Finance Business Partner

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner (Internal Job Title is Analyst – Sales) to join our Sales Finance team for a 9-month Full Time contract, partnering closely with our Sales teams to drive strong financial performance and decision-making.

You’ll work directly with senior Sales stakeholders, building trusted relationships and bringing the commercial story behind the numbers to life.

If you’re comfortable moving between P&L performance, forecasting and analysis one minute and sitting down with Sales leaders to work through performance and commercial drivers the next, this could be a great fit.

Based in our Sydney CBD office, this role is available for immediate start and we offer hybrid working arrangement.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a key finance partner to our Sales team, you’ll:

Partner closely with Sales stakeholders, including senior leaders, providing practical commercial finance support and insightLead monthly performance reviews, helping stakeholders understand performance and the key drivers behind the numbersDeliver core FP&A activity including forecasting, budgeting, month-end, accruals and variance analysisSupport strong financial governance and controls, including customer investment agreements and SAPPartner with Sales to work through customer claims, trading terms and other commercial issuesOversee monthly CDS volume reporting and support annual audit and compliance requirementsLook for opportunities to simplify reporting, automate manual processes and continuously improve how the team works

What You’ll Bring

Experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A and Finance Business Partnering is a must.Strong relationship-building skills and the confidence to partner with senior Sales stakeholdersA solid understanding of P&L performance, forecasting, budgeting and commercial driversExperience working with SAP and financial reporting/planning toolsCA/CPA qualification, or equivalent professional finance qualificationThe ability to turn financial information into clear, practical insights for non-finance stakeholdersFMCG industry experience is ideal but not required

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys getting close to the business. You’ll be curious about what’s driving Sales performance, comfortable building relationships across the commercial team, and able to balance strong financial discipline with pragmatic business partnering.

We’re a certified B Corp, which means we care about people, planet and purpose—not just profit. We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we celebrate the unique perspectives that help us grow and innovate. We intentionally embrace difference and cultivate belonging every day, whether through our investment in our Reconciliation journey through our Innovate RAP, our commitment to gender pay equity or providing progressive people policies.

If you need specific support or accessibility adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at talentacquisition@lionco.com so we can make sure that your recruitment process is fair and we enable you to shine. This includes tailored support for First Nations people, individuals with disabilities, those who are neurodivergent, and people who identify as transgender or gender diverse as we understand the unique challenges and concerns you may face.