Senior Finance Partner - Product Development

The Role Fisher & Paykel is a leading global appliance brand. This is not a traditional finance role – it is a high‑impact leadership position where finance sits at the centre of innovation, product strategy, investment decision‑making, and commercial performance. Reporting to the EVP Product Development and with a dotted line to the CFO, you will partner with Chief Engineers, Global Product Managers, Product Development leaders, and global finance teams to shape the financial success of future product lines. The Opportunity Play a critical role in enabling smarter, faster, and more commercially grounded decisions across the global product portfolio. Evaluate new product investments and ROI, manage forecasting, capital expenditure, product profitability, and financial modelling. This role combines strategic business partnering, commercial leadership, and operational finance excellence in a highly collaborative and future‑focused environment. Key Responsibilities Provide clear insight into product portfolio performance and support investment decisions and product strategy. Drive budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and capital expenditure management across Product Development. Continuously improve tools, reporting frameworks, and financial processes for better decision‑making. Build commercial capability across the broader Product Development leadership team. Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing finance capability while fostering culture aligned to company values. Who You Are You are a commercially astute, curious, and influential finance leader with strong technical capability and strategic thinking. Requirements: CA qualified with tertiary qualifications in Finance, Commerce, or Accounting. At least seven years’ experience in senior finance, commercial finance, or strategic business partnering roles. Strong capability in financial analysis, modelling, forecasting, and commercial evaluation. Experience partnering with stakeholders across product, engineering, manufacturing, or broader commercial functions. Strong analytical capability, sound judgement, and the ability to build trusted relationships. Experience within manufacturing, product development, FMCG, consumer goods, or other global product‑led organisations is highly regarded. What We Offer Competitive salary, flexible working, ongoing development, generous discounts on Fisher & Paykel and Haier products, life & disability insurance, discounted medical cover, leading Whanau/Family leave offering, subsidised staff café, free car parking. EEO Statement Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr