Commercial Accountant
FutureYou
Job Description
Newly created role in a fast-scaling, PE-backed business
Opportunity to shape the finance function and build its commercial reporting capability
Newcastle-based head office
Newcastle NSW | Full-time permanent
Newly created role in a fast-scaling, PE-backed business
Opportunity to shape the finance function and build its commercial reporting capability
Newcastle-based head office
About the Business
Our client is a fast-growing, PE-backed business headquartered in Newcastle. As the business continues to scale, they are looking for a commercially minded finance professional to strengthen reporting, analysis and decision-making across the organisation.
About the Role
This is a newly created role with genuine scope to make an impact. You will partner with senior leaders and operational teams to turn financial data into clear, actionable insights.
Key responsibilities include:
Analyse performance across entities, regions, channels, customers and products to identify trends, risks and opportunities
Build and automate reporting across revenue, margin, costs, cash flow and profitability
Provide financial analysis to support pricing, tenders, contracts, investments and other commercial decisions
Partner with Sales, Supply Chain and other teams to improve commercial outcomes
Monitor customer and contract profitability and identify margin leakage and improvement opportunities
Prepare cash flow forecasts and monitor FX exposures and hedging activity
Develop dashboards and management reporting that provide timely, actionable insights
Identify opportunities to automate and simplify finance and broader business processes
About You
You will be a CA or CPA qualified finance professional with strong commercial accounting experience and a genuine interest in using data to drive better business decisions.
You will bring:
Strong financial modelling, forecasting, scenario analysis and cash flow skills
Experience with a large ERP such as SAP, Pronto, Oracle or similar
Advanced Excel capability
A commercially curious, hands-on approach and confidence working in a scaling environment
Strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities