At Compass Group, we’re proud to serve those who serve Australia. As part of our Defence sector, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving financial performance, ensuring commercial compliance, and supporting our operational leaders to deliver exceptional service. 

We’re seeking an Associate Business Partner – Commercial to join our team — someone who combines financial acumen with strong leadership and the ability to partner strategically across a complex, fast-paced environment. 

The Opportunity 

Reporting to the Commercial Business Partner – Defence, this role provides high-level commercial support across operations and finance, with responsibility for: 

• Leading and developing a small commercial team to deliver accurate and timely month-end and management reporting. 
• Driving performance reporting and analysis, providing meaningful insights that influence business decisions and improve outcomes. 
• Owning the planning cycle, including monthly outlooks, forecasts, and annual budgets. 
• Managing contract compliance and commercial modelling, ensuring escalations and variations are implemented effectively. 
• Acting as a key commercial advisor to operational leadership, collaborating closely with FP&A, supply chain, legal, and business development teams. 
• Preparing commercial insights and presentation materials for the Senior Leadership Team. 

You’ll also play a key role in fostering our Safety Culture framework, promoting communication, accountability, and continuous improvement across your team and stakeholders. 

About You 

You’re a commercially minded professional with a strong background in finance and business partnering. You’re comfortable navigating complexity, influencing senior stakeholders, and leading a small team to success. 

You’ll bring: 

• A degree in Finance or Accounting (CA/CPA qualified or equivalent highly regarded). 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a commercial or finance role, ideally within large, multi-site environments. 
• Strong technical and analytical skills. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage workflows, coach a team, and deliver outcomes under pressure. 
• Experience with Oracle or similar ERP systems (desirable). 

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you require adjustments or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, please reach out to us on either 1300TALENT or careers@compass-group.com.au. 

Our people’s unique backgrounds, experience, and abilities are at the heart of our vibrant workforce. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the diverse communities that we serve, where everyone feels empowered and valued. By building diverse teams means we are creating inclusive environments for all our people and those we connect with through our day-to-day operation. We welcome & encourage applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, gender expressions, gender identity and people with disability.