Job details
The role
Are you a driven, ambitious finance professional ready to take your career to the next level?
We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Analyst to join the team here at Stryker on a 12 month parental leave contract. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you will be working with the team that partners with Sales and other customer-facing teams, driving revenue performance, margin improvement and cost management initiatives. This is a fast-paced, highly commercial environment where you'll work side-by-side with leaders across the business, providing real-time insights that drive performance and influence strategy.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with the senior leaders across the organisation to support cost control, strategic planning, and business performance.
Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead key elements of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for multiple operational franchises.
P&L Control & Insight: Take ownership of P&L management, using data-driven analysis to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
Decision Support: Deliver insightful, ad hoc analysis that informs operational decision-making and contributes to business growth.
Performance Reporting: Provide regular reporting and performance updates to senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment across teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster a collaborative approach between Finance, Sales, and Operations to drive efficiencies and cost-saving initiatives.
What We’re Looking For:
Strong analytical mindset with a passion for turning data into meaningful and commercial insights.
Proven experience in financial planning, budgeting, and business partnering - ideally in a commercially focused team
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Proactive approach with the confidence to challenge and drive improvements.
Ideally part-qualified or qualified in a finance/accounting discipline (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
What we’re looking for:
A minimum of 1–2 years of experience in a finance-related role post-degree, ideally in FMCG or a fast-moving commercial environment
Progress toward, or completion of, your CA or CPA
Strong Excel skills and a desire to innovate through tools like Power BI
Proven business partnering mindset with a focus on adding value beyond the numbers
Familiarity with JDE, BI, or similar financial/reporting systems
A proactive, collaborative approach and the ambition to grow
Join one of Australia’s Best Places to Work, a market-leading, rapidly growing organisation where finance is at the heart of commercial strategy. This permanent role offers hands-on business partnering experience with real influence, and the chance to grow your career in a high-performing and supportive environment.
