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Commercial Finance Manager Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at RECODE GROUP
Title: Commercial Finance Manager
Company: RECODE GROUP
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SALARY:
Excellent salary package of up to $200k base + Super + 15% STI + Hybrid Working.
LOCATION:
Chatswood – Walking distance to train/metro and buses. Hybrid working also available – work from home 2 days/week.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Our client is a high-growth, private equity-backed consumer business with a strong portfolio of highly regarded products and an ambitious growth agenda. Operating across retail, eCommerce and third-party manufacturing channels, the business continues to invest in capability, systems, commercial performance and operational excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and values-led organisation at a pivotal stage of its journey. With an impressive leadership team, a strong culture of accountability and a clear growth mandate, the business is seeking a high-calibre commercial finance professional who can partner across multiple functions and help drive performance.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Reporting to an inspirational and highly influential CFO, this role will play a critical part in supporting commercial decision-making, month end delivery, financial planning and the Integrated Business Planning process across key channels.
This is a highly visible and hands-on position that will act as the conduit between finance, supply chain, manufacturing and the commercial teams. You will provide meaningful financial analysis, challenge assumptions, improve visibility across performance, and support better decision-making across product, brand and channel.
A key focus of the role will be leading the monthly IBP process, partnering cross-functionally to improve forecasting quality, demand planning insights, inventory outcomes and production efficiency. You will also support budgeting, forecasting, reporting and commercial analysis across retail and third-party channels, while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and ownership.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the CFO and partnering closely with stakeholders across the business, your responsibilities will include:
- Provide commercial finance support through financial analysis across product, brand and channel performance, including pricing, margin and trade investment analysis.
- Deliver month end close support, including reporting, analysis and finance tasks across retail and trade channels.
- Lead the monthly Integrated Business Planning process, ensuring all functions and stakeholders deliver required inputs on time and in full.
- Act as the key conduit between supply chain, manufacturing and commercial teams to improve visibility, alignment and decision-making.
- Provide demand planning analysis and insights to minimise out of stocks, optimise inventory and support efficient production scheduling.
- Drive improved ways of working across demand planning, including maximising data, systems, automation and insights.
- Support marketing and innovation initiatives through financial analysis across new product development, pricing and promotional activity.
- Lead the financial analysis and consolidation of the annual budget across retail and third-party channels.
- Refresh, challenge and consolidate weekly sales forecasts and monthly outlooks, providing clear visibility to expected performance year to go.
- Partner across Finance, IT, Procurement and commercial teams to help embed a high-performance, ownership-led culture.
- Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives that strengthen reporting, planning, forecasting and cross-functional collaboration.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
You are CA/CPA qualified, with a strong track record in commercial finance, FP&A or business partnering roles within FMCG, retail, consumer goods, manufacturing or similarly fast-paced environments.
You bring a strong blend of commercial acumen, analytical capability and stakeholder engagement skills. You are comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, enjoy partnering cross-functionally and are willing to be hands-on in supporting both strategic and operational outcomes.
Ideally, you will also bring exposure to demand planning, S&OP or IBP processes, however candidates with strong commercial finance capability and the appetite to step into a broader remit are also encouraged to apply.
To be successful, you will demonstrate:
- Strong commercial finance and business partnering capability
- Experience across budgeting, forecasting, month end reporting and performance analysis
- Exposure to retail, consumer goods, manufacturing or supply chain-driven environments
- Ability to influence, challenge and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions
- A proactive, hands-on and solutions-focused approach
- Strong attention to detail, curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset
- Experience supporting pricing, trade spend, product or channel analysis
- Exposure to IBP, S&OP or demand planning will be highly regarded
BENEFITS AND PERKS:
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a high-growth, private equity-backed business where you can genuinely make an impact and help drive enterprise value. In addition, key benefits include:
- Opportunity to work alongside an inspirational CFO and highly capable leadership team
- Highly visible role with broad cross-functional exposure across finance, operations and commercial
- Be part of a business undergoing strong growth and transformation
- Work within a values-led culture that promotes collaboration, ownership and performance
- Opportunity to shape planning, reporting and commercial decision-making processes
- Broad remit across retail, eCommerce and third-party channels
- Strong platform for future career development within a fast-moving business
APPLY:
If you are ready to RECODE your career, please apply by clicking the link and submit your resume in Word format. For a confidential discussion, please contact Richard Skaf directly.
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