Finance Business Partner | 6-month contract | Immediate start
West RecruitmentListed 2 Mar 2026
- $145k - $155k base + super
- Highly visible & genuine opportunity to go permanent
- 2x days WFH | Onsite parking | Close to public transport
About YOUR new employer
Our client is a large complex business who are embarking on an exciting time of growth and innovation. Due to continued expansion, they are seeking a talented Finance Business Partner to support the business for an initial 6-months.
About YOUR new Role
This is a true business partnering role where you will work with divisional leaders to identify performance gaps, quantify financial impact and drive structured improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct deep-dive analysis into margin erosion, cost overruns, working capital and revenue gaps
- Identify root causes of performance variance
- Quantify financial impact of underperformance and track remediation outcomes
- Support and challenge operational leaders to develop corrective action plans
- Manage and maintain a structured Business Opportunity Tracker with measurable benefit realisation
- Validate commercial assumptions during budget and forecast cycles
- Deliver monthly divisional performance analysis with clear commercial insights
- Identify risks, early warning indicators and improvement opportunities
- Support pricing analysis, cost optimisation and margin diagnostics
- Develop robust financial models and analysis packs to support decision-making
This role requires someone who can call out performance issues with clarity and confidence - while building trusted relationships across the business.
About YOU
- 5–10 years’ experience in commercial finance, business partnering or operational FP&A
- Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel capability (Power Query)
- Comfortable challenging assumptions and identifying performance gaps
- Experience partnering with operational stakeholders in a product-based or operational environment
- CA/CPA or similar qualification is preferable
- Interpersonally you are commercially confident, comfortable in ambiguity, and motivated by driving tangible financial improvement.
What’s in it for YOU
- $140k - $155k base + super
- Genuine opportunity to go permanent after 6-months
- High-visibility role with real commercial influence
- 2x days WFH, onsite parking & close to Public Transport
- Opportunity to drive measurable performance improvement
- Exposure to senior operational stakeholders
- Annual/sick leave entitlements
- Immediate start!
To apply use the Apply Now button or for further information and a confidential discussion please contact Declan on 0483 945 773.