margins, EBIT, cash flow, working capital, ROI and other key commercial drivers
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Build business cases for new initiatives, investments, growth opportunities and operational improvement projects
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Challenge assumptions and stress-test commercial proposals to understand potential returns, risks and sensitivities
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Analyse customer profitability, pricing, product mix, cost-to-serve and operational performance
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Undertake market, competitor and industry analysis to support commercial recommendations
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Translate large and complex data sets into meaningful insights for senior management
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Prepare explicit recommendations and investment papers for Executive and Board-level decision making
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Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, Supply Chain and Commercial teams
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Support strategic planning and major business improvement initiatives
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Provide financial and commercial analysis on potential acquisitions or transactions where required
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About You
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You will be a highly analytical, commercially minded finance professional with particularly strong financial modelling capability.
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You will ideally bring:
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Advanced financial modelling skills and the ability to build complex models from the ground up
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Strong commercial finance, corporate strategy, transaction advisory or similar experience
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Demonstrated experience developing business cases, scenario models and investment assessments
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Strong understanding of P&L;, cash flow, working capital, return on investment and key commercial value drivers
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The ability to interrogate data, identify the key drivers and translate your analysis into practical recommendations
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Strong Excel capability and confidence working with large and complex data sets
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Experience within manufacturing, industrial, FMCG or another operationally complex environment will be highly regarded
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Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to work directly with senior executives
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The ability to work autonomously, move quickly and deliver high-quality analysis in a project-driven environment
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A tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline
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📌 Strategy Manager - Financial Modelling (Victoria)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Victoria