Finance Business Partner | South-East | 160,000 Package

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ThompsonCook | We Only Do Accounting Full time $160,000 per year

Finance Business Partner

  • High-Growth Food Retail Group | Market-Leading Brands
  • Broad Financial Reporting & Consolidation Focus
  • Influence Senior Leaders & Drive Continuous Improvement

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key role within a fast-growing group that owns and operates a portfolio of much-loved brands. With a strong growth trajectory and a culture that strives on continuous improvement, the business operates at pace and offers the chance to be part of a dynamic, collaborative environment where finance plays a critical role in shaping success.

As a Finance Business Partner, you will oversee group financial reporting and consolidations, while working closely with business leaders to provide insights that support informed decision-making. This is a role where you can balance technical expertise with commercial impact, making it ideal for a finance professional who wants to grow in a broad and visible position.

The Challenge

As a Finance Business Partner, your responsibilities will include:

  • Leading month-end close, reporting, and preparing monthly consolidated group management accounts.
  • Compile and prepare monthly Board and Executive reports, ensuring accuracy, clarity,
  • and alignment with organisational objectives.
  • Provide insightful financial analysis, commentary, and variance explanations to support
  • strategic decision-making.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders to provide financial insights that support strategic and
  • operational decision-making, whilst acting as a key point of contact for financial advice across business units
  • Monitoring and strengthening internal controls, policies, and processes.
  • Supporting annual budgeting and forecasting cycles.
  • Providing leadership and guidance to junior team members.
  • Contributing to projects that improve systems, reporting, and financial processes.

The Expertise

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

  • A degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
  • CA/CPA qualification.
  • Solid experience in financial accounting and reporting, ideally gained in a complex, multi-entity or multi-site environment.
  • Exposure to management reporting, business partnering and working with senior stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with advanced Excel and ERP systems skills.
  • A collaborative style, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance audiences.
  • Experience within Food Retail, Retail, FMCG, or similar industries, will be well regarded.

The Next Step

If this role aligns with your career aspirations and you'd like more information on the company, position, or remuneration, please contact Matt Hodgson for a confidential discussion on

Alternatively, please apply via the link below.

About ThompsonCook

ThompsonCook fosters strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We recruit for key finance function roles, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Financial Accountants, Management Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers, as well as positions in Treasury, Tax, and Audit. We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions.

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