Finance Analyst - FMCG/Pharma Manufacturing

Finance Analyst – FMCG/Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

About us
Mentholatum Australasia is part of a global organisation that manufactures and markets high-quality healthcare products worldwide. Our portfolio spans topical pain relief, skin care, lip care, laxatives and nail care, with iconic brands including Deep Heat, Hada Labo Tokyo and Laxettes.

Our vision is simple: making people’s lives healthier and happier. We value trust, integrity, collaboration, and being our best — and we’re looking for someone who brings the same mindset to how they work every day.

About the role

Based in Scoresby, Victoria, this is a hands-on Finance Analyst role supporting management reporting, commercial analysis and business performance insights across an established Pharmaceutical/FMCG manufacturing business. The role is contract with the possibility of permanent ongoing based on business growth.

Reporting to the FPA Manager, you will partner with stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to turn complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights. This role is well suited to a finance-qualified professional who enjoys working with data, improving reporting processes and helping leaders make informed business decisions.

In this role, you will be responsible for outcomes across financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting support, month-end reporting, variance analysis, Power BI reporting, process improvement and ad hoc commercial analysis.

In a typical month, you can expect to:

• Build and maintain financial models to support budgets, forecasts and commercial decision-making.

• Support month-end reporting, including P&L analysis, variance analysis, revenue and expense reviews, and performance commentary.

• Create, maintain and enhance Power BI dashboards and reports using multiple data sources to improve visibility of financial and operational performance.

• Identify and implement reporting improvements, automation opportunities and data quality enhancements.

• Partner with finance and non-finance stakeholders across sales, marketing, procurement, manufacturing and logistics to support informed business decisions.

• Support ad hoc financial analysis and business projects as required.

About you

You are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working with data, solving problems and translating analysis into practical recommendations. You are confident working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders and bring strong attention to detail, accuracy and data integrity.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• CA or CPA qualification, or progress towards completion, would be highly regarded.

• Experience in management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proven analytical capability.

• Power BI reporting capability, including the ability to create dashboards, reports and visualisations that support stakeholder decision-making.

• Experience with SQL, DAX, PowerQuery or PowerPivot would be advantageous.

• Experience working with ERP systems, with Microsoft Dynamics preferred.

• Exposure to FMCG, manufacturing or another product-based environment would be highly regarded.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging both finance and non-finance audiences.

• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to improve reporting processes through automation, standardisation and better use of data.

As part of a collaborative and values-led team, you will contribute to business performance while building your career through varied, practical experience across finance, reporting and commercial analysis.

If you are passionate about turning data into meaningful insight and want to make a difference in a business focused on making people’s lives healthier and happier, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team.