Hiring Now: Senior Finance Business Partner – Global Marketing and Product

Purpose: 

Provide strong financial advice, and commercial decision-making support, partnering with stakeholders to achieve the brand strategic objectives. This will be an onsite role based out of our South Bank, QLD HQ.

Commercial Acumen:

• Work closely with operational leaders of the business to challenge decisions and help drive better commercial outcomes
• Partnering with the Operational leader to understand impacts of past performance as well as future trends to find new opportunities or enhance current business performance
• Manage cost control and policies attached to cost control across the company SME and owner for finance deployments/enhancements

Financial Reporting & Review:

• Provide monthly performance reporting and value add analysis that enables business stakeholders to make informed decisions. This includes monthly reporting on:

1. Results, variance to forecasts as well as weekly trading updates
2. Reviews/recommendations on shop network efficiencies and cost savings
3. Performance based reporting by role type - Novice, consultant and Team Leader including recommendations

• Adopt a culture of continuous improvement to proactively rationalise existing, and introduce new reporting that aligns to business needs, ways of working and drives delivery of objectives

Strategic Planning:

• Work with the Operations Leader to develop and review Profit and Loss
  forecasts that reflect the operational targets and are aligned with Global
  strategy
• Work with the Finance SWOT team to develop and maintain Brand
  balance sheet and cashflow forecasts network
• Working with the Brand Financial Controller to ensure there is adequate
  financial controls and the reporting are accurate and timely
• Work with the Risk management teams to ensure the internal control
  and review in place supports the organization objectives

Leadership and Culture:

• Able to motivate, inspire and develop
• Manage and develop internal relationships
• Able to influence decisions to support overall business strategy
• Culturally aligned and able to embrace the FCTG culture and philosophies

Experience:

• Experience leading a finance team
• High level of commercial acumen
• 8+ Years working experience in a similar role
• CA/CPA qualification or another relevant post graduate qualification
• Ability to communicate complex financial information simplistically
• Strong business partnering skills, managing, and influencing stakeholders, building relationships
• Advanced experience using financial systems in a commercial environment e.g. Excel, Powerpoint, Power Bi
• Salary Range on Offer: $120k-160k Plus Super (based on experience)
• The majority of the role will be normal but there is an element of global commitments to attend virtual meetings outside of these hours

Why Flight Centre?

🙋🏾‍♀️Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more. 

🌏Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within 

🥦Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social: Regular awards nights, social team building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Los Angeles in 2025) 

🙏🏼 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment

We value you

Flight Centre is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism.