Business Analyst

Our Brand Story

ZIMMERMANN is a global luxury fashion brand, founded in Sydney in 1991 by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann. Renowned for its signature approach to sophisticated femininity, distinctive prints, and exceptional craftsmanship, the brand is present across Australia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. 

Nicky Zimmermann's creative vision and Simone Zimmermann's strategic leadership have formed the foundation of the brand's success. Their partnership, balancing design innovation with strong commercial direction, remains central to ZIMMERMANN's identity and growth. 

Today, ZIMMERMANN continues to redefine modern luxury with collections that celebrate self-expression. Grounded in Australian sun-soaked optimism, the brand resonates with women around the world. Our global teams are united by a shared commitment to creativity, quality, and evolving the brand with integrity and purpose. 

At ZIMMERMANN, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to empowering talented individuals to build meaningful careers within an inclusive, collaborative and forward-thinking environment, where craftsmanship and innovation are celebrated and individuality is valued. 

The Opportunity & Key Responsibilities

ZIMMERMANN is seeking a talented Business Analyst to join our Finance team, where you will play a pivotal role in driving the performance and optimisation of our global ERP system, AP21. 

As the primary finance super-user, you will partner closely with IT, cross-functional teams and external ERP specialists to ensure finance requirements are clearly represented and embedded across the business. 

This highly project-focused role will lead system enhancements, support new market implementations and champion process improvements that strengthen scalability, efficiency and financial control. It is an ideal opportunity for someone motivated by problem solving, technology, collaboration and practical business improvement in a fast-paced global environment.

Key Responsibilities
 
As Business Analyst, your responsibilities will include: 

• Serve as the finance super-user for the AP21 ERP system, managing core finance configurations and supporting stable integration with connected systems.

• Provide user training, clear documentation and trouble shooting support to promote effective ERP usage across the business.

• Partner with IT and external consultants on system upgrades, maintenance and configuration changes.

• Identify and implement enhancements that improve system capability, workflow automation and financial processes.

• Represent Finance in cross-functional projects, including POS implementation, global integration and supplier portal rollout.

• Gather finance requirements, assess impacts and support the design, testing, including user acceptance testing, and delivery of system changes.

• Collaborate with IT, Retail, E-commerce, Supply Chain and other teams to ensure finance considerations are incorporated into system decisions.

• Support FP&A, senior management and vendor coordination as required.

What You Will Bring

To succeed in this position, you will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Information Systems, Data Analytics or a related discipline.

• Hands-on experience with ERP systems, with AP21 experience highly regarded.

• Strong understanding of core finance processes, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, tax and cost cent restructures.

• Experience in a finance systems, business analyst or similar finance-focused role.

• A proven track record in process optimisation and system enhancement initiatives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to interpret complex systems and data flows.

• Excellent communication skills and confidence working across Finance, IT and operational teams.

• A high level of initiative and enthusiasm, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency or retail environment would be advantageous.

• Exposure to POS, e-commerce or supplier portal integrations would be highly regarded.

• Experience within a fast-growing or global organisation would be beneficial.

• Familiarity with business intelligence and reporting tools, including underlying data structures, would be advantageous.

Why Join ZIMMERMANN?

• Work with high-end fashion alongside a passionate team
• Bespoke development plans and access to strong mentors and industry leaders
• Ongoing Training & Development opportunities to grow your career within Zimmermann
• Generous Employee Discount
• Opportunity to progress your career within an Australian global luxury brand, including international opportunities

If you are looking for the next challenge in your career, please share your application with our hiring team.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Zimmermann is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications ensuring a strong corporate commitment to diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.