Commercial Finance Manager

About ECOLAB:

Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Around the world, customers in foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets choose Ecolab products and services to keep their environment clean and safe, operate efficiently and achieve sustainability goals.

About the Role:

In this pivotal role, you'll act as a trusted finance partner to our Sales & Commercial teams, delivering financial modelling, pricing governance, and commercial decision support that will shape the future of our business.

You'll lead and mentor a team of two while also providing guidance and coaching to our FP&A analyst, ensuring our financial operations are both strategic and agile. You'll bring clarity to complexity—analysing deals, challenging assumptions, and helping drive gross margin improvement initiatives across the board.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Sales team to evaluate new business opportunities, model deals, and optimise pricing strategy.
• Lead financial modelling and scenario analysis to guide commercial decision-making.
• Provide actionable insights to improve Gross Margin performance across products and channels.
• Manage and develop a high-performing finance team of 2 direct reports, supporting their growth and capability.
• Coach and collaborate with the FP&A analyst, ensuring consistency in forecasting, planning and reporting.
• Identify and challenge the status quo—actively pursuing process improvements and innovation in finance and pricing strategies.
• Translate numbers into influence—communicate insights with impact and engage confidently across the business.

About You:

• CA/CPA qualified, with strong commercial finance experience in a fast-paced, sales-driven environment.
• A proactive leader who combines technical excellence with strategic thinking.
• Confident working in cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.
• Skilled in financial modelling, deal evaluation, and pricing governance.
• A natural communicator, equally comfortable diving into the numbers and leading conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and commercial performance.

If the above sounds like you and you want to work at a company who has been accredited as a 'Great Place to Work', please apply promptly.

Some of the benefits you could enjoy include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Health and Well-being Subsidy of $250 per year
• Purchased Additional Annual Leave option and MY Days bonus leave program
• Rewarding bonus and incentive programs
• Industry leading parental leave policies
• Attractive staff product discounts
• Access to the Ecolab holiday house in Lake Taupo NZ
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

How to apply:

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The preferred applicant will be subject to employment screening by Ecolab or by their external third-party provider.

Life at ECOLAB:

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We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, there is a world of opportunity that can be found within our growing company and delivering results and demonstrating teamwork drives advancement.

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Ecolab is an equal opportunity employer that relies on diversity of our workforce to drive innovation and growth.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $150,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Macquarie Park NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Preferred)

Work Location: In person