The Company
Our client is a large, diversified private listed business with an inimitable reputation across Australia. They are a dominant manufacturing leader that fosters and facilitates a high performance culture. They are able to attract and retain the best candidates in the market and offer unparalleled career opportunities.
As a Senior Manufacturing Finance specialist you will be a trusted advisor to Operations, leveraging best practice in cost and inventory management, controls and governance to drive an increase in shareholder value.
* Provide the commercial link between Manufacturing / Operations and the various Finance functions.
* Ensure comprehensive understanding of the site operations, including customers, products, key cost drivers and technologies
* Establish and update product costing based on key business inputs
* Participate in new product development planning in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
* Support the business to establish efficient processes to maintain master data (e.g. BOMs, routes, item master data)
* Undertake complex cost modelling to support equipment and site optimisation (plant of best fit) analysis
* Lead the calculation and analysis of cost-related benefits to support proposals for major capital expenditure projects
* Collate business inputs to prepare cost budgets and forecasts, collaborating closely with key business stakeholders, the FP&A CoE and the Finance Business Partners
* Identify cost risks and opportunities
* Perform regular review of site P&Ls and Balance Sheets with regards to key items such as stocks, price movements, fixed assets transactions etc
* Perform key month end checks and analysis of unusual or unexpected items. Align with Finance Business Partners and Business Stakeholders for judgement-based decisions and accounting treatments
The Candidate
* 10+ years experience in a management accounting or cost accounting role in a manufacturing environment
* Understanding and experience with manufacturing standard costing practices such as cost allocation methods and cost sensitivity analysis in an SAP environment
* Understand the implications business and accounting decisions have on one another
* Experience partnering with cross functional stakeholder to identify opportunities, draw insights, develop solutions and deliver results
* High level of analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging analytical capability to influence business stakeholders to more effectively manage costs, risks, revenues and profit
* CPA/CA qualification
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Danielle Bower on 0473 489 543 or #J-18808-Ljbffr