Senior Finance Business Partner | Multi-Site

Job title : Senior Finance Business Partner | Multi-Site
Location : Melbourne
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Contact name : Will Nichols
Contact email : wnichols@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 1700428
Organisation:
We are partnering with a highly established, nationally recognised industrial manufacturing organisation operating a multi-site production footprint across Australia. The business services blue-chip customers across food, health and consumer markets and operates within a complex, high-volume manufacturing environment.
With revenue north of $1 billion, this role plays a critical part in driving financial performance, operational accountability and commercial discipline across four manufacturing sites.

Role:
Reporting directly to the General Manager - Finance, with a dotted line into the operational General Manager, this is a senior finance leadership role embedded within manufacturing operations.

You will spend approximately 50% of your time on site across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, partnering with plant leaders and senior stakeholders to drive profitability, cost control and performance improvement.

Key areas of focus include:
  • Partnering operations on labour recovery, asset utilisation, cost of goods and margin optimisation
  • Supporting pricing strategy, commercial negotiations and capital investment decisions
  • Delivering robust budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis across multiple sites
  • Identifying financial risks and opportunities and influencing corrective action
  • Acting as the bridge between operational leadership and Group Finance
Candidate: 
  • You are CA / CPA qualified with proven experience in heavy manufacturing environments.
  • You have previously supported multiple sites and are comfortable operating within a national footprint.
  • You thrive in operational settings, enjoy being on the floor and can confidently challenge and influence senior leaders.
  • Strong commercial acumen, resilience and the ability to translate financial data into practical operational insight are essential.
This is a genuine opportunity to step into a visible, high-impact role where finance sits alongside operations and shapes performance outcomes across a national manufacturing business.

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Will Nichols at wnichols@sharpandcarter.com.au