Finance Business Partner

3 weeks ago

City of Melbourne, Australia Patties Foods Full time

The Business

Patties Food Group, founded in 1966 as a family-owned cake shop in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, has grown into a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of pies, frozen savouries, meals, and desserts. Our portfolio includes iconic brands like Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, and Nanna’s. We’ve recently expanded to international markets, exporting to Japan and the USA, and operate seven manufacturing plants across Australia and New Zealand. Our core values of Courage, Trust, Integrity, and Ownership guide our growth, and this is where great people like you come in

The Role

This critical Finance Business Partner role is responsible for providing commercial and FP&A insights and analysis to the Channel and Brand teams to support delivery of key business objectives. The main duties and responsibilities in this role include but are not limited to:

- Partner with various stakeholders in the business.
- Provide commercial performance insights through month-end reporting and analysis.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to drive performance.
- Develop reporting to provide meaningful drill downs on performance and drivers of KPI’s.
- Provide business and financial support to the operational areas of the business.
- Coordinate financial processes driving the short and medium term outlooks via IBP.
- Participate in the development of long-term plans and financial models aimed at improved profit planning and forecasting.
- Provide business and financial support around product and process projects as required.
- Ongoing preparation of commercial evaluations for new product development.
- Other ad hoc duties as directed.

The Person

To be considered for this role, you will be degree qualified in business or accounting with relevant financial management and analysis experience, preferably in a FMCG industry. The right candidate will also have the following:

- CPA/CA accreditation is preferred but not essential.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Abstract reasoning with strong financial acumen skills.
- Methodical problem solver with high levels of attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise a busy workload and work with pace.
- Proficient use of the Microsoft Suite and IT systems (Excel, Word, Outlook, Sharepoint).
- Your effective communication skills will enable you to relate to multiple different stakeholders. Alignment and fit with Patties values is essential.

What we offer you

At Patties Food Group we are passionate about our people, brands and culture. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties Food Group team, you will have access to:

- Generous employee benefits that complement a positive work/life balance, including salary packaging and hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Take home products for you and your family to enjoy
- Free access to our onsite gym (Mentone) as well as access to an onsite Childcare Centre
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) services, supportive parental leave options and multiple social and engagement activities.
- Patties people; hungry humble and focused. Join us now

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. No fee of any type will be paid in the event we hire a candidate whose resume is submitted by an employment agency to any of our employees without a valid written recruitment agreement. Such resumes shall be deemed the sole property of Patties Foods.

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