Management Accountant

A unique opportunity for an Analyst to join an international progressive business as a Management Accountant.

• Permanent Full-Time Position
• Experience in Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting.
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, or related industry

Our client is a large, diversified manufacturing business with an inimitable reputation internationally. They are a dominant leader that fosters and facilitates a high-performance culture and continues to outperform its competitors through innovation and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.

They have a rare job opportunity available for a sharp and talented Management Accountant to join their Melbourne office, in a permanent Full-Time position.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of an organisation that is focused on delivering successful outcomes.

The Role:

The Management Accountantis responsible for a broad range of accounting and reporting deliverables, including reporting and analysis, budgeting and forecasting and financial analysis.
  
Responsibilities

• Analysis of complex and diverse datasets.
• Analysis of operational processes ensuring all are up to date and efficient.
• Collaborate with the team to prepare periodic financial and management reports, including monthly performance reports and statutory financial statements.
• Act as a point of support for internal stakeholders, addressing queries, complaints, technical issues, and ad-hoc requests with professionalism and efficiency.
• Provide regular updates to the team on progress and reporting and escalating findings as necessary.
• Analysing Financial performance to understand changes, providing commentary and identifying gaps.
• Following the ledger conversion, extracting information from the business systems to facilitate the completion of the month-end process to deliver the existing Excel-based outputs.
• Support the business to establish efficient processes.
• Using and applying software to gather and report financial data.
• Develop and refine practices for improved project initiation, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting actuals.
• Collaborate with finance operations teams to manage CWIP (Capital Work in Progress) and facilitate fixed asset register transfers.
• Lead the enhancement and optimization of processes related to financial management across projects.
• Drive the establishment and maintenance of comprehensive financial controls within the Region portfolio.
• Other duties as assigned.

  
Skills and Experience

• CA / CPA qualified, with 5 years prior experience in financial management, analysis, and project management.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or related industry, an asset.
• Experience from a large complex organisation or high-volume environment – preferably automotive industry.
• Proficiency in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting actuals in alignment with company and project requirements.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, using data analysis tools and advanced-level skills with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and curiosity to question
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management – ability to influence, negotiate and push back if and when needed.
• Strong leadership, communication, and management skills
• A flexible thinker and proactive leader, you will have experience working and thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

  
If you have relevant local experience, full working rights in Australia and want to join an organisation that is professional and provides an opportunity to grow, then apply today to be considered.

To submit your application, please apply today with your Resume and a Cover letter addressing the responsibilities in WORD Format only.

Your interest will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
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