Finance Transformation Lead (FP&A Focus)

Job title : Finance Transformation Lead (FP&A Focus)
Location : New South Wales
Job type : Contract or Temp
Salary : Circa $75 per hour + Superannuation
Job reference : 1746630
This is a unique opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to combine FP&A leadership, business partnering, process improvement, and finance transformation within a large and complex organisation. You'll play a key role in stabilising the finance team, driving operational improvements, and ensuring continuity across both FP&A and Financial Control activities.

The Opportunity
Reporting into the Head of Finance and working closely with senior finance stakeholders, you will provide hands-on support across planning, reporting, forecasting, financial control, and transformation initiatives.

This role has been created to strengthen the finance function during a period of change and requires someone who can quickly establish credibility, manage stakeholders effectively, and add value from day one.

Key Responsibilities

FP&A & Commercial Finance
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
  • Deliver business performance reporting and financial insights
  • Support month-end deliverables and management reporting
  • Partner with business leaders to support commercial decision-making
  • Provide analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Finance Transformation & Process Improvement
  • Review and assess existing finance processes
  • Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements
  • Enhance reporting, automation and finance workflows
  • Support broader transformation projects across the finance function
Financial Control & Leadership Support
  • Work across both FP&A and Financial Control functions
  • Collaborate closely with finance leadership and operational stakeholders
  • Provide additional capability and succession coverage where required
  • Support continuity through a key business period and leadership transition
About You
You are a hands-on finance professional who thrives in fast-paced, complex environments and enjoys balancing strategic thinking with execution.
You will bring:
  • Significant FP&A experience within a large or complex organisation
  • Demonstrated experience leading budgeting and forecasting processes
  • Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills
  • Previous leadership or people management experience
  • Experience driving finance transformation or process improvement initiatives
  • The ability to manage competing priorities and operate autonomously
Highly Regarded
  • Exposure to both FP&A and Financial Control functions
  • Multi-entity or multinational experience
What's on Offer?
  • Immediate start temporary opportunity
  • Initial 6-month term with potential extension
  • Hybrid working environment in a central western Sydney location
  • Exposure to executive and international stakeholders
  • Opportunity to play a key role in a significant finance transformation journey
  • Potential future permanent opportunities within the broader business
If you're a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys transformation, stakeholder engagement and driving meaningful outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Samantha Tan at stan@sharpandcarter.com.au or Trinity Dona at tdona@sharpandcarter.com.au