Junior FP&A Analyst

Overview

About Lyka: Lyka was founded in 2018 by Anna Podolsky, inspired by her dog, Lyka, who was suffering from chronic health issues despite being on "premium" kibble. Together with Gabriel Guedes(COO) and Dr. Matthew Muir(Integrative Veterinarian), they built Lyka from the ground up with one core belief: better food can radically improve a pet's healthspan and quality of life.

Lyka's meals are vet-formulated and gently cooked from real food ingredients. Delivered via a flexible subscription model, Lyka meals have driven remarkable improvements for tens of thousands of customers, supporting gut health, reducing intolerances, improving energy and mobility, and even promoting hair growth.

What began as home-cooked meals has since scaled into one of Australia's fastest-growing consumer companies, a vertically integrated, tech-enabled brand that is transforming pet health nationwide.

Lyka now operates from two offices, Sydney (HQ) and Melbourne, with three state-of-the-art food production facilities (two in Sydney, one in Melbourne) and a growing national footprint.

At Lyka, we're not just selling pet food—we're pioneering a new standard of wellness for pets. With strong product-market fit, deep customer love, and a track record of rapid growth, we're now entering our most ambitious chapter yet: building a generational brand and category-defining business with global impact.

The opportunity

As a Junior FP&A Analyst, you'll be part of the team that turns numbers into real business insight. One day you'll be working on gross margin models, helping the Manufacturing & Supply Chain team understand performance, and the next you'll be digging into data from our NSAW platform, learning how to spot trends and prepare reports that actually matter.

You won't just be crunching numbers in isolation — you'll be part of budgeting cycles, pulling everything together behind the scenes, checking accuracy, and making sure leaders have the clarity they need. You'll also get hands-on with tools like Planful, supporting stakeholders, troubleshooting issues, and building confidence in how financial systems work.

What makes this role exciting is the variety. You'll be jumping in on analytical projects, preparing datasets, creating first-cut reports, and building the kind of analysis that influences decisions across the business. On top of that, you'll have the chance to support process improvements — testing ideas, documenting changes, and spotting ways to make reporting faster and smarter.

And every month, you'll help shape the story of the business by contributing to the budget vs actuals reporting, pulling results together and drafting analysis that helps the team see the bigger picture.

We're looking for someone who's curious about the numbers and eager to learn. Maybe you've studied Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or something similar, or you've already had some exposure to FP&A, financial analysis, or business/data analysis through work, internships, or uni projects. If you're in the early stages of your career and keen to grow, this could be the perfect next step.

You'll need to be comfortable in Excel, pivot tables, lookups, and the basics of financial modelling. If you've worked with large datasets before or dabbled in tools like Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or SQL, that's a bonus. Don't worry if you haven't, though. We value willingness to learn just as much as experience. Any exposure to ERP or budgeting tools (Planful, SAP, NetSuite, etc.) is a nice-to-have, but not a dealbreaker.

What matters most is how you approach the work. You've got an analytical mindset, an eye for detail, and you're not afraid to ask questions to really understand what's going on. You enjoy working with others, can explain your findings clearly, and you're adaptable enough to handle the pace of a growing business. Most importantly, you bring a proactive, growth mindset — ready to pick up new technical skills, expand your financial knowledge, and support the team along the way.

Responsibilities and qualifications

Our FP&A role combines analytical work with collaboration and process improvement. Responsibilities include working on gross margin models, assisting Manufacturing & Supply Chain performance reviews, analyzing data from the NSAW platform, supporting budgeting cycles, ensuring data accuracy, delivering impactful reports, and contributing to monthly budget vs actuals analysis. Qualifications include a foundation in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics or related fields; experience or exposure to FP&A or business/data analysis is a plus; strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, financial modelling) and familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or SQL are advantageous. A willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-growing environment is essential.

Benefits

- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product
- Growth and Development – Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expand. We provide an annual L&D budget for you to continue your personal development.
- Work for a sustainability-focused company – we care about the health of our dogs and our planet. We're proud to be Australia's only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet wellness company and we're always looking at ways for us to improve sustainability practices.
- Be part of a diverse top-talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up
- Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work
- Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends – flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training and care to help them live their best life

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams

Lyka is an equal-opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

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