Who are we?
Lyka is an Australian founded pet wellness company that's shaking up an outdated industry and paving the way for happier, healthier pets. Despite medical advancements, animal lifespans are on the decline. Today, the average pet only reaches 37% of their full potential lifespan and statistics have shown us that many suffer from dental disease, cancer, and obesity. Simply put, the status quo is not enough.
As humans, we've experienced firsthand the positive impact fresh wholefoods can have on our health and wellbeing, and we believe our furry friends deserve the same. We're on a mission to do just that, starting with nutritionally balanced, wholefood meals delivered direct to doors around Australia. As the world's most sustainable pet wellness company, we're putting pets and our planet first - one bowl at a time.
Today, we are proud to share we've served 100 million meals to puppers and their parents across Australia, and this is just the beginning. Our vision is to create multiple nutritional products, adding disease prevention meals and supplements, and expand into new markets.
Currently, we have a team of 250+ pet-obsessed people and we're continuing to grow (yes, looking at you!). These carefully selected people are dedicated to building the next generation of technology and products to help empower pet parents to take control over their pet's wellbeing.
To date, we have raised over $60M in funding from venture capital investors and pet industry insiders, who believe in our mission and ability to drive change in a stagnant industry, providing nutrition that nourishes puppers from the inside out.
Are you ready to shake things up and give pets the life they deserve? Come join our pack!
Our Mission:
The time we share with our pets is being cut short. Despite medical advancements, they're getting sicker earlier. They're dying prematurely. The industry has it backwards - prioritising treating symptoms instead of addressing the root cause. That's where we come in.
At Lyka, we take a preventative, holistic and personalised approach to pet care. We look at the full picture, factoring in the diet, lifestyle and environment of each individual animal.
We don't stop at symptoms, instead we dig for the root cause. We create nutrition plans unique to each pet, because it's not just about living longer, but living well too.
Our mission is to increase the lifespan of dogs and cats.
What you’ll do:
The FP&A Analyst is a key member of the FP&A team, based predominantly at Dandenong South, and serves as the primary finance business partner to the VIC and NSW Operations team. This role delivers timely, accurate financial analysis and decision support across manufacturing (Ingredient and packaging, Direct Labour, Logistics, and Ops overhead expenditure, while ensuring strong alignment between operational activity and the broader budget, forecast, and month-end reporting processes.
This is a hands-on, site-based analyst role suited to someone who enjoys working closely with operational stakeholders, translating operational drivers into financial insights, and building strong cross-functional relationships.
Business Partnering & Site Support
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Act as the day-to-day finance point of contact for the VIC and NSW Operations team, building strong relationships.
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Partner with the Ops team to understand operational drivers, cost pressures, and productivity initiatives, translating these into financial terms.
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Help site leaders understand cost centre performance, variances, and provide insights.
Budgeting & Forecasting
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Coordinate DS site inputs into the annual budget and periodic re-forecasts within Planful, including overhead costs, labour, R&M, and site operating expenditure.
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Support ingredient and packaging cost updates in Planful, in conjunction with Procurement, ensuring pricing assumptions remain current.
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Track Capex spend against budget and support payback/ ROI analysis for capital projects.
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Assist in tracking site-relevant working capital and inventory metrics, including ingredient days cover.
Reporting & Analysis
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Prepare monthly management reporting and commentary on site cost performance using Omni Analytics and NetSuite data.
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Investigate and resolve cost allocation and coding issues, in collaboration with Procurement and Operations.
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Provide ad hoc analysis to support operational decision-making, capital requests, and cost-out initiatives.
Process & Systems
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Maintain accurate, well-documented working files, Notion pages, and reporting commentary for site finance matters.
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Support continuous improvement of Manufacturing site financial processes, controls, and reporting templates.
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Contribute to the accuracy of spend cube and inventory data used across the wider FP&A team.
Requirements
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Degree qualified in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
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2–4 years' experience in an FP&A, commercial finance, cost accounting, or management accounting role, ideally within an FMCG, manufacturing, or food production environment.
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Experience business partnering with operational or manufacturing teams is highly regarded.
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Working knowledge of ERP and planning systems (e.g. NetSuite, Planful, or similar) is advantageous; strong Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modelling basics) skills are essential.
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Comfortable working with large datasets and learning new tools.
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Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or Looker) or SQL is an advantage but not required. Willingness to learn is key.
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Experience with AI tools (Claude, Chat GPT) beneficial. Curiosity and growth mindset is key.
Skills & Attributes
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Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insight.
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Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with non-finance stakeholders.
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Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
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Comfortable working autonomously in a site-based role, while remaining connected to the broader finance team.
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A proactive, hands-on approach, and a willingness to be visible and present on manufacturing site.
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Adaptable and proactive, with a growth mindset toward developing technical and financial skills
Benefits
- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
- Growth and Development - Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands. We provide an annual budget for you to continue your personal development.
- Work for a sustainability focused company - we care about the health of our pets and our planet. We’re proud to be Australia’s only carbon-negative and plastic-negative pet company and we’re always looking at ways for us improve sustainability practices.
- Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies.
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up.
- Wellbeing assistance and tools to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing so you can do your best work.
- Pupper parent support to care for your furry friends - flexible arrangements for new pets, pet-friendly offices, discounts, and financial allowance for dog training & care to help them live their best life.
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams
Lyka is an equal opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
