Job Description:
Mars Snacking is a global leader in snacking, backed by over a century of innovation and iconic brand-building. Powered by more than 50,000 Associates and over 80 production facilities globally, our beloved snacks – spanning confectionary, salty, cereal, noodles and frozen foods categories – are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world.
We’re on the lookout for a Sales Finance Business Partner (BP) to join our high performing Finance team
This Melbourne based role leads critical deliverables within the scope of Sales customer and channel strategy and trade promotion optimization, as well as providing rigorous financial governance over trade spending, pricing, and commercial resource allocation.
The Sales Finance BP will contribute to educating and upskilling sales and key account stakeholders in financial business acumen and in utilizing trade spend evaluation and self-service tools. The BP will share and leverage best practices through a commercial finance community of experts, industrializing repeatable standards across channels and accounts.
What You’ll Do
- Be a true business partner—supporting the delivery of targets set within operational plans through periodic account closing & S&OP+ cycles.
- Drive strategic decision-making by understanding market dynamics, competitive trends, and consumer behavior to uncover opportunities.
- Champion commercial insight by providing insights and thorough inputs to the operating plan, revised forecasts, and strategic planning cycles.
- Lead impactful projects by developing strategic partnerships with Key Account Teams, Strategic Revenue Management, and Category Management through a deep understanding of the competitive retail landscape and analyzing customer-specific environments.
- Fuel a value-creation mindset across cross-functional teams through digital tools, insightful reporting, and commercial acumen.
- Upskill and inspire marketing stakeholders by enhancing financial literacy and encouraging use of Mars innovation toolkits for disruptive innovation with strong financial evaluation and storytelling.
What You’ll Bring
- A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
- CPA/CA or equivalent is highly advantageous.
- 3-5+ years of diversified financial management experience, including planning, forecasting, and commercial business partnering.
- A passion for driving performance through data-led insights and strategy.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate numbers into strategic narratives.
- Experience working cross-functionally—particularly in partnership with Marketing, Sales, or Category teams.
- A proactive mindset, always seeking ways to simplify, improve, and add value.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Genuine career progression with a focus on you and your career goals. Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- Global health and wellbeing program to support flexibility and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to make a difference with our volunteer and ambassador programs.
- Be part of a company that is contributing to making the world a better place today and every day through on our sustainable generation plan.
- A culture that offers collaboration, leadership and rewards you for the role you play within Mars.
- At Mars Snacking, take pride in your contribution in creating better moments for millions through our brands, to the way we source, make and market our products.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
