Management Accountant

Location Country

Australia

Vacancy Name

Management Accountant

Vacancy No

VN456

Employment Type

Full-Time

Summary of Role

The Management Accountant is responsible for:

• Supporting month-end and reporting processes in collaboration with the Finance Team, undertaking day‑to‑day accounting processing and related finance tasks.
• Assisting audit activities, resolving financial discrepancies, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Contributing towards SDI Strategic Priorities.
• Conducting work in a safe manner, adhering to quality compliance requirements and demonstrating a strong commitment to SDI's values of passion, accountability, respect, teamwork, and innovation.

Specific Responsibilites

• Assist with month-end closing activities, including journal preparation, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for selected accounts and investigate discrepancies as required.
• Support the review, reconciliation, and clearing of GR/IR balances.
• Support stocktakes, stock management and inventory control processes.
• Assist with actual versus budget variance reports for various cost centres and assist with investigating significant variances.
• Assist in preparing management reports, and other KPI reporting.
• Assist with audit queries and other compliance requirements.
• Ensure assigned tasks comply with relevant accounting standards, company policies and procedures.
• Assist with insurance queries, including maintaining insurance records, coordinating claims and supporting insurance renewals.
• Provide backup support to the finance team for day‑to‑day financial processing activities as required.
• Assist with system development, and implementation to improve finance processes.
• Support automation initiatives and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and accuracy of finance processes.
• Liaises with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Maintain awareness of and compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
• Other activities as requested by Company Management.
• Assist other ad hoc financial responsibilities and general administrative tasks as required.

Key Relationships (Internal & External)

• All Department Managers
• Overseas Sales & Finance teams
• Purchasing and Warehouse teams
• External Auditors/consultants
• Insurance Brokers

Job Environment

• The position is located at Bayswater
• Working hours: 38‑hour week paid monthly

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Essential Experience

• CA/CPA qualified or nearing completion of CA/CPA studies.
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in similar role is desirable.
• Experience with accounting software or ERP systems, such as SAP, is highly regarded.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Knowledge and skills

• Strong analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse financial information, perform reconciliations and assist with reporting.
• Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, adapt to new systems and work collaboratively within the finance team.
• Aware of SDI's current Quality policy and objectives

Personal Qualities

• Strong numeracy skills and understanding of accounting concepts
• Well‑organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Proactive and willing to learn, adapt to new systems and embrace process improvements.
• Reliable and able to work collaboratively with the team.
• Flexible and able to manage changing priorities.

Currency

AUD

Salary Minimum

$80,000.00

Salary Maximum

$90,000.00

Salary Period

Per Annum

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