Finance Business Partner Job at Koala (Sydney)

Finance Business Partner

Koala

Location:
Australia , Sydney

Category:
Finance

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Job Description:

Your primary mission in this role is to drive profitable growth by shaping pricing, marketing and investment decisions and owning delivery against financial targets. As the vital link between Finance and our Commercial teams, you provide the analytical "truth" that drives performance. You translate complex data into clear commercial narratives, ensuring our local strategy is backed by sound financial logic and a relentless focus on sustainable growth.

Job Responsibility:

Commercial Partnership & Decision Support: Actively participate in weekly trading meetings to influence real-time decisions on promotional strategy, pricing, and marketing spend allocation
P&L Performance & Visibility: Shape performance by ensuring the relevant stakeholders have clear, actionable insight into what is driving results and where to intervene
Investment Optimisation & Metrics: Actively steer marketing investment to maximise ROI and profitable growth
Supply & Demand Connection: Drive inventory efficiency by ensuring commercial decisions are made with a clear understanding of stock health
Strategic Partnership & Exposure: Partner closely with the COO, VP of Fulfillment, and the Marketing, B2B, and Retail teams
Budgeting & Forecasting Ownership: Set the financial trajectory for the business by owning the end-to-end budget and forecasting process
Margin Management: Forecast and manage Product Margins across COGS and Logistics costs
Operating Cost Oversight: Maintain a watchful eye on local operating costs
Global Integration: Represent the business in global financial planning
Financial Integrity & Performance Analysis: Ensure financial results are accurate and decision-ready
Pre-Close Insights: Ensure leadership has clarity on performance drivers before results are finalised

Requirements:

5+ years in a Finance Business Partnering or Commercial Finance role, ideally within a fast-paced E-commerce or Retail environment with a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and delivering measurable business results
High proficiency in data analysis and the application of AI tools to drive faster, smarter decision-making
You understand how a DTC business moves. You have a solid grasp of digital marketing metrics and how they flow through to the bottom line
You thrive in a fast-paced environment and love finding the "next" angle to drive business performance
You can explain complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders with ease and confidence
CA/CPA qualified (or equivalent) is preferred

What we offer:

Hybrid working - ~3 days back in the Alexandria Treehouse (office) and work from bed/home (WFB)
Take a break - Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more
Treehouse goods - Fully stocked kitchen with an emphasis on healthy local produce, think bougie brekky, salad bar, kombucha on tap, monthly barbies and more
Pet-friendly - The Koala Treehouse is as pet-friendly as they get
Surprise & delight - All Koalas can expect to enjoy free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam
Support & wellbeing - Access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support
Accelerate your career - via our Learning Management platform Juno, as well as individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days
Community & connection - BCorp Certified, WWF Partnership, volunteer days, a member of SoftLanding, 1% and so much more

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 13, 2026

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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