ANZ Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Mars is a family-owned business that has been making products for people and their pets for more than 100 years. We’re behind some of the best loved brands in the world including MARS, SNICKERS, EXTRA, ECLIPSE, PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, DOLMIO, BEN’S ORIGINAL MASTERFOODS and ROYAL CANIN ORIJEN ACANA we are dedicated to making a positive impact on people and the planet.

Join us in building a sustainable future where people, communities, and the planet can truly thrive.

Segment: Pet Nutrition

Function: Finance

Location: Melbourne

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer, Pet Nutrition

To help us drive our strategic financial agenda and secure sustainable growth across Australia and New Zealand, we are looking for a forward-thinking, highly strategic ANZ Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior Manager to join our team in Melbourne.

As the ANZ FP&A Senior Manager, you will serve as a strategic finance partner to the business. Partnering closely with our CFO, the ANZ Leadership Team, and our Global FP&A team, you will translate business strategy into execution, support data-driven resource allocation, and drive long-term value creation.

This is a highly visible role where you won't just track the numbers—you will lead enterprise-wide planning, performance management, and advanced analytics to optimize resource allocation, manage risks, and deliver outstanding sustainable growth and earnings outcomes.

Key Responsibilities: How you will make an impact

• Lead Enterprise Planning: Drive robust performance management through the annual operating plan (AOP), long-range strategic plans, forecasting, budgeting, and monthly performance reviews.
• Be a Strategic Partner: Provide strategic financial leadership and business partnering to the CFO and Leadership Team, offering constructive challenge and strong decision support.
• Deliver Actionable Insights: Run advanced financial analytics to uncover growth opportunities, performance improvement initiatives, and business-wide value creation.
• Optimize Resource Allocation: Evaluate opportunities, risks, and returns to guide strategic investment decisions that maximize long-term business outcomes.
• Own Performance Visibility: Manage reporting and performance tracking, delivering clear analysis of results and variances to enable agile, timely business actions.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate closely across demand and supply functions to develop aligned forecasts, operating plans, and integrated performance insights.
• Drive Cash & Earnings Improvements: Lead cash and earnings initiatives, utilizing financial modelling to track delivery against targets and support key strategic projects.
• Shape FP&A Capability: Leverage data, modern technology, and digital tools to strengthen decision-making capabilities and support sustainable growth.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking a commercially sharp and analytically rigorous finance leader who thrives in bringing clarity to ambiguity. To be successful in this role, you should bring:

• Experience: longstanding and robust business planning and forecasting experience. Experience within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector is highly valued.
• Commercial Acumen: Enterprise-wide commercial acumen, with a proven ability to link business strategy, operational performance, and financial outcomes.
• Analytical Capability: Exceptional analytical skills, with a track record of converting complex, unstructured business challenges into concise insights and compelling recommendations for senior leaders.
• Strategic Foresight: The ability to anticipate future risks, market trends, and opportunities to shape business performance.
• Execution & Drive: A track record of converting operational initiatives into measurable financial impact through robust KPI frameworks and performance tracking.
• Education: CA / CPA qualified and a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.