An exciting opportunity exists for a commercially mindedFinance Manager to join a well established and growing Australian manufacturingbusiness experiencing strong demand and ongoing investment.
Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, thisposition sits at the heart of the organisation and will play a critical role indriving financial performance, operational efficiency and strategic decisionmaking.
The successful candidate will work closely with seniorstakeholders across Production, Supply Chain, Procurement and Sales, providingmeaningful insights that support business growth and margin optimisation. Youwill become a trusted advisor to operational leaders and help drive keyinitiatives across inventory management, cost control, productivity andcontinuous improvement.
This role offers significant visibility across theorganisation and represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious financeprofessional.
About the candidate
As Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Leadingthe preparation of monthly management accounts, forecasts and boardreporting
- Drivingbudgeting and forecasting processes across multiple business units
- Partneringwith Operations and Production teams to improve manufacturing performanceand profitability
- Deliveringdetailed analysis around product margins, inventory movements, labourutilisation and operational KPIs
- Supportingpricing decisions through robust commercial analysis
- Monitoringmanufacturing costs, overhead absorption and cost of goods soldperformance
- Managinginventory valuation and stock reporting processes
- Identifyingopportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains
- Supportingstrategic investment decisions through business cases and financialmodelling
- Leadingand mentoring a small finance team
- Developingstrong relationships with both operational and executive stakeholders
- Drivinga culture of commercial business partnering throughout the financefunction
Skills / Qualifications / Experience
Please express interest if you possess the following:
- 5+years experience within a Finance Manager, Commercial Finance Manager orSenior Finance Business Partner capacity
- Previousexperience within manufacturing, industrial, FMCG, logistics, supply chainor related sectors
- Strongunderstanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting and manufacturingperformance metrics
- Provenability to influence operational stakeholders and drive commercialoutcomes
- Advancedfinancial modelling and analytical capability
- Experienceleading budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes
- Strongcommunication skills with the ability to present complex information tonon-finance stakeholders
- Aproactive approach with a genuine desire to improve processes and deliverbusiness value
Experience in complex manufacturing environments withmultiple production lines, distribution networks or inventory intensiveoperations will be highly regarded.
What's on offer
- Highprofile role with significant visibility across the leadership team
- Opportunityto influence key commercial and operational decisions
- Clearsuccession pathways
- Growingorganisation with a strong culture of continuous improvement
- Diverseand commercially focused role with broad stakeholder exposure
- Competitivesalary package and flexible working arrangements
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