Manager - Group Functions Finance Business Partner

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Orica is one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, specialty mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, our team of 14,000+ sustainably mobilise the earth’s resources.

About the role

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Manager – Group Functions Finance Business Partner to join our team in Melbourne.

In this highly visible role, you’ll partner with senior leaders across IT, Technology & Innovation, Human Resources, Legal and other corporate functions, providing the financial insight, challenge and strategic support they need to make informed decisions and deliver against their priorities.

You’ll play an important role in shaping how resources are allocated across our Group Functions, helping leaders understand performance, evaluate trade-offs and investment opportunities, and identify ways to improve cost effectiveness. From enterprise planning and forecasting to business cases and strategic investments, you’ll have the opportunity to influence decisions across a complex, global organisation.

If you’re a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys working at the intersection of finance, strategy and business partnering, this is an opportunity to make an impact well beyond the numbers.

What you will be doing

Finance Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders across Group Functions.
• Provide commercial insight, constructive challenge and decision support to help leaders achieve strategic and operational objectives.
• Support leadership teams in assessing priorities, trade-offs, risks and investment opportunities.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and position Finance as a valued strategic partner.
• Support strong financial stewardship and compliance with Orica finance standards.
• Understanding of the technology portfolio, operating model and cost base, to enable effective financial advice and constructive challenge on complex IT decisions.
• Translate technology investment, commercial and accounting considerations into clear advice for IT and Finance leaders.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-term planning across Group Functions.
• Consolidate and challenge cost forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust and accountabilities are clear.
• Provide visibility of risks and opportunities and recommend actions to support delivery of financial targets.
• Help align functional plans with broader enterprise priorities.
• Provide clear oversight of technology run costs, project expenditure and investment and multi-year contractual commitments.
• Support accurate forecasting of cloud consumption, software licensing, managed services, workforce and transformation costs.

Performance Reporting & Analysis

• Deliver timely and insightful reporting for functional executives and finance leadership.
• Analyse expenditure trends, cost drivers, workforce costs, technology spending and project performance.
• Develop meaningful KPIs, dashboards and performance measures to support better decision-making.
• Identify emerging trends and translate financial information into practical recommendations.
• Ensure costs are appropriately understood, classified, allocated and explained across Group Functions and the broader organisation.

Strategic Investments & Business Cases

• Partner with leaders to develop and review business cases for key initiatives and investments.
• Undertake financial modelling, scenario analysis, cost-benefit analysis and investment appraisal.
• Provide independent financial challenge around assumptions, benefits, risks and expected outcomes.
• Provide financial leadership on major technology investments, including appropriate accounting treatment, total cost of ownership, cash flow, benefits, commercial commitments and delivery risk.
• Partner with IT, Procurement and other relevant teams on complex technology investment decisions.

Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead and direct activities delivered by the GBS financial services team supporting Group Functions Finance.
• Coach and develop finance team members, building capability and broader business understanding.

Your qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting, Business or a related discipline.
• 10+ years’ relevant experience, ideally within a large, complex or global organisation.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with large or complex IT or digital function, with strong knowledge of technology cost drivers, project and investment models.
• Strong understanding of accounting considerations associated with technology expenditure, including capitalisation, cloud and SaaS arrangements, software implementation, licensing and managed services.
• Experience supporting major technology programs and evaluating business cases, total cost of ownership, financial risk and benefits realisation.
• Ability to explain complex technology and accounting matters in clear commercial language to senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to turn financial information into meaningful business insight.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, including those outside of your direct reporting line.
• Strong decision-making, critical thinking and prioritisation skills.
• Confidence working across multiple stakeholders and competing business priorities.
• SAP experience is preferred but not essential, with Power BI knowledge also highly regarded.
• A collaborative, resilient and adaptable leadership style, with the confidence to challenge constructively while remaining open to feedback.

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.