FP&A Analyst

At Real Pet Food (RPF), we’re passionate about being REAL. Real starts with food. But, as you'll see, it doesn't end there. For the last 5 decades we have been passionate about real partnerships, real ambition, real ethics, and real opportunities for our people to make their mark.

Real means fresh ingredients and fresh methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We are competing in every pet category and channel creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Billy & Margot, Fussy Cat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, Nature’s Goodness, Farmer’s Market & Love ‘Em!

The Australian Pet Food Industry is a rapidly growing market, projected to reach a value of approximately AUD 3 billion by 2025 with continuing growth. We are absolutely committed to our goal to be the trusted partner for our partners and consumers to provide balanced and FRESH nutrition to pets across the world.

Newly Created Role

With a clear Transformation Plan for targeted growth over the next 2-5 years, we are excited to welcome an experienced FP&A Analyst to our Head Office Finance Team. In this newly created role, you will be responsible for delivering strategic financial insights and supporting decision-making across all functional business units. You will work across budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis functions, acting as a key business partner to senior business unit leaders in Sales, Marketing and People and Culture.

Reporting to our Group Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, you may bring with you a background from Chartered and have developed your passion for and skills in FP&A Analysis for the last 2-3 years in a Commercial business - ideally Manufacturing, FMCG, Pharmaceutical or other Consumer-Goods focused industry.

The team is one of those rare collectives of talented people who are passionate, easy-going, yet driven to deliver work that is world class. You will benefit from being amongst qualified professionals who love what they do and will provide guidance when needed but not micro-manage your day-to-day work.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Planning

• Coordinate the annual budgeting, quarterly rolling forecasts and monthly Latest View (LV) Processes
• Drive the SG&A Cost Budgeting Forecasting with People and Culture and all other Functional Cost Centre Owners
• Support FP&A Manager with consolidation of Budget and Forecast Loads into Adaptive Insights
• Undertake analysis of the business to identify opportunities and disrupters to achieving strategic business goals.

Closing And Reporting

• Ensure accuracy of the GL and prepared detailed SG&A reporting by cost centre owners
• Communicate monthly SG&A results to functional cost centre owners, understand key drivers, proactively identify and recommend cost saving and profit improvement opportunities

Data, Systems and Technology

• Support Group FP&A manager in owning & optimising FP&A systems ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Partner with IT and Finance stakeholders to enhance data integrity and system functionality, implement new tools, and support digital transformation initiatives.
• Leverage advanced analytics and scenario modelling to provide predictive insights and enable faster, more informed decision-making. · Support in championing process automation and simplification within FP&A, using technology to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.

About You:

You're a passionate FP&A Analyst looking to progress your career, where your insights will directly shape our business performance. This is a high-profile role and the work you do in this role will leave a legacy you can build on for future personal and professional growth.

You Will Also Bring:

• CA/CPA/CIMA/CFA Qualified with exceptional stakeholder and business partnering skills
• 2–4 years’ experience in FP&A or financial analysis roles in a commercial business. This will not suit a first-stepper from a Chartered Environment.
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting capability
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with financial systems (Adaptive Planning ideal. We also use Power BI for our Dashboard reporting)
• Strong communicator with a commercial mindset and ability to perform well under pressure

What’S On Offer

• Exposure to strategy, transformation, and operational decision-making
• The opportunity to drive commercial performance across core functions
• Supportive, agile finance team invested in innovation. We are a lean team and this role will be 'hands on'.
• We work to a 4 day a week in-office rhythm with the option for you to WFH either Thursday or Friday.
• Close to public transport

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Pawrental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, pet carer and compassionate leave.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave.

What’S Next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

• An initial telephone interview followed by 2 face to face interviews
• 2 work references

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&culture@realpetfoodco.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles