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Finance Business Partner, Australia

Location: 

Melbourne, AU, 3061

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

  • The Finance Business Partner controls and optimizes the utilization of Finance resources in-country to drive the short- and long-term financial performance of the Australia business. As the main Finance interface of the assigned business, this role supports and advises the local management team in strategic and operational decision-making processes, and contributes to developing business strategy. The role will proactively provide insights into business opportunities and risks as well as the respective financial impact.
  • The Finance Business Partner will also support and drive initiatives aimed at improving operational, and financial performance and is responsible/accountable for the short- and long-term financial performance of the local business along with the respective management team. The Finance Business Partner is responsible for setting up / optimizing commercial business flows across various Finance workstreams, developing and supervising the respective team member(s) while providing guidance where necessary.

 

Key responsibilities include

  • Business Partnering
    • Support the business and management in preparing and determining business objectives, strategies, and tactics
    • Provide meaningful decision support to management whilst influencing and challenging key decisions
    • Lead and perform analyses of multi-dimensional business components (e.g., customers, products, markets)
    • Lead and coordinate projects to improve business performance and operations
    • Develop, analyze, and present overall financial performance to the local management
  • Team Supervision / Driving Team Effectiveness
    • FP&A: Led the preparation of budgets/forecasts and strategic plans including developing assumptions and performing budget/forecast report reviews with the local management
    • OSCO BP: Drive factory operational management reviews, steer financial performance
    • Local Finance Operations
      • Drive continuous improvement initiatives regarding processes, technologies, and organization
      • Manage and optimize resources locally to achieve a high level of operational efficiency and accuracy

 

About you

  • Bachelor’s / Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or similar
  • English business proficiency (written and spoken)
  • 8-12 years experience in finance as a people manager or head of Finance
  • Strong leadership experience
  • Experience in a multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries / FMCG / fast-paced environment
  • Knowledge or specific business understanding
    • Manufacturing and/or trading business model
    • Financial controlling
    • Commercial controlling
    • SAP knowledge in FICO
  • Key Attributes
    • High dedication
    • Drive to deliver
    • Ability to drive changes
    • Able to deal with ambiguity

 

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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