Area Product Finance Business Partner

A.P. Moller - Maersk

Financial Business Partner in Maersk overseeing performance, reporting, and financial governance. Collaborating with teams to provide data-driven insights for decision-making and process improvements.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the financial focal point for the area from a performance management perspective, owning P&L review and budget setting to drive performance
Deliver accurate forecasting with clear visibility on risks and opportunities.
Commercially minded working with the operations and deliver impactful improvements via financial insights, that aligned with business needs.
Apply statistical methods and data modelling techniques to identify patterns, trends, and insights across operations and commercial activities, enabling informed decision-making and continued performance improvements.
Collaborate with regional and global teams to establish best practices within the Area, fostering a continuous improvement (CI) mindset.
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders.
Improve process efficiency and reduce waste in frontline operations through enhanced coordination with procurement and applying the Maersk Way (problem solving, action planning, Kaizen).
Working closely with the controlling team to improve workflows and enhance report data hygiene
Drive process efficiency and working with the sites and business analysts to strengthen financial governance across purchase order (PO) processes, site expenses management and capital expenditure tracking
Support the development of standardized reporting tools
Analyze short-term and long-term opportunities against targets, providing contract-specific recommendations to improve performance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate Qualifications such as Bachelors/Masters in relevant Finance or Economics fields, or equivalent
Professional Qualification such as CA/CPA
Accounting skills, including knowledge of accounting principles, standards and techniques, cost analysis and reduction
Previous experience working within a fast and dynamic Logistics, Manufacturing or Product environment would be clear added advantage.
Knowledge of ERP systems including but not limited to SAP
Strong analytical skills
Applied & advance skills on Ms Office applications (Ms Excel & Power Point) and external applications (SAP BI, SAP BW & Power BI).
Good problem-solving and prioritization skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process.

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Hard Skills & Tools

P&L reviewbudget settingforecastingdata modelingstatistical methodsprocess efficiencycost analysisreport data hygienefinancial governancecontract-specific recommendations

Soft Skills

commercially mindedcollaborationcontinuous improvement mindsetproblem-solvingaction planninganalytical skillsprioritizationcommunicationcoordinationinsight translation

Certifications

Bachelors in FinanceMasters in FinanceCACPA