Financial Analyst

• Proud to be B-Corp certified - balancing profit with people and the planet
• Experience growth on tap & develop your career in a leading FMCG company
• 3:2 Hybrid flexibility to win in both your work and personal life

Don’t settle for ordinary – we welcome those on the hunt for more! At Lion, we believe that life is short and working for us will feel different because you’ll be centred at the heart of good times. Work in an exciting industry, as unique as you, with outstanding brands like James Squire, Hahn, Stone & Wood and Tooheys!

We are currently looking for a Financial Analyst, to join our team on a permanent, full-time opportunity, reporting to our Finance Manager – Sales. In this role, you will partner with the business to provide financial and commercial analysis and insights to enable better decisions and manage business performance. 

This role requires a high level of business partnering to the On-Premise Sales team to execute our Pourage Rights agreements. You will contribute to help create a vibrant culture in Finance, while continuously coaching our business partners on key processes around our Pourage Right agreements.

• Business Partner our On-Premise Sales Field team
• Ensure accurate maintenance of contract set up and closure in SAP
• Conduct analysis on rebates, pricing analysis, accrual balances
• Ensure timely, accurate and insightful management of the P&L and Balance Sheet
• Identify risks and opportunities that are material at a BU level to commercial performance
• Present complex information in simple format

We are looking for someone to actively find new ways to learn and grow, be challenged through formal and self-directed learning, whilst strategically supporting our stakeholders. 

To be successful you will bring

• Proven collaboration and the ability to engage and partner with a wide range of stakeholders
• Previous experience within Accounting, Commercial or Financial roles with a commercial lens
• Established user of excel to analyse and model large sets of data
• Experience in finance planning and reporting
• Strong analytic mindset, utilising data to generate deep insights to influence decisions
• Confident communication with the ability to communicate financials at a non-technical level
• Customer focussed mindset and ability to build trusting relationship and have courageous conversations
• Tertiary degree required with a professional qualification (CA, CPA or equivalent) preferred

At Lion, we offer ‘growth on tap’ and you’ll get hooked on reaching higher with each new challenge. No matter your chosen career, for those thirsty for more we have endless experiences to learn and grow. But don’t worry, you don’t have to choose between your career and other life priorities – we have fantastic people, policies and programs in place to empower you to lead a career and life less ordinary.