Group Financial Manager, Planning & Analysis

About the Role

We are searching for a commercially savvy finance executive to join the Leadership Team of a sizable, complex organisation undergoing critical transformation. This position transcends typical FP&A responsibilities by focusing on identifying opportunities for value creation, challenging conventional approaches, and driving impactful change across financial systems, processes, people, and workflows.

Reporting to the General Manager, Finance & Technology, this role leads financial planning and analysis, provides strategic and commercial insights, promotes accountability, and collaborates with senior leaders to achieve sustainable business results.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee organisation-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with executives and senior leaders to enhance business performance and accountability.
• Generate commercial insights to guide strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead investment evaluations, create business cases, and conduct financial modelling for major projects.
• Identify areas for improving organisational efficiency, performance, and value creation.
• Champion transformation initiatives in finance systems, reporting structures, planning processes, and team capabilities.
• Develop a high-functioning, commercially oriented FP&A and business partnering team.
• Provide thoughtful challenge to leaders and stakeholders to ensure disciplined financial decisions.
• Lead change initiatives to improve finance’s support and partnership with the wider business.

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience leading financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business partnering in large, complex organisations.
• Proven track record in finance transformation, operating model enhancements, system rollouts, or substantial process improvements.
• Capable of pinpointing inefficiencies, questioning status quo, and implementing practical solutions with measurable results.
• Strong commercial insight combined with expertise supporting complex investment and strategic decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the confidence to influence and constructively challenge at executive levels.
• Experience building and guiding high-performing teams through periods of change and growth.
• Professional accreditation such as CA, CPA, or equivalent alongside tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or related fields.

Additional Information

This is a unique opportunity to redefine the finance function’s future and establish a lasting influence within the company. The successful candidate will be empowered to question existing norms, elevate organisational capabilities, fuel transformation, and firmly establish finance as a strategic business partner. We seek a leader who perceives opportunity amid challenges, welcomes difficult conversations, and possesses the authority and competence to convert concepts into actionable outcomes.