Operations Finance Business Partner | Adelaide

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Operations Finance Business Partner to join our manufacturing finance team. You will be based at our Forestville site in Adelaide, supporting the sites across South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

This role plays a critical part in supporting site leadership and operations by providing strong financial insight, commercial challenge and decision support to drive performance and profitability.

This is a true business partnering role, suited to someone who enjoys being close to operations, influencing outcomes and adding value beyond traditional reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with site operations leadership to support performance, cost control and continuous improvement.
• Provide deep financial analysis across manufacturing operations, including costing standards, waste, labour, overheads and maintenance spend.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling for the site.
• Deliver accurate month-end reporting, variance analysis and insightful commentary.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Lead cost reviews, the annual costing roll up, product costings and identification of financial risks and improvement opportunities.
• Support operational decision-making through robust financial modelling and analysis.

About You

You are a proactive finance professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys working closely with operational leaders.

Key qualities include:

• A proactive business partner mindset, with the confidence to influence, challenge assumptions and add value.
• Strong analytical capability, including financial modelling and detailed variance analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style and explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage complex data sets.
• Agility and resilience in a fast-paced, operationally focused environment.
• A strong desire to learn, grow and develop within the business.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience working in manufacturing or operational environments.
• Background in management accounting, operations finance or commercial finance.
• Demonstrated capability across budgeting, forecasting, month-end close and cost management.
• Experience identifying and delivering financial improvement opportunities.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline (CPA/CA desirable).

What We Offer

• A hands-on finance role embedded within site operations.
• Opportunity to influence operational and financial outcomes at a manufacturing site level.
• Exposure to senior operational stakeholders and leadership teams.
• A supportive environment focused on development and career progression.