About the Role

Join the Weatherbeeta Group (well reputed global equestrian, outdoor products business) as a Commercial Business Partner/Management Accountant, a key role in driving financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making, and partnering with leaders to deliver business objectives.

Bring your sound technical accounting expertise, commercial acumen, ability to influence stakeholders with your business smarts. Reporting to the Group CFO/COO and working within a fast-paced finance team, you will perform a critical role in the business.

This is a combined strategic & operational / hands on role driving strong financial performance, optimising commercial decisions, and supporting leadership with actionable insights. It requires analytical rigor with sound technical accounting/finance skills - to influence pricing, promotions, inventory planning, and profitability across Retail channels.

Financial Reporting & Management Accounting

• Prepare accurate/timely monthly management accounts

• Deliver variance analysis (budget vs. actuals) with clear commentary and actionable insights

• Produce detailed P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, and cash flow forecasts

• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes

• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal controls

• Lead demand forecasting and long-range financial planning for key product categories and channels

• Produce regular commercial performance reports and summaries for senior leadership

• Design and maintain dashboards/KPIs that track profitability, margin trends, promotional effectiveness, and sales performance

• Drive improvements in reporting automation and data accuracy

• Oversee and assist with month end financial reporting

Business Partnering

• Partner with department heads to understand performance drivers and cost structures (Merchandising, Category Management, Pricing, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Store Operations)

• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support business decisions

• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve profitability and efficiency

• Translate complex financial data and findings into clear, non-financial reports for operation teams, and commercial insights that drive business decisions by Executive team

• Support commercial negotiation strategy with financial justification and risk assessment

• Influence stakeholders with clear recommendations and scenario outcomes for growth

Commercial Analysis

• Conduct pricing, and cost-benefit analysis and recommendations (price elasticity and competitive benchmarking)

• Conduct analysis of revenue, gross margin, product/category profitability, and customer segments

• Evaluate promotional tactics and deep-discount scenarios for profitability impact

• Support margin optimisation initiatives through data-driven trade-offs

• Identify risks and opportunities to improve financial performance

• Support investment appraisals and capital expenditure reviews

• Monitor KPIs and recommend corrective actions where necessary

• Build and maintain financial models to assess pricing, markdown strategies, promotional ROI, and assortment decisions

• Analys sales trends, inventory velocity, sell-through rates, and margin impacts across channels

• Perform variance analysis (budget vs. forecast vs. actuals) and identify key drivers of performance

Process Improvement & Controls

• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting systems

• Strengthen and ensure compliance with financial controls, governance standards

• Identify and implement streamlined analytics workflows and finance processes

• Contribute to IT system enhancements (ERP, BI, forecasting tools, other) to elevate data quality and insight delivery

Audit & Compliance

• Assist with year-end audit and statutory reporting requirements, providing documentation/support to external auditors, ensuring financial statements are accurate and comply with statutory requirements

• Ensure accurate tax and regulatory submissions where applicable

Skills & Experience Required

• Degree Qualified Accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent)

• Experienced management accounting and commercial finance professional preferably in retail business

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills

• Advanced Excel skills; Bower PI; experience with ERP systems preferred

• Strong business partnering and stakeholder influence capabilities

• Clear communication and can present insights clearly to senior leaders

• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced business

• Commercial and strategic mindset with the ability to connect analytics to business priorities

• Advanced problem-solving skills and attention to detail, accuracy

• Project management skills desirable

Personal Attributes

• Commercially minded with a proactive approach

• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills

• Confident in influencing senior stakeholders

• Calm and can work under tight deadlines

• Results-driven and performance-focused

• Ethical and trustworthy individual

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business and CA or CPA qualified

• 7+ years of commercial finance, retail analytics, or FP&A experience preferably in retail or FMCG

• Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and analytical skills

• Proficiency with Excel and relational databases; experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

• Mandatory Power BI experience is essential for this role

• Familiarity with retail systems (POS data, merchandising/planning tools, demand forecasting platforms)

• Advanced proficiency in retail systems including POS data management, merchandising planning tools, and demand forecasting platforms is required

• AU citizen / PR with full working rights only

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

• A collaborative and high-performing work environment.

Apply now, immediate start available - send your brief CV & cover note stating 3 reasons why you fit this role and want to work for www.weatherbeeta.com.