Lead Finance Business Partner

Culture Amp

  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 days ago
Join us on our mission to make a better world of work.Culture Amp is the world's leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,500 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world's top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.For more information visit .How you can help make a better world of workCulture Amp is seeking an exceptional Lead Finance Business Partner to join our Commercial Finance team and drive financial performance, strategic planning, and commercial insight across the business.This high-impact role represents a unique opportunity to elevate financial partnership and acumen in a leading SaaS organization, working directly with our Product (Engineering, Product Management, Design, Data) and Operations practices. You'll be integral to our mission of transforming work for every employee globally.You will be seen as a true partner to your stakeholders - supporting, educating, and empowering them through actionable insight, scenario modelling, and best-practice reporting. Your commercial acumen and stakeholder management will help shape critical decisions, influence strategy, and foster a culture of financial excellence across the organization.You will
  • Provide best-in-class business partnering and commercial support to stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and related operational functions.
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for your group, ensuring accurate visibility, alignment to business objectives, and proactive recommendations.
  • Own monthly performance reporting, actively review the P&L for accuracy, and surface key metrics, insights, and risks to leadership.
  • Conduct scenario modelling, commercial analysis, and ad-hoc requests to assess impacts on financial direction and product strategy.
  • Educate and influence stakeholders, translating complex financials into meaningful, actionable insights for non-finance audiences.
  • Drive improvements to reporting, data quality, financial processes, and efficiency initiatives - helping build scalable playbooks where none exist.
  • Partner closely with the VP Commercial Finance, CFO, FP&A team, fellow Leads, and cross-functional teams, contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
  • Utilize Culture Amp's finance tech stack, including Sheets/Excel, Netsuite, and Workday Adaptive for insights, planning and forecasting.
You have
  • 5+ years' experience in Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, or FP&A
  • Proven track record of business partnering with senior stakeholders (e.g. Product, Engineering, Operations), providing commercial analysis, business case support, and strategic planning in a dynamic business context.
  • Advanced analytical skills, high attention to detail, and comfort “rolling up your sleeves” in ambiguous, unstructured environments.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to bring numbers to life for non-finance audiences.
  • Ability to navigate data challenges and drive improvements with limited existing playbooks.
  • A collaborative, curious, and growth-focused mindset, ready to make a meaningful impact on Culture Amp's financial evolution.
  • Confidence using Sheets/Excel (G-suite), and ability to refine and automate routine processes.
  • (Bonus points for) Experience with Netsuite, and/or Workday Adaptive; experience with reporting and data visualization tools a plus.
  • (Bonus points for) CPA or CA qualification; other relevant credentials considered.
  • (Bonus points for) Fluency with key SaaS operating metrics (e.g. ARR, CAC, LTV, churn, NRR), data-driven thinking, and financial scenario modelling.
You are
  • A proactive and trusted partner - excited to work closely across functions and help stakeholders understand how their actions drive commercial outcomes.
  • Resilient and adaptable, comfortable working with ambiguity and across competing priorities.
  • Passionate about continuous improvement, team culture, and doing what's right for the business.
  • A strong communicator, analytical thinker, and confident influencer.
  • Motivated to develop your expertise in SaaS/Tech finance - and share that knowledge to amplify others.
We believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our success. We're committed to fostering a work environment that truly cares for and develops its people, and creates lasting positive impact. In addition to providing a competitive compensation package, some of the key benefits we offer are:
  • Employee Share Options Program: We empower you to be an owner in Culture Amp and share in our success
  • Programs, coaching, and budgets to help you thrive personally and professionally
  • Access to external providers for mental wellbeing and coaching support to sustain the wellbeing, safety and development of our people
  • Monthly Camper Life Allowance: An automatic allowance paid out each month with your pay - you can spend it however you like to help improve your experience and life outside work
  • Team budgets dedicated to team building activities and connection
  • Intentional quarterly wellbeing pauses: A quarterly company-wide shutdown day in each region to to collectively pause, reset and focus on restoration and rest, without having to tap into individual vacation time
  • Extended year-end breaks: An extended refresh period at the end of year
  • Excellent parental leave and in work support program available from day 1 of joining Culture Amp
  • 5 Social Impact Days a year to make a positive impact on the community outside of work
  • MacBooks for you to do your best & a work from home office budget to spend on setting up your home office
  • Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)
Additionally, we don't just focus on our internal community; we believe in creating a better world of work for all. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with Employee Resource Groups and ally communities in place.We have a strong commitment to Anti-Racism, and endeavor to lead by example. Every step we make as a business towards anti-racism is another step we can take to support our customers in making a better world (of work). You can see our current commitments to Anti-Racism .Please keep reading...Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria - unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements.We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to know how you can amplify our team with your unique experience!If you decide to apply, as part of your application, we will ask you to complete voluntary diversity questions (excluding roles in Germany). These questions are completely optional, but your participation truly helps. By sharing this anonymous information, you support our efforts to build a more inclusive and equitable hiring process-and help us hold ourselves accountable to that commitment. Your responses are entirely confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy or contact .

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