At MECCA, our Finance team is at the heart of the decisions that drive our business forward. We're looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our high-performing Commercial Finance team and partner with senior leaders across our eCommerce and Loyalty function to shape strategy, influence commercial decisions and drive profitable growth.
This is a highly autonomous role where you'll own the financial performance of your portfolio, act as a trusted advisor to Heads of and General Managers, and work on high-impact initiatives across a fast-growing, customer-first business.
The Role You Could Play
- Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager, you'll own the commercial performance of your portfolio to influence strategy, optimise business performance and deliver sustainable growth.
- Own the P&L for your portfolio, identifying risks, opportunities and key commercial drivers to influence business performance
- Act as a trusted finance partner to senior leaders, providing commercial insight, financial modelling and strategic recommendations that shape business decisions
- Partner across departments to support strategic initiatives, business cases and transformation programs
- Deliver forecasting, reporting and scenario modelling that improves revenue, optimises margins and supports business growth
- Drive continuous improvement across reporting, planning, systems and commercial finance processes
What You Will Bring:
You are a commercially minded and collaborative finance professional who enjoys turning complex data into meaningful insights and building strong relationships across the business. Ideally, you will bring:
- 3+ years’ experience in commercial finance, financial analysis or business partnering, ideally within a retail environment.
- Proven experience or exposure analysing loyalty program performance and customer data to inform commercial decisions
- A degree in Commerce, Finance or a related discipline, with strong financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting and analytical capabilities.
- Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders, with the confidence to challenge assumptions, influence decisions and communicate financial insights clearly.
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience in TM1, Tableau, SQL or other data visualisation and planning tools highly regarded.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail, the ability to manage competing priorities and a passion for continuous improvement.
Your Life At MECCA
Whilst we are focused on our #CustomerFirst mantra, we know that wouldn't be possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivated every day to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way.
At MECCA, you'll join a collaborative, high-performing Finance team where learning and development are part of our culture. From our Learning Wallet and Managing@MECCA program to Amazon document writing and TAP coaching, we're committed to investing in our people.
Combined with our investment in data, technology and AI, you'll have the opportunity to influence meaningful business decisions while continuing to grow your career.
Some of our other team member benefits include:
- Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering
- Health and well-being initiatives
- Reward and recognition programs
- Access to bonus and incentive programs
- Access to quarterly product allowance
- Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy
There are also so many other ways in which you'll be made to feel part of the MECCA story as we love to celebrate, surprise and delight our team along the way.
To learn more about life at MECCA Brands, follow us on LinkedIn at MECCA Brands or @lifeatmecca, and for all current opportunities, visit www.mecca.com.au/careers.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in commercial finance, financial analysis, or business partnering
- Experience analyzing loyalty program performance and customer data
- Degree in Commerce, Finance, or a related discipline
- Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and communicating financial insights
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience in a retail environment
- Experience with TM1, Tableau, SQL, or other data visualization and planning tools
What We Do
Since our very first day in 1997, our purpose has been to enable our customers to feel and look their best by offering them the world’s best line-up of beauty and skin-care brands (+ more), coupled with exceptional service. Fast forward to today, and we have over 5,000 MECCA team members across 100+ retail stores throughout Australia and New Zealand, a rapidly growing online business, two Distribution Centres, and a bustling Support Centre in the heart of Melbourne working to deliver on our purpose every single day. Our ongoing growth is fuelled by opening new stores and reaching new customers, launching new products, and harnessing the latest technology to constantly innovate and evolve our concepts, experiences, and service offerings. Whether you join MECCA in one of our Retail stores, our Support Centre or our Distribution Centre (DC), you will be an integral part of the MECCA family. Our Retail Store teams are known for their energy, passion and expertise; bringing MECCA to life and helping us deliver on our purpose across four unique concepts – MECCA Cosmetica, MECCA Maxima, MECCA and our online stores (mecca.com.au and meccabeauty.co.nz). Working in our Support Centre will give you the opportunity to be part of high-impact, cross-functional projects, where you will get to immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies and market-leading innovations. Not only do we work with over 150 of the best global beauty brands, we also develop, produce and distribute MECCA’s very own signature line of products. From supply chain to digital design, from software development to strategy, and everything in between, we are looking for diverse people from all backgrounds to continually challenge our way of thinking. Last but certainly not least, our rapidly expanding DC teams are the backbone of our operations and are key to the delivery of a seamless customer experience through online fulfillment and ensuring our stores have the right products at the right time.








