Temporary Financial Analyst (FP&A) in Preston

We’re Talking Rain Beverage Company, we create better-for-you beverages featuring great flavours and colours from natural sources. We live life in full flavour and believe the world should too. We create connections with every sip of our iconic Sparkling Ice, Sparkling Ice Caffeine, Sparkling Ice Energy, Popwell and MIXT.

This is a full-time temporary 12-week assignment. Our Finance team loves digging into the details to drive profitability while providing excellent customer service. We are seeking a Temporary Financial Analyst to support the business through a critical period of financial planning, reforecasting, and process transformation.

This role will play a key part in setting 2026 KPIs based on budget and forecast data, supporting our major reforecast, and ensuring continuity of core FP&A work as we uplevel our financial processes and systems. You will have broad company visibility and work cross-functionally to assess investments, evaluate profitability, and support strategic decision-making—while helping the organization maintain momentum during change.

This is an opportunity to provide hands-on analytical support that directly impacts the company’s bottom line, while also contributing to the evolution of our FP&A capabilities.

Reports to: FP&A Manager

Location: Hybrid at our Preston, WA office 3+ days a week

Annual Salary: $92,000-$109,500

• Support the development and refinement of 2026 financial KPIs, leveraging budget and forecast data to ensure metrics are actionable, aligned, and decision-useful.
• Play a key role in preparing the company’s major reforecast, including data consolidation, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and management-ready outputs.
• Evaluate potential returns on investment, partnering with stakeholders on pricing assumptions, promotional strategies, and business requirements while continuously improving supporting processes.
• Provide pricing and promotional financial support to Sales, including margin analysis, promotional discount evaluation, and ad hoc decision support.
• Prepare and deliver financial analyses and presentations to support senior leadership decision-making.
• Manage and enhance budget and planning templates within our FP&A tools, including Anaplan, while partnering with analytics resources to develop clear, actionable reporting and visualizations.
• Support ongoing improvements to FP&A processes and systems, ensuring that core financial work continues smoothly during transformation.
• Monitor key financial performance indicators, identify trends, analyze drivers of variance, and surface insights that drive business action.
• Complete ad hoc analytical projects as needed to support evolving business priorities.
• Ensure food safety, quality, and SQF practices are followed at all times, escalating any concerns to management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

As a young, fast-growing company, we’re still creating and refining the systems that will fuel our future growth. Onsite presence is beyond collaboration, and here is why onsite presence matters:

• Accelerates process building - Being onsite lets teams test, adjust, and lock in new processes in real time, partnering closely with Finance, Commercial Operations and Marketing to ensure they are efficient and scalable.
• Speeds decision-making - Having the right people in the same room means questions get answered and roadblocks get cleared instantly, which is critical when building for scale and aligning priorities across the Finance, Commercial Operations and Marketing departments.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional analytical experience (including internships).
• Experience working with ERP systems and financial planning tools (Anaplan experience preferred, not required).
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables; comfort working with large datasets.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment while collaborating effectively across functions.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to connect analysis to business impact.

Rain Makers are people who are accountable, curious, and inclusive. We hold ourselves accountable and recognise room for growth while openly accepting feedback. We embrace change to deliver progressive results. Rain Makers don’t wait for answers – we go find them. Curiosity is part of what makes us so successful. Sometimes we push back, productively challenging the status quo. We promote inclusivity. Valuing communication and respect, ensuring everyone has a seat at the table. We are an approachable bunch, building and fostering relationships with people of all backgrounds.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Three Weeks of Vacation per calendar year. And that’s just to start! Spend some time with us, and you’ll accrue an additional week every few years, depending on your exempt status!
• FMLA qualifying Rain Makers receive six weeks of paid parental leave. Parents get to spend time at home bonding with their new addition (whether it arrives by birth, fostering, or adoption). For birth mothers, additional time is provided for medical leave.
• Flexibility Stipend. For eligible Rain Makers, spend this extra monthly stipend as you wish, but know it’s intended to contribute to things like your phone, internet or other business uses while working remotely or needs outside of normal working hours.
• Relocation: Relocation Available (when available)
• Onsite and Hybrid Rain Makers: Get paid to carpool! Drive to work with another Rain Maker every week at least 2X a week and receive mileage reimbursement.
• 401k with Immediate Vesting. With matched contributions and investment customisation, we'll help build a plan to reach your goals.
• Fitness Reimbursements. We're all about going the extra mile, so we provide reimbursements for community events and competitions like fun runs, triathlons, and cycling tours.
• Medical/Dental/Vision. Not only do we offer it, but our plans are excellent and flexible to your needs. And one is even free for our Rain Makers!