Finance Business Partner

• High-impact role partnering directly with Operations
• Strong team culture focused on performance and improvement
• Chullora site based – Hybrid role

Tip Top is part of George Weston Foods (GWF), one of ANZ’s largest food manufacturers, with a portfolio of iconic brands and a strong presence across Australia and New Zealand.

We're looking for a commercially minded Operations Finance Business Partner who thrives on influencing operational performance. Working as a trusted advisor to bakery leadership, you'll turn financial insights into action, helping drive productivity, cost efficiency and profitable growth across one of Australia's largest bakery operations.

Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager – North East, this is a hands-on role where you will partner closely with Operations, asking the right questions, uncovering insights and providing meaningful financial analysis, reporting and decision support to drive performance, improve cost efficiency and influence business outcomes.

Purpose of the Role

• Proactively partner with site Operations teams to improve financial and operational performance
• Provide timely financial reporting, analysis and commercial insights that influence operational decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and weekly latest estimates, ensuring robust financial planning.
• Identify and drive cost-saving and profit improvement opportunities
• Develop business cases and financial models to support capital investment and operational initiatives.
• Support month-end processes, reporting, and reconciliations
• Maintain strong financial governance, internal controls and audit readiness.
• Influence stakeholders by translating data into clear, commercial insights

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• 4+ years’ experience in finance or business partnering within FMCG, manufacturing, or a similar environment
• Naturally curious with the confidence to challenge assumptions, ask insightful questions and influence better commercial decisions.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to translate data into practical business recommendations.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a track record of simplifying processes and driving efficiencies.
• CA/CPA/CIMA qualified (essential)
• Degree qualified in Finance, Accounting, or similar
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience (SAP preferred)
• Build trusted relationships with Operations leaders, challenging constructively while supporting informed commercial decision-making.
• Focus on financial governance and stewardship
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

Important: We have been alerted to scam emails falsely claiming to represent George Weston Foods. Please note that we will never offer employment without a formal recruitment process, ask for payment, or request sensitive information via external links or unsolicited messages. All official communication will come from verified company channels.