KMD Brand: Fixed Term Senior Group Financial Planning & Analysis (Maternity Leav

Join Our Team at KMD Brands — Senior Group Financial Planning & Analysis (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: South Melbourne, Australia
Brand: KMD Brands

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on turning data into insights and influencing strategic decision-making? Do you enjoy financial modelling, planning, analysis, and partnering with senior leaders to drive business performance?

We're looking for an experienced Senior Group Financial Planning & Analysis professional to join our Group Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a Group level across an international portfolio of brands, helping shape business performance through robust analysis, planning and commercial insights. You'll step into a highly visible role, partnering with senior leaders and contributing to strategic initiatives that make a real impact across the business.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At KMD Brands, we believe your job should enrich your life — not just fill your time. When you join our team, you get access to a range of genuinely valuable benefits:

🌿 A brand with purpose

• We are B Corp certified — sustainability and people are at the heart of everything we do. Work for a business that prioritises protecting the planet and giving back.

🏔 Gear you’ll love at prices you’ll love more

• Generous staff discounts across Kathmandu and Rip Curl. Access to additional perks across our wider brand family.

🌏 Grow with us

• Meaningful career opportunities across stores, support offices, and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Pathways into more departments.

🤝 A culture built on teamwork and adventure

• Work alongside people who share your passion for the outdoors. Be part of a supportive, fun and inclusive team environment.

As part of our Group Finance team, you'll support all aspects of Financial Planning & Analysis across KMD Brands and contribute to the delivery of our broader finance strategy.

This 12-month fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to gain exposure to executive-level decision making within a global retail business while supporting key financial planning, analysis, investor relations and strategic finance activities across the Group.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you'll provide commercial insights, lead analytical reviews and help support key strategic initiatives that drive business performance.

You will:

• Support the annual budgeting cycle and three-year business planning process.
• Prepare and review year-end investor relations materials.
• Assist in the preparation of Investor Day presentations and supporting analysis.
• Review and challenge brand budgets and business plans.
• Analyse key strategic growth initiatives across the Group.
• Support confidential strategic and finance projects as required.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver meaningful commercial insights.
• Perform valuation and impairment analysis across the Group portfolio.
• Develop financial models to support strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to climate-related scenario modelling and analysis.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and recommendations to support business performance.
• Help drive continuous improvement across Group Finance processes and reporting.

This is a highly visible role that offers exposure to executive stakeholders and the opportunity to influence decisions across a global business.

What We’re Looking For…

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Hold a degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Are CA, CPA or equivalent professionally qualified.
• Bring significant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, commercial finance or corporate finance.
• Have strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities.
• Possess excellent technical accounting knowledge.
• Have experience working in complex, multi-entity or global business environments.
• Can translate financial data into meaningful business insights.
• Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Have outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Build strong relationships and work effectively with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Can manage multiple priorities, work to deadlines and remain focused under pressure.
• Enjoy solving problems and challenging assumptions to improve outcomes.

About KMD Brands…

KMD Brands is home to some of the world's most loved outdoor brands, including Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz. Our purpose is to inspire and enable more people to enjoy the outdoors while creating positive outcomes for people and planet.

As a Certified B Corp, we're committed to using business as a force for good. From sustainability and innovation to creating great experiences for our customers and communities, we're focused on making a meaningful impact.

Whether we're opening new stores, improving existing ones or supporting our teams across the globe, we're united by a passion for adventure, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Ready to Start Your Next Adventure?

If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your commercial acumen, influence strategic decision-making and gain valuable experience within a global business, we'd love to hear from you.

This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact while working alongside a highly experienced and collaborative finance team.

Apply now and join KMD Brands as our next Senior Group Financial Planning & Analysis professional.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at KMD Brands

At KMD Brands, we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to be themselves. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our people — across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and physical and mental ability. We know that when our team reflects the communities we serve, we create better outcomes for everyone. We proudly acknowledge and pay respect to Tangata Whenua, the Indigenous Nations, First Peoples, and Custodians of the lands and waterways on which our brand head offices reside in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Their enduring connection to land, waters, and culture continues to inspire and guide us.