About Orica Unleash excellence globally! At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures. Orica is one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, specialty mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, our team of 14,000+ sustainably mobilise the earth’s resources. About the role We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Manager – Group Functions Finance Business Partner to join our team in Melbourne. In this highly visible role, you’ll partner with senior leaders across IT, Technology & Innovation, Human Resources, Legal and other corporate functions, providing the financial insight, challenge and strategic support they need to make informed decisions and deliver against their priorities. You’ll play an important role in shaping how resources are allocated across our Group Functions, helping leaders understand performance, evaluate trade-offs and investment opportunities, and identify ways to improve cost effectiveness. From enterprise planning and forecasting to business cases and strategic investments, you’ll have the opportunity to influence decisions across a complex, global organisation. If you’re a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys working at the intersection of finance, strategy and business partnering, this is an opportunity to make an impact well beyond the numbers.What you will be doing Finance Business Partnering Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders across Group Functions. Provide commercial insight, constructive challenge and decision support to help leaders achieve strategic and operational objectives. Support leadership teams in assessing priorities, trade-offs, risks and investment opportunities. Build strong stakeholder relationships and position Finance as a valued strategic partner. Support strong financial stewardship and compliance with Orica finance standards. Understanding of the technology portfolio, operating model and cost base, to enable effective financial advice and constructive challenge on complex IT decisions. Translate technology investment, commercial and accounting considerations into clear advice for IT and Finance leaders. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-term planning across Group Functions. Consolidate and challenge cost forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust and accountabilities are clear. Provide visibility of risks and opportunities and recommend actions to support delivery of financial targets. Help align functional plans with broader enterprise priorities. Provide clear oversight of technology run costs, project expenditure and investment and multi-year contractual commitments. Support accurate forecasting of cloud consumption, software licensing, managed services, workforce and transformation costs. Performance Reporting &
