Finance Manager – Manufacturing (Wangaratta)
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About the Business
Our client is a proud Australian manufacturing group experiencing strong growth within the building products sector. Backed by a major ASX-listed parent and known for its solid regional roots, this business has built a reputation for quality, reliability, and innovation. With a renewed focus on operational excellence and commercial improvement, the business is investing in people, systems, and capability to fuel its next stage of growth.
About the Role
Reporting to the General Manager, the Finance Manager will be the key commercial and financial advisor across the Wangaratta manufacturing site. You’ll play a critical role in driving performance and profitability—balancing hands‑on financial management with strategic insight and operational influence.
Key Responsibilities
- Partnering with the GM and leadership team to provide commercial analysis, pricing insights, and financial modelling to guide decision‑making.
- Owning the site’s costing framework—ensuring product costing, material, and labour variances are accurate, transparent, and continuously improved.
- Leading the budgeting, forecasting, and month‑end processes, including variance commentary and KPI reporting.
- Providing financial analysis for capital investments, fleet and equipment decisions, and scenario modelling to support growth.
- Ensuring compliance with corporate financial controls, risk management, and audit requirements.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Proven experience in commercial finance or costing within manufacturing, FMCG, or industrial sectors.
- Strong technical grounding combined with sharp commercial instincts and an ability to turn data into action.
- Confidence partnering across all levels of a business—comfortable being both “on the floor” and in strategic discussions.
- A continuous improvement mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo.
- Strong communication skills, integrity, and a collaborative, down‑to‑earth style.
For more information, please email Will Nichols at:
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Accounting / Auditing
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