We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano, Mainland, Western Star, and Bega. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.

As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in Australia and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About the Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join our Commercial team.

This role will see you support 2 of our manufacturing facilities – Tullamarine and Campbellfield. You will support the AU secondary cheese processing manufacturing assets, drive business improvement through commercial insight, collaboration, and financial discipline, as well as work closely with the senior management site teams to achieve key performance objectives.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be the primary Finance contact for the Tullamarine & Campbellfield factories providing accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and costing services in accordance with the company accounting timetable and reporting requirements.

This role will see you support the site teams to ensure the accuracy of product costs for products produced at the respective manufacturing sites, and to provide the necessary commercial support, insight and challenge to the site leadership team.

You will also:

• Support and ensure commercial rigor around new projects/initiatives and identifying new opportunities to increase cost recovery and reduce costs.
• Apply standard Performance KPI's that can be articulated at an operational level to align performance measures with business outcomes.
• Support at Site level in embedding core internal controls and compliance and the establishment of appropriate governance and management systems.
• Accounting and financial reporting, including month-end close, group and AU reporting, as well as CAPEX reporting.
• Preparation of the opex budgets and forecasts as per the corporate timeframe for budget /3YP and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles in combination with the wider business
• Prepare the rolling forecast that supports Business Plans (opex and capex) at site.

About You

Critical to your success in this role will be your attention to detail, teamed with your ability to assimilate and analyse complex information.

You will demonstrate a strong financial acumen, understanding and applying key financial indicators to make better business decisions.

You will have a customer centric focus and the proven ability to build strong relationships, both internally and externally.

You will also have:

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting, commercial or financial management or other relevant discipline.
• CA/CPA is preferred or working towards.
• 3 years of relevant working experience in an Analyst / Senior Analyst role.
• Site/manufacturing Finance experience preferred.
• Strong Excel modelling and written skills.
• SAP systems or other financial systems background.

Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.

• We offerflexible workingto ensure the job gets done whilst being there for life's important moments.
• With a global presence, a world ofcareer opportunitiesawaits you.
• We support yourhealth and wellbeingwith events, discounts on wellbeing products, and employee assistance programs.
• We encouragelifelong learningand will help you develop your skills.
• Enjoydiscounted health insurancebased on your employment type and location.
• No matter your life stage or choices, we haveleave options, including purchasing additional leave, enhanced parental benefits, and long-service leave.

We are proud to be Fonterra, with a business enabled by everyday people doing good things together. Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together. Our Co-operative spirit guides us with a common purpose: caring for all our people and the land to solve for better together. We provide excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.

Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.

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