Finance Business Partner – Commercial in Melbourne, Australia

Finance Business Partner – Commercial

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Date: 7 Mar 2024

Location: Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3194

Company: Simplot

Simplot Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and food service customers.

As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include the likes of Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

We have five manufacturing sites in Australia and six sales sites and employ almost 2000 people across these operations. We are an integral part of the global J.R. Simplot Company.

Culture and Benefits

Fuelled by our Purpose to Contribute to Feeding our World, we imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as One Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

• Respect for Resources

• Spirit of Innovation

• Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

The Perks

• Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging health and wellbeing programs

• Diverse leadership development programs and professional development support

• Employee reward and recognition program

• Bonus incentives

• Discounted health insurance and gym memberships

• Sensory Club Program – Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our culinary cooking sessions

• Novated car leasing agreements

• Income protection insurance

• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Simplot in Australia values the innovation and relationship building that comes from face-to-face connection but also recognises the need for flexibility in the lives of our team members. This is why we have a hybrid work environment, with one dedicated day per week where we all come together to maintain our successful culture of innovation, connection and collaboration.

About our role

• Trusted Business Partner for the Commercial Category Team

• Support strategic decision making across the Commercial function

• Based at our head office in Mentone / Moorabbin

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic and growing business. Reporting to the Finance Manager – Category & Commercial Solutions and based at our head office in Mentone / Moorabbin, you will be a trusted business partner to the Category team, providing financial information and insights to support effective management and strategic decision-making across the Commercial function.

This will include providing insights and support to positively impact business performance for key categories and customers through exemplary finance leadership.

What you will do

• You will be a key player in the development and execution of the categories’ strategy (e.g., competitive analyses, consumer insights, portfolio strategy, growth drivers, role of private label, big bets, rev man levers), ensuring all strategic initiatives are grounded in sound financial criteria.

• Category Financial Plans – coordinate the build and management of commercial controllable assumptions and factors in collaboration with the Channel Finance Business Partners and FP&A.

• Ability to track, measure and adapt agreed plans to deliver against that strategy.

• Understand the impact and relationship with supply chain drivers, NPI strategic fit and profitability.

• 3-10-year projections – Support the Category Strategy Teams in building long-term plans for future investments and monitor progress against those priorities.

• Active role managing and tracking progress on capital investments across categories (3 to 10 years).

• Identify and adopt process simplification and cost efficiencies for the category to enable Innovation and investment growth funding.

• Provide analyses, evaluations and implications of key learnings that will be applied in developing future best practices.

• Build the finance brand across the broader division and provide thought leadership on matters impacting financial performance.

About you

• Proven experience in a finance business partnering role within a complex and large organisation, ideally within FMCG and/or Retail.

• Comfortable and confident working in a role that can be ambiguous and constantly changing and evolving.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful insights.

• Excellent presentation and visualisation skills (storytelling).

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to collaborate and influence multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to meet deadlines and influence others to meet deadlines.

• Experience with business budgeting, planning and forecasting.

• Experience with financial modelling and analysis.

• Intermediate to advanced skills in the Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

• Knowledge of financial systems (SAP/JDE) and proficiency in BI tools (Power BI/Axiom) preferable but not essential.

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (CA) or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferable but not essential.

If this sounds like you, then please apply online now

Applications close Wednesday, 27 March 2024

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Job Requisition ID: 17817

Travel Required : None

Location(s): Chifley Business Park Office – Melbourne

Country : Australia

Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today, we would love to hear from you. If you require technical assistance, please email us at [email protected]

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