The Finance Business Partner provides financial direction and analysis to support business decisions, focusing on financial modeling and strategic planning with the Customer Development team.
Job Description:
Finance Business Partner role helps to provide financial direction, guidance and challenge to the Customer Development team on business decisions with financial impact. It may be needed to analyze complex business information and draw out key messages, or gather assumptions for a business activity and financially model a scenario. It is also about being a thinking partner to co-pilots, challenging assumptions, identifying trends and provoking fresh thinking. This is a full time position, based in Ballarat.
What are we looking for?
- CIMA (preferred) or ACA qualified or relevant business experience required
- Relevant knowledge of financial concepts
- Business Acumen including knowledge of a required market and experience of working in Demand Finance
- Financial modelling experience
- Strong Excel skills and experience with PowerBI/Tableau
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Shape financial strategy and relevant targets for specific account customers, learning their mechanics and business models in order to develop and define the LT mutual P&L
- Provide decision support for ad-hoc activities which financially impact the channel . For example, financial modelling of pricing, customer led and/or Mars led initiatives, business case for new pack development & diagnosing the root cause of performance issues.
- Work closely with Customer Development Managers through the annual JBP development /sign off.
- Lead investment proposals and collaboratively work with Customer Development Managers on any new business in the channel- ensuring pricing, investment levels and range maximize growth & profit for Mars within our pricing corridors.
- Deliver and encourage a strong governance culture within the specific account customer
- Ensure adherence to Trade Spend budgets throughout the year, and take corrective action where necessary
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Top Skills
Excel
Power BI
Tableau
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