Senior FP&A Reporting Analyst

About the role

A large, complex organisation operating across Australia and New Zealand is looking for an experienced FP&A Reporting Analyst. The role sits in a centralised finance function and focuses on monthly reporting and financial consolidation, bringing together results from across the business, understanding performance drivers and supporting senior leadership with accurate, timely reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Consolidate monthly financial results across multiple sites, states and cost centres in Australia and New Zealand.
• Work with Finance Managers to deliver accurate, complete reporting within tight month-end deadlines.
• Investigate variances, challenge assumptions and gather commentary explaining financial performance.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs, Excel and financial planning system reports, executive submissions and quarterly business review presentations.
• Support annual budgeting and maintain rolling 18-month forecasts with finance, sales and operational teams.
• Analyse key drivers such as revenue, sales volumes, price, product mix, raw materials, labour, overtime, plant downtime, freight, energy and overheads.
• Work with stakeholders to understand margin movements, identify cost pressures and highlight performance improvements.
• Contribute to improvements in reporting processes, data quality and financial analysis.

Required profile

• FP&A, management reporting or commercial finance experience, ideally at Senior Analyst level.
• Demonstrated experience consolidating results across multiple sites, business units or cost centres.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting capability.
• Confidence engaging with Finance Managers and operational stakeholders and challenging results where needed.
• Ability to turn complex financial information into clear commentary for senior leadership.
• Stakeholder management and coordination of multiple inputs against competing deadlines.
• Willingness to work onsite 5 days a week.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrials or other operationally complex environments is highly regarded.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• Financial reporting and planning systems

To apply, candidates submit an up-to-date CV in Microsoft Word format by reference number 06830-0013530927 through the recruiter.