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Senior Commercial Analyst

Chadstone Permanent AU$130,000 - AU$150,000 per year Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
High‑growth company seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to drive planning, performance, and decision support across a multi‑site network. You'll blend hands‑on modelling with sharp commercial partnering to lift profitability and speed of execution while leading and mentoring two analysts
  • Work for an ASX listed multi-billion dollar company
  • Visibility with senior leadership and strong pathways across the group

About Our Client

Our client is a leading company with a multi‑brand network across Australia and New Zealand. They operate end‑to‑end through trade, retail and specialist wholesale channels, with thousands of employees, 1,000+ locations, and revenues in the billions. You'll join a networks division known for depth of product, operational scale and disciplined growth while enjoying the pace and learning of a business still evolving its data, systems and processes.

Job Description

  • Own planning cycles: budgets, rolling forecasts, driver‑based models and scenario analysis
  • Build/maintain financial models for pricing, margin, product, branch and regional profitability
  • Deliver month‑end insights: P&L review, variance analysis, KPIs and action plans
  • Partner with sales, operations and supply chain to lift performance and cost efficiency
  • Develop investment cases and capex reviews; support greenfield growth and M&A diligence
  • Create dashboards/BI to improve speed and quality of decisions; push automation and process uplift
  • Uphold governance (review): balance sheet recs, journals, indirect tax support (FBT/GST), audit preparation
  • Mentor and review analysts work; upskill non‑finance leaders; drive change through clarity and influence

The Successful Applicant

  • Background: Senior analyst/manager level FP&A or commercial finance in a large, complex organisation (few hundred million+ revenue). Public practice with relevant experience welcome; true industry/commercial exposure required.
  • Technical: Advanced Excel‑based modelling (driver‑based, scenarios, sensitivities), strong P&L/balance sheet fluency; dashboarding/BI literate (e.g., Power BI/Tableau)
  • ERP savvy (any major ERP; specific systems a plus)
  • CA Qualified; 5+ years' commercial/management accounting/FP&A
  • Style: Crisp communicator who converts complexity into clear actions; low‑ego, high‑ownership
  • Grit: Thrives in pressure, late pushes and tight closes; helps teammates hit the line every time
  • Work rights: Full, unrestricted Australian work rights (indefinitely)

What's on Offer

  • Hybrid 3:2 work split
  • $130,000-$150,000 + super
  • Exposure to leadership (1-2 direct reports)
  • Diverse growth pathway across business
  • Upgraded Head Office with close coffee shops nearby
  • Parking on site
  • Real ownership: seat at the table with ops leaders; your work changes outcomes
  • Steep learning: scale, pace and complexity you won't get in an "easy" role
  • Career upside: visibility with senior leadership and pathways across the group
  • Modern toolkit: chance to shape models, BI and process automation that endure
Contact
Lyndal Ridder
Quote job ref
JN-012026-6936222
Phone number
+61 3 8616 6203

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Financial, Planning & Analysis
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Chadstone
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lyndal Ridder
Consultant phone
+61 3 8616 6203
Job Reference
JN-012026-6936222
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

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