Finance Business Partner

Work for a loved Australian brand
- Collaborative team environment, flexible workplace
- Generous salary package and discounts on Koko Black products

**Welcome to Koko Black...**

Koko Black are the leading artisan innovators of the chocolate world, sourcing the highest quality natural ingredients from Australia and around the globe. We believe in the passionate craftsmanship of our expert chocolatiers and are looking to cement Koko Back as Australia’s leading chocolate experience and choice for quality gifting.

We are seeking a savvy Finance Business Partner to join our team and partner with our sales and marketing functions.

You will actively engage members of the Sales, Marketing & NPD teams to support and influence stakeholders in the delivery of objectives.

**Key Responsibilities of the Role**

**Sales, Marketing & NPD Business Partnering**:
Build a strong working relationship with those in our sales channels (Retail, Online, Corporate & Wholesale) and New Product Development managers, providing insights and support to achieve business objectives.

Take the lead in verifying cost saving and margin improvement initiatives and work with the GM of Commercial Sales to explore the margin benefit of sales opportunities.

**Budgeting and Forecasting**:
Support Sales and Marketing through coordinating the budgeting and forecasting processes, uploading the budget and forecast into the relevant systems and assisting with the compilation of the budget presentation pack.

**Completing routine reporting and processes**:
Ensure daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting is relevant, accurate and completed on time, and take ownership of the business's reporting and forecasting tool.

Support the Financial Controller with end of month processes and, working with stakeholders, provide insights on variances to budgets and forecasts.

**Who are we looking for?**

You will of course have strong analytical and reporting skills and you commercial awareness will enable you to add value through sound financial support systems.

Advanced Excel and systems skills are a must, accompanied by a strong attention to detail and a desire to deliver high quality work. FMCG industry knowledge would be an advantage.

Our finance team is a busy hive of activity supporting the front and back ends of our business, you will be self-motivated, able to manage completing priorities and will support other people and functions, demonstrating integrity and trust through your day to day interactions.

**Qualifications**

Bachelor of Business Accounting or similar

**Experience**

Minimum 5 years’ experience in sales finance analyst role

NetSuite experience is preferable.

Costing experience is required.

**How Koko Black will support your success**

We want to give you the best start possible in your new role at Koko Black.

We are passionate about and proud of our beautiful chocolate, so you will spend time not only seeing how it is made and packed, but working alongside our chocolatiers, production operators and warehouse teams, to understand our entire operation and the journey of our chocolate before it reaches our retail teams and customers.

From there it's time in store to deepen your understanding of our product offering, customer experience and retail processes.

Amongst this you will have meetings with key stakeholders, allowing you to understand other functions of the business and how you will work together and establish positive working relationships at the start of your journey.

**Where to from here?**

If this glimpse into the world of Koko Black sparks something in you, we would love to hear from you

Even if you don't check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself and tell us how your work or life experiences make you a great fit for Koko Black and the role.

We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the better we will be at providing the best possible experience in the chocolate world.