Kraft Heinz

Based In Melbourne- The Commercial Finance Analyst will provide commercial support to the Head of Finance for our Retail- Foodservice and Exports team across different areas such as Finance analysis and month-end reporting- Financial Modelling- Financial Planning and Process Improvements.

About the Role

• Assist with Month-End reporting using variance & root cause analysis to explain actual performance vs. internal benchmarks (i.e. Budget- Forecast- Prior Year). Ensure results are clearly understood and communicated to key stakeholders through commentary and Price Volume Mix analysis.
• Assist with monthly Financial Forecast & annual budget submission by preparing inputs and carrying out analysis including engaging with key stakeholders to ensure Forecasts are up to date and accurately recorded in the system.
• Work alongside Sales- Trade Finance & Controllership to monitor trade spend vs. internal benchmarks and trends over time. Ensure discrepancies are rectified to ensure reliability and completeness of data in the GL & Forecast.
• Partner with Sales to assess and financialize Risks & Opportunities in order to close gaps vs. plan.
• Add value by ensuring cross functional teams receive timely information which supports the business in better decision making.
• Make recommendations around business process improvement in order to improve efficiency & free-up resources.
• Assist in other ad hoc requests including financial modelling / scenario & sensitivity analysis.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting- Business/Commerce or related discipline.
• 2+ year’s work experience that involves analytical training / financial business partnering. FMCG experience is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen to assess data and arrive at root cause- with ability to succinctly explain key drivers to senior audience.
• Understanding of ERP / Planning systems and dataflow is an added advantage.
• Must be comfortable working with large complex datasets to identify- fix- transform- upload and prepare data for the purpose of presentation.
• Passion for accuracy and high working standards.
• Can-do attitude and eagerness to make a positive impact.
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite; Excel & Access

Benefits Program:

• Hybrid Working- flexibility around when and where you work.
• Gatherings - monthly drinks & nibbles- End of Year Celebration.
• Wellbeing - annual health checks & flu shots- onsite wellbeing sessions & webinars.
• Volunteering – volunteer days with Foodbank- meal packing events for our Global partner Rise Against Hunger.
• Parental Leave - 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
• In-house training programs - Access to our online learning platform- Ownerversity for continuous learning and development.
• Career Development - Opportunity to be mentored by excellent leaders and have on-the-job skill development and coaching.
• Cultural Leave - Two days paid leave per calendar year for the purpose of fulfilling or observing religious- ceremonial or culturally significant days.

The Kraft Heinz Company Australia & New Zealand is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces- promotes and values diversity and inclusion. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds hesitate to apply for roles if they feel they don’t meet 100% of the criteria. So- if this opportunity excites you and you think you have skills and experience that can add value (even if not specified)- please don’t hesitate to apply!

We are proud to announce that we have been recognised as a Skilled Workplace by Mental Health First Aid Australia.

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