- Senior FP&A; Leadership Position | High Growth PE Backed Business
- 2IC to Excellent CFO | Clear Career Progression
- $220,000 + Bonus | South West Sydney Location

The Opportunity

Our client is a global manufacturing business backed by a leading private equity firm. Investing heavily in their Australian operations the business is experiencing significant and consistent year on year growth.

This is a senior role on the Finance Leadership Team, with real influence across the business. You'll lead FP&A;, Procurement and Supply Chain Finance, and Shared Services, and act as a trusted adviser to the Executive Leadership Team. You'll also play a key part in building a scalable, technology-enabled finance function.

The Challenge

Reporting to the CFO, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

- Own the budgeting, forecasting and longer-term strategic planning cycles, building models that show how operational drivers affect profit, cash and the balance sheet
- Produce accurate, insightful performance reporting and commentary for the executive team
- Identify the key risks and opportunities
- Act as the senior finance partner to Procurement, Supply Chain and Demand Planning, covering spend analysis, supplier negotiations, logistics costs and make-versus-buy decisions
- Independently validate procurement and supply chain savings to make sure advantages are real, measurable and sustainable
- Lead Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations, strengthening service standards, controls and process efficiency




- Own working capital performance and cash flow forecasting
- Drive automation, standardisation and data improvements across planning, reporting and transactional finance
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team across analysis, business partnering and shared services

The Expertise

Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
- Significant senior finance experience across FP&A;, commercial finance, supply chain finance or finance operations
- A proven record of leading budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and performance reporting
- Experience partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain or Operations, and overseeing working capital or Shared Services
- Advanced financial modelling and scenario analysis skills
- FMCG or high-volume manufacturing experience highly regarded
- SAP or comparable ERP experience, plus exposure to planning, BI and automation tools
- Strong people leadership, and the confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders

About ThompsonCook

ThompsonCook fosters strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We recruit for key finance function roles, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Financial Accountants, Management Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers, as well as positions in Treasury, Tax, and Audit. We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions.

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