Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) 12 month fixed term contract

About us

Established in 2014, Faithfull is an International Fashion label, which fuses Scandinavian simplicity with Australian laid-back spirit, created within the island life ambience of Bali. Our pieces are designed with the modern traveller in mind. We are committed to creating thoughtfully produced, socially responsible garments and aim to minimise our environmental footprint and maximise our positive social impact.

Faithfull is committed to creating thoughtfully produced, socially responsible garments. From our manufacturing choices and commercial practices to our organisational culture, community investment, environmental footprint and social impact, we ensure that each step is positive one and one that falls in line with our brand’s value’s. Faithfull has been proudly B-Corp Certified since 2021 (re-certified 2024).

About the role

The Manager, FP&A is the group's commercial finance lead based in Bali. The role owns the planning, forecasting and analysis cycle that connects the Indonesian and Australian trading entity, translating production economics, channel performance and multi-currency activity into decisions leadership can act on.

This person turns cost, inventory and margin data into a clear view of where the business makes money and where it leaks. They run the budget and reforecast process, partner with operations and merchandising on landed cost and margin, and produce the management reporting that underpins the group's EBIT targets.

Key responsibilities

Planning, budgeting & forecasting

•   Own the annual budget and rolling reforecast cycle across the group (calendar financial year), 

•   Build and maintain the group P&L model and supporting workbooks, including season-level and channel-level views, and keep a clear bridge from budget to latest reforecast.

•   Translate operational plans — production volumes, season drops, wholesale order books and DTC trade — into financial forecasts, with documented assumptions and sensitivities.

•   Lead cash-flow and working-capital forecasting, with particular attention to inventory build, supplier payment terms and intercompany flows.

Cost of goods & production analysis

•   Own cost of goods manufactured (COGM) analysis across seasons — standard vs actual, initial vs final — and surface variances by garment, fabric and supplier.

•   Partner with production on landed-cost build-up (fabric, trims, make, freight, duty) 

•   Track shipping and logistics cost per unit across the 3PL network and flag anomalies against budget.

•   Support fabric leftover, consumption and yield analysis to reduce waste and improve costing accuracy.

Channel & commercial analysis

•   Maintain channel P&L for Wholesale and DTC, including role-by-role and activity-based overhead allocation, and report channel margin and contribution.

•   Analyse pricing, markdown, returns and freight-threshold economics, and model the P&L impact of pricing or channel-mix scenarios.

•   Provide commercial decision support for new markets, partners and initiatives, building clear, assumption-driven business cases.

Management reporting & business partnering

•   Prepare the monthly management reporting pack — actuals vs budget vs reforecast, with concise written commentary on drivers and risks.

•   Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for operations, merchandising and leadership.

Multi-currency, systems & controls

•   Apply a consistent FX methodology across the group's currency exposures (incl. USD, AUD, EUR, GBP, IDR) and explain currency impact in reporting.

•   Improve the integrity, structure and automation of finance data, reducing manual workbook reliance over time.

•   Support intercompany and transfer-pricing reporting in coordination with the CFO and Head of Finance & Control

   •   Contribute to month-end close, audit and statutory processes where FP&A inputs are required 

About you 

Essential

•   Degree in finance, accounting, commerce or a related field; CA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent (or well advanced).

•   Five or more years in FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting, ideally including a manufacturing, fashion, consumer-goods or supply-chain environment.

•   Strong cost accounting and COGM/landed-cost experience, with the ability to move comfortably between operational detail and the group P&L.

•   Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills, and the judgement to build models others can trust and use.

•   Experience preparing management reporting and forecasts, with clear written commentary for a non-finance audience.

•   Comfort working across multiple currencies and entities, including intercompany flows.

•   Strong business-partnering and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with operational teams 

•   Working proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Desirable

•   Experience in apparel, textiles or another seasonal, inventory-heavy business.

•   Exposure to wholesale and DTC channel economics, including returns and markdown analysis.

•   Familiarity with Australian and/or Indonesian reporting and tax environments.

•   Experience improving finance systems, data structure or reporting automation (e.g. ERP, BI tooling).