About the Role:

The Finance Business Partner provides financial analysis, planning, reporting, and commercial insight to help business and functional stakeholders improve performance and make informed decisions across FP&A;, operational and commercial finance, investment, and cost management.

What you’ll do:

- Analyze and communicate financial and operational performance, highlighting key drivers, trends, risks, opportunities, and actions.
- Improve dashboards, report frameworks, metrics, and processes to strengthen quality, efficiency, and decision support.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning through financial modelling and analysis.
- Perform variance and scenario analysis, develop business cases, and recommend actions to improve outcomes.
- Partner with stakeholders to provide practical financial insight on priorities including resource allocation, pricing, investment, productivity, and cost optimization.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and, at senior levels, support coaching and knowledge sharing.
- Support finance policies, controls, governance, and data quality.
- Simplify and automate processes and contribute to ERP, planning, reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled finance improvements.

What we’re looking for:

- Experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A;, management accounting, commercial finance, or operational finance within a complex organization.
- Proven ability to deliver financial insight and decision support across areas such as supply chain, manufacturing, e-commerce, CapEx, OpEx, or corporate functions.
- Retail and/or FMCG experience is preferred; required experience varies by career level.
- Strong financial modelling, analytical, problem-solving, and data interpretation skills, with sound knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP, planning, and BI platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, OneStream, IBM Planning Analytics, Power BI, or Tableau.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly and build collaborative relationships across the organization.




- Commercial mindset and ability to turn analysis into practical recommendations and influence decisions through constructive challenge.
- At senior levels, experience partnering with leaders to influence strategic outcomes.

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Benefits and Perks:

- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Long & short-term career break opportunities
- Structured career development program
- Local and international career opportunities
- Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™
- Flexible Work Arrangements - centred around Accenture’s Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.
- We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

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