Finance Analyst for Consumer Business Group at 3M

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Job Description:

Join our team as a Finance Analyst for the Consumer Business Group, where you will act as a trusted advisor to business leaders. Your role will involve providing financial insights, challenging assumptions, and supporting efforts to drive performance, optimize resource allocation, and ensure financial objectives are met in alignment with the organization's strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across departments to understand business drivers and provide financial insights that support strategic and operational decisions.

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly management reports, forecasts, and variance analyses.

• Develop and maintain robust financial models and KPI dashboards to monitor business performance.

• Support the budgeting and forecasting process across departments, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Conduct financial analysis for business cases, investment decisions, and cost-saving initiatives.

• Identify risks and opportunities, providing actionable recommendations to mitigate or capitalize on them.

• Promote financial awareness and capability across the business through training and support.

• Partner with operational teams to improve financial processes and drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in a finance role, with prior business partnering experience highly desirable.

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CA) preferred.

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and presentation skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and financial systems (e.g., SAP, Power BI)

Location: North Ryde, Australia

Worker Type: Permanent

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