At carsales, we’re all about making buying and selling a great experience. Since 1997, we’ve been evolving with the new economy to help people choose how they move today and tomorrow. We want to offer meaningful opportunities that empower you to make a lasting impact and stay agile, learning across teams and connecting authentically with each other. With a vision to be the global leader in online vehicle marketplaces, we’re transforming how people buy and sell worldwide, discovering new ideas, bringing them to life, growing, and evolving — we’re not afraid to take bold steps to get there. We embrace hybrid working, combining the flexibility of remote work with the energy of in‑person collaboration, and we champion flexibility and a range of leave options to support wellbeing. What’s on offer Recognition as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work, a Family Friendly Workplace and a WORK180 endorsed employer. A highly engaged, collaborative team where you’ll learn from exceptional talent. 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks for secondary caregivers, and six weeks paid gender‑affirming care leave. Regular hackathons, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing initiatives that support your mental, emotional, and physical health. Job Description The Finance Business Partner will play a key role within the commercial finance team, partnering with stakeholders across carsales’ Australian business to provide trusted financial advice, challenge thinking, and support strategic and operational decision‑making. The role is responsible for leading planning and forecasting activities, delivering meaningful performance insights, and translating financial and commercial data into clear recommendations that improve growth, profitability, and resource allocation. Acting as a true business partner, this role will influence outcomes through strong stakeholder engagement, commercial acumen, and a proactive focus on opportunities, risks and continuous improvement. What you’ll be doing Partner with business leaders across the Australian business to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions, and support strategic and operational decision‑making. Lead the preparation of budgets, forecasts and long‑range plans, ensuring alignment between financial outcomes, operational priorities and business strategy. Deliver high‑quality month‑end reporting, including variance analysis, commentary and actionable recommendations for stakeholders and leadership. Develop and maintain robust financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to support pricing, investment decisions, new initiatives and strategic projects. Monitor key business drivers, revenue performance, costs and market trends to identify risks, opportunities and areas for performance improvement. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including sales, product, operations, analytics and data science to translate complex data into commercially meaningful insights. Support and influence stakeholder decision‑making through clear communication of financial implications, trade‑offs and recommended actions. Support M&A activity through financial analysis, due diligence, valuation input and integration planning as required. Identify and drive continuous improvement in planning, reporting and finance processes to enhance insight, efficiency and business performance. Qualifications Professional accounting qualification (CPA/CA). 5+ years’ experience in commercial finance, FP&A or business partnering roles. Strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting capability. Demonstrated experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing commercial outcomes. Experience with Oracle EPM, NetSuite, Salesforce and advanced Excel skills will be advantageous. Strong communicator with the ability to build credibility and influence financially and non‑financially minded stakeholders. Proactive and confident in challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities, and driving continuous improvement. Able to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment while maintaining accuracy, judgment and attention to detail. Additional Information As an equal opportunity employer, carsales welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities and life experiences. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. If you have a disability or require adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process, please let us know – we’re here to support you. We understand the importance of work‑life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, including part‑time options. If you’d like to explore this, just ask during the process. We’re also a proud Circle Back Initiative employer, which means we commit to responding to every applicant. Successful candidates joining the carsales team will need to complete a National Police Record check and must have full‑time Australian working rights. So come join us – because every role plays a vital part in our journey toward something big. #J-18808-Ljbffr