About Orica
Are you looking for a strategic role at one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers?
At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our future. Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilize vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse team of more than 13,000 people across the world.
It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation, and reimagining the way we work.
About the role
We are looking for a hands-on and commercially driven Finance Business Partner to support the performance of our Chile and Argentina business.
This role is part of the Regional Finance team and partners closely with the Area Business Manager and cross-functional leaders to drive business performance through robust financial insight, strong decision support and disciplined performance management. In addition to influencing key business decisions, this role plays a critical part in developing a high-performing finance team, ensuring strong financial capabilities and meaningful impact on the business.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with a strong analytical foundation and deep understanding of business performance drivers, coming from a multinational environment and motivated to work close to operations.
What we are looking for
- Lead business performance management, providing clear visibility on key financial drivers including EBITDA, margins, cost structure, working capital and cash flow
- Drive informed decision-making through high-quality financial insights, ensuring analysis is translated into clear actions and measurable business outcomes
- Own and guide financial modelling and business cases to support key decisions (CapEx, pricing strategies, commercial initiatives, customer opportunities), ensuring robustness and alignment with business strategy
- Challenge and influence senior stakeholders to improve profitability, cost efficiency and capital allocation
- Steer performance discussions through forecasting, scenario planning and regular business reviews, identifying gaps and driving action plans to close them
- Play a key role in the budgeting, forecasting and mid-term planning processes (3-year plan), ensuring alignment between financial targets and operational execution
- Identify and drive performance improvement opportunities across commercial and operational areas, partnering cross-functionally to deliver results
- Embed a performance-driven culture, using KPIs and financial metrics to guide decision making across the organisation
- Lead, coach and develop the finance team, ensuring strong technical capability, high-quality insights and continuous development of financial and business acumen
- Set direction for analysis and ensure high-quality outputs from the team, focusing on translating insights into actions that improve business performance
What you will bring
- Relevant experience in Finance, with strong exposure to:
- Planning and forecasting
- Commercial Finance / Business Partnering
- Investment analysis (CapEx) and cash flow
- Proven experience in:
- Business performance management (EBITDA, margins, cost drivers)
- Financial modelling and investment analysis (CapEx, business cases, pricing decisions)
- Working capital, cash flow and financial performance drivers
- Experience in multinational companies, ideally within mid-sized or matrix organisations
- Strong ability to translate financial analysis into business insight and action
- Proven track record partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders across functions
- Proven experience leading, coaching or developing finance teams, with a strong focus on building capabilities and driving performance
- Ability to operate effectively in environments require both:
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- Strategic thinking
- Hands-on execution and ownership
Key abilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High level of business acumen and commercial understanding
- Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
- Strong people leadership and talent development capability
- Proactive, self-driven and results oriented
- Excellent communication and stakeholder influencing skills
- Resilience and ownership mindset
Your qualifications
- Public accountant, business administration and related field
- MBA or postgraduate studies in finance (desirable)
- Advanced written and spoken English skills (mandatory)
What we offer
As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.
You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.
We respect and value all
Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.
