Overview
Part-time (school hours), 5 days/week | Predominantly on-site | Byron Bay
About Synthesis Organics
Synthesis Organics is a multi award-winning beauty and wellness company committed to enlightened self care. Through the alchemy of nature, science and spirit, we create high-performance holistic and certified organic products of unparalleled purity. We're a passionate, creative and close-knit team, and we prioritise a positive and heart-led culture — with flexibility, regular team moments, and monthly product credits so you can enjoy the goodness of our nutrient-rich organic products.
The opportunity
We're seeking a hands-on, systems-minded Management Accountant / Finance & Systems Lead to stabilise our finance foundations and embed reliable operational systems. This is an operationally embedded role— you'll partner heavily with production to create one clear version of financial truth and drive better decision-making.
This role spans transactional finance through to month-end close, management reporting, variance analysis, budgeting/forecasting, inventory valuation + COGS integrity, and MRP Xero system embedding, working closely with Ops on-site. You'll be central to improving cost control, ensuring inventory data is trustworthy, and delivering practical commercial insights.
What you'll do (core scope)
* Own month-end discipline: close process, journals, reconciliations, and a monthly reporting pack (P&L, cash, key variances)
* Partner with Ops / production to improve cost control and performance (COGS integrity, process discipline, practical efficiencies)
* Inventory valuation + stocktake: support stocktake routines, reconcile movements, and maintain inventory valuation integrity in Xero
* COGS + gross margin insight: identify drivers of margin movement and flag issues early (pricing, freight, packaging, wastage, production variances)
* Budgeting + forecasting: support budgeting, rolling forecasts, and variance explanations to help steer the business
* Systems ownership: champion the MRP Xero bridge (data readiness, reconciliation discipline, SOPs) alongside our implementation partner
* Keep Xero clean and current (AP/AR, daily bank feed reconciliation, balance sheet integrity and audit-ready files)
* Run payroll and maintain accurate employee/pay records
* Manage statutory cadence (BAS/IAS, PAYG/super as applicable)
* HR admin coordination in partnership with EmploySure (records / onboarding / offboarding admin; not performance management)
Secondary (phased)
* Procurement (introduced gradually); Procurement is currently shared across the team. In the first few months, your focus will be on putting simple foundations in place — supplier details, pricing/terms visibility, and a basic PO/approvals rhythm. Once the finance + inventory engine is stable, you'll progressively take on more responsibility for supplier coordination and sourcing improvements.
Role details
* Hours: Part-time, ideally school hours across 5 days/week (e.g. 9am–3pm; flexible)
* Some extra hours may be needed at month-end, stocktakes or system go-live windows.
* Location: Predominantly on-site
* Reports to: Commercial & Finance Lead, working closely with Founder + Ops team
About you
* Minimum 5 years' experience in management accounting (or similar), ideally with inventory-heavy experience
* Strong financial acumen — comfortable explaining results, variances and drivers to stakeholders
* Relevant tertiary qualifications (CA/CPA desirable)
* Strong Xero capability (non-negotiable)
* Payroll experience and confidence with compliance rhythms
* Systems mindset: able to reconcile inventory/MRP movements to the ledger and build repeatable processes
* Calm, practical, process-improving operator; values-aligned with a heart-led business
Apply
Send your CV and a short note outlining your experience with Xero + payroll + BAS/IAS + inventory/COGS + systems to info@synthesisorganics.com.
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