Group FP&A Manager

About the Role

This senior finance position at Group level offers an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned FP&A leader with a solid accounting background and comprehensive understanding of the interconnections between Profit & Loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements. Partnering with senior leadership, the role involves delivering crucial financial insights and analyses that underpin strategic planning, capital deployment, investment choices, and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Group-wide planning, forecasting, and performance reporting covering P&L, balance sheet, and cash flows.
• Create and maintain detailed three-way financial models to support strategic planning, scenario evaluation, and investment decision-making.
• Analyze drivers of working capital, liquidity, and net debt to optimize cash flow and balance sheet efficiency.
• Provide actionable financial insights and recommendations for reporting to the Executive team, Board, and Investment Committee.
• Assess capital expenditure proposals, business cases, and strategic initiatives critically.
• Collaborate with Total Tools Hardware Group and corporate leaders to deliver commercial outcomes and facilitate informed management decisions.
• Drive continuous enhancements in FP&A processes, systems, and financial reporting.
• Contribute to strategic activities including mergers and acquisitions, due diligence processes, and business transformation efforts.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) with broad experience across FP&A, corporate finance, financial accounting, and management reporting.
• Strong foundational accounting knowledge with deep insight into the interplay of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow impacting business results.
• Advanced proficiency in three-way financial modeling including forecasting, sensitivity analysis, and scenario planning.
• Proven capability in analyzing working capital, cash conversion cycles, liquidity positions, and net debt metrics.
• Excellent commercial insight with the ability to convert financial information into impactful business recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a history of influencing senior leaders using data-backed arguments.
• Experience in evaluating capital allocation, scrutinizing investment opportunities, and reviewing business cases.
• High-level Excel expertise; familiarity with TM1 and Power BI is considered advantageous.

Additional Information and Benefits

• Enjoy a hybrid work environment complemented by free onsite parking and entitlement to a fifth week of annual leave.
• Access ongoing learning programs and career progression opportunities.
• Work within an inclusive, value-driven culture focused on belonging and diversity.
• Gain exposure to executive and board-level decision-making processes.
• Influence corporate strategic priorities, investment decisions, and capital allocation for driving shareholder value across the Group.
• Become part of a company supporting a vast network of independent retailers through well-known brands like IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Total Tools, Cellarbrations, and The Bottle-O.

Note: This opportunity is handled internally by Metcash’s Talent Acquisition team; recruitment agencies are not involved.