• Immediate start
• True business partner opportunity
• Genuine career progression & development

  
About the client
Established in 1938, Oroton has evolved over the decades to be a modern lifestyle brand, synonymous with quality craftsmanship and luxury. An iconic Australian privately held brand celebrated and loved for its unique heritage, we are inspired by international trends and our brand purpose of creating accessible modern luxury for real life.

In recent years Oroton has experienced significant change through a shift in strategic direction to accelerating an online presence both locally and internationally; the resizing of the physical retail network; and the introduction of a ready-to-wear apparel range in 2019.  With a long history in the industry Oroton has a proud culture and the employee benefits include generous product discounts, lifestyle benefits including flexible working options and fitness discounts, and paid parental leave to name a few. 

  
About the role
The Commercial Manager is the commercial and finance business partner for the Executive and Leadership team. As the Commercial Manager you will provide financial and commercial insights to fuel the growth of Oroton, prepare and further develop monthly Board reporting, Exec dashboards and financial reports. The annual planning calendar will be co-ordinated by the Commercial Manager and you will be responsible for developing longer term strategic business plans and financial forecasts and budgets.

You will work closely with other members of the Leadership team to execute on key business initiatives, being a trusted advisor on projects, financial performance and business analytics.

The responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be responsible for providing commercial expertise to the business with a focus on strategic planning, analysis and business partnering. More specifically, your role will include:

• Support the Leadership team through the provision of performance and commercial information and analysis
• Analysis of product line, category & channel performance
• Review and report on financial results, including budget comparison, variances and discrepancies, identifying risks and opportunities
• Produce, review and develop Board & management reports and commentary, ensuring they are accurate, insightful and consistent.  Adapting reporting to respond to changing business needs and maximising impact of reports
• Drive strategic initiatives to ensure revenue and profit growth
• Preparation and reporting of 3 year business plans supporting growth initiatives and annual budgets and forecasts
• Development of functional dashboards to optimise business performance, and report key metrics critical to success (input & output)
• Financial models to support business cases
• Support key business projects, and monitor performance against business cases
• Development of customer pricing models and profitability analysis
• Spearhead process improvements across the business, identifying costs savings, process efficiencies and control weaknesses
• Manage, coach and develop a small team, development and scoring of quarterly OKRs

  
The successful applicant will have
CA/CPA qualified you will be a commercially astute business leader who has demonstrated success within broad, strategically focused roles. You will have a proven track record of business partnering with senior executives and possess the ability to effectively communicate financial data to operations. Experience within Retail, FMCG or similar large company environment is highly advantageous.
  
You will be an agile worker who thrives in an environment that has ambitious goals and is moving through a period of transformation. Key to the Oroton culture is a desire for learning and an approach to development that sees many grow within the business. Using an OKR methodology for setting and tracking business objectives each team member contributes to the development of department goals that support the overall business strategy.
 

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, contact Leigh Jones on 0437 177 622 or leighjones@sharpandcarter.com.au