Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst (Rowville)

We currently have a newly created FP&A; Analyst position available within our Automotive division, to provide strategic financial insights and supporting decision-making processes within our Automotive division.

Reporting to the FP&A; Manager, you will work closely with the Commercial Finance team, Group FP&A; team and key business stakeholders with the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes, as well as preparation of the monthly financial results reporting suite

**Your role**:

- Support the annual budgeting and long-range forecast process, encompassing identification of key initiatives and investment requirements, aligned to Group budgeting instructions around timelines and deliverables.
- Support monthly forecasting process, ensuring alignment across the Division.
- Provide timely financial insights and recommendations to support business decision-making and drive performance.
- Analyse monthly and quarterly financial results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to divisional and regional leadership.
- Provide insightful analysis and commentary regarding performance, working capital, CAPEX and cashflow, and other key financial measures.
- Develop strong relationship with the wider Finance teams to enable accurate and insightful commentary on commercial drivers behind the results.
- Collaborate with divisional commercial finance teams and business leaders to ensure alignment on financial goals and objectives.
- Act as a key liaison between the divisional commercial finance team and Group finance counterparts, ensuring consistency in financial reporting and analysis.
- Support FP&A; Manager and GM
- Group FP&A; in analysing, budgeting and forecasting group office costs.
- Standardize reporting templates and tools to ensure consistency and comparability across business units within Automotive division.
- Promote GPC’s organisational values, standards and policies and facilitate effectiveness through empowering, motivating and developing staff within a work environment that promotes diversity, trust and respect.
- Note: This role requires the flexibility to work across different time zones as needed to collaborate with global teams and may require occasional travel within the Asia Pacific region._

**About You**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field. A relevant skilled certification (e.g., CPA, CA) is preferred.
- Minimum of 2
- 4 years of experience in an FP & A Analyst or Commercial Analyst position, with FMCG, Manufacturing or Retail Industry experience desirable
- Competent from an analytical and numeric perspective and able to effectively communicate to non-financial team members.
- Strong business, finance, and commercial acumen with exceptional ability to synthesise.
- Analyse and interpret complex data to provide timely and useful insights.
- Strong understanding of financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
- Ability to perform effectively under tight timelines in a highly dynamic environment.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency in financial software and ERP systems (TM1 and D365 preferred) and advanced Excel skills.

**About us**: We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
- Private health insurance discounts
- Employee assistance program
- A highly safety conscious work environment
- We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
- Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
- Barista style coffee machines
- FREE Onsite parking
- and so much more!

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3ra9mq