FP&A Lead

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Job Description

About the role:

The Financial Planning & Analysis, Senior Manager plays a pivotal role across the finance function, taking ownership of work spanning financial planning & analysis, financial control, accounting, tax, treasury, accounts payable/receivable, and credit & collections. Given this breadth, the role calls for a highly flexible mindset and a genuine willingness to embrace new ways of working as the business and finance environment continue to evolve. It also requires someone who is highly self-motivated, able to persist through highly complex challenges independently while guiding others on staying motivated.

• Operates with considerable autonomy, serving as a finance consultant to management and an external spokesperson on major matters, often working independently and leading function teams or projects.
• Owns the country P&L narrative, drives financial performance through robust variance analysis, early-warning KPI monitoring, and actionable insights enabling the Country Head to make informed decisions while serving as a key sounding board and strategic partner to the Oceania Cluster Head of Finance
• Leads the annual budgeting and strategic planning cycle (MRP, MYC) for the country — propose performance guidelines, translate targets into actionable plans and track execution throughout the year
• Ensure OPEX discipline and transparency, monitors external spend, adjust forecasts proactively and drive strategic resource (re)allocation to maximize enterprise value
• Develops innovative solutions to complex problems aligned with organizational objectives, addressing intricate issues that require in-depth analysis and judgment.

How you will contribute:

Drive business Planning & performance

• Partner with and challenge the Country Head on business performance; lead budgeting and strategic planning; set unit targets; drive resource (re)allocation; and track country KPIs with early warning of deviations.

Reporting, forecasting & analysis

• Own timely, high-quality financial reporting (Actuals-vs-Plan with variance commentary); monitor OPEX and external spend and adjust forecasts proactively; build analysis, forecasting and scenario tools; and prepare investment/business-case analysis.
• Leverage digital tools and dynamic forecast methodologies to optimize financial planning and forecasting.
• Lead the creation and adaptation of financial forecasting models for strategic planning.

Business partnering & advisory

• Provide financial support across functions (Commercial, Medical, HR, Market Access); advise on HR-finance topics (headcount, workforce cost, severance, compensation); and deliver Finance-for-non-Finance training.
• Create and deliver persuasive presentations in complex situations.

Procurement & compliance

• Ensure P2P/PO compliance, guide vendor selection and local procurement, and represent finance in local statutory obligations (e.g., BankID filings, registrations, bank signatory).

Improvement & strategic alignment

• Drive process improvement using advanced technology (e.g., AI); align country and finance strategies; and support the evolution of the Oceania finance operating model including working with the Global capability Centers for IBU Intercontinental Area.

This role operates as an expert finance professional who develops innovative solutions to complex problems aligned with organizational objectives, requiring in-depth analysis and judgment on intricate issues.

• Finance and business partnering expertise — strong ability to challenge performance, drive robust business discussions through sound financial analysis, a questioning and problem-solving mindset, and strong engaging and influencing skills at country leadership level
• Strong Analytical thinking and data-driven mindset — ability to analyse diverse data sets, extract key insights from databases and Finance systems, and translate findings into informed recommendations and actionable insights.
• Stakeholder orientation — understands the needs of internal and external customers; delivers timely, solution-oriented responses and builds strong cross-functional partnerships with business, Finance and shared-service partners
• Process improvement and change management — proactively maps, challenges and improves Finance processes; drives and embeds corresponding change management across the organization
• Rigorous execution — strong attention to detail with a right-first-time mindset; structured ways of working, disciplined prioritization and consistent delivery of high-quality outputs on deadline; performs well in dynamic environments with tight deadlines
• Clear communication — conveys complex financial data and ideas in a concise, accessible manner, both written and verbal; able to translate management guidance into concrete activities and results
• Influencing without authority — ability to influence and align decisions across the organization even without direct reporting lines
• Enterprise mindset — balances country priorities with Oceania and Intercontinental Area and broader enterprise objectives, ensuring decisions maximize overall business value

Dimensions and Aspects:

Technical Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

Applies advanced budgeting techniques in highly complex situations and is fully capable of executing and improving complex financial models independently. Adopts quickly new technology for forecasting models and AI new ways of working.

Advanced proficiency in new systems for complex data visualization challenges.

Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

Coaches, reviews, and follows up to accomplish work with higher and lower-level of professionals across the company. Skilled in creating and delivering persuasive, impactful presentations.

Highly self-motivated, able to persist through highly complex challenges independently while guiding others on staying motivated.

Decision-making and Autonomy (The capacity and authority to make organizational decisions, autonomy in decision-making, complexity of decisions, impact of decisions, problem-solving)

Applies advanced decision-making in complex situations with high autonomy — leading major finance projects, advising management, and mentoring others, while shaping new standards and representing the function externally.

Experience and Education:

• Progressive experience in Finance Business Partnering and/or FP&A in a dynamic, multinational environment, with a track record of partnering at senior leadership level
• Solid foundation in strategic business partnering, budgeting and management reporting, gained in environments applying IFRS
• University degree in Business, Finance or Accounting; a Finance qualification (ACA, CFA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA) is an advantage
• English fluency required;
• Robust computer and software skills, especially within Copilot, Excel and PowerPoint; SAP, Ariba and Business Warehouse experience are an advantage

Locations

Sydney, Australia

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time