Our client is a premier, large-scale horticultural business with extensive operations spanning across farming, state of the art packing facilities, cold storage, and a multi-channel domestic and export distribution network. Operating across a national multi-season footprint, the business is dedicated to operational excellence, sustainable produce supply and continuous growth.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this high-impact Finance Business Partner position is based in Mooroopna, Victoria and supports one of the business's key packing and post-harvest operations. The role provides strategic financial leadership, commercial insight and operational support across a large-scale packing, storage and distribution facility. Based on the position description, the successful candidate will work closely with senior operational and commercial leaders to drive performance, support decision-making and identify opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
You will partner with operational managers, commercial stakeholders and senior executives, translating financial information into actionable business insights that improve financial performance and support long-term strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining detailed cost-to-serve models, including cost per tonne, bin, SKU and production line to improve visibility of operational performance.
- Analysing labour productivity, enterprise agreement impacts, workforce planning and shift structures to identify opportunities for greater efficiency and cost optimisation.
- Monitoring throughput, asset utilisation and production performance, translating operational metrics into meaningful commercial outcomes.
- Providing commercial analysis around storage utilisation, inventory management and asset performance to support operational decision-making.
- Owning annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow forecasts and capital expenditure plans for the facility.
- Building robust financial models and business cases to support capital investment decisions and strategic initiatives.
- Leading month-end close activities, reporting, variance analysis and stakeholder reporting to ensure timely and accurate financial information.
- Acting as a trusted adviser to operational leaders by challenging assumptions, providing scenario analysis and identifying opportunities to improve business performance.
The ideal candidate will be a commercially astute finance professional who can bridge the gap between finance and operations while providing practical, data-driven recommendations to support business growth and performance.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- CA or CPA qualification with a relevant degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
- A minimum of five years' post-qualification experience, including at least two years in a finance business partnering role within manufacturing, processing, supply chain or operational environments.
- Strong financial modelling skills with the ability to independently develop investment appraisals, business cases and long-term financial forecasts.
- Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost reduction initiatives and performance improvements.
- Advanced Excel capability and experience with ERP systems, reporting platforms and business intelligence tools.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence operational leaders and present financial information in a practical and meaningful way.
- Experience within fresh produce, food manufacturing, packing, logistics, cold storage or similar operational environments will be highly regarded.
- A collaborative approach, strong commercial acumen and a continuous improvement mindset.
This is a highly visible finance leadership role offering direct exposure to senior decision-makers and the opportunity to shape financial and operational outcomes across a critical part of a large-scale horticultural business. You will play a key role in supporting performance improvement, capital planning and strategic decision-making while partnering closely with operational leaders in a dynamic and growing environment.
For a confidential discussion, contact Charles MacCallum on 1300 380 701. To apply, visit www.rimfireresources.com.au.
