Management Accountant

Your opportunity: This is the position that provides you with an opportunity to actually understand what happens inside a business rather than simply reporting on the numbers. You will work closely with the Finance Director and Finance Manager; both committed to investing their time and sharing their knowledge with you with the aim of seeing you continue to develop your skills. In addition, the CEO is a very visible presence, and you'll get firsthand exposure to how someone at the top operates in a business that is going places. It's a highly successful business that is growing year-on-year and has huge investment meaning that they're able to grow headcount as well as operational capability. There is parking available onsite, and once past probation, you'll get 2-days WFH. What you'll do: You'll be the finance lead for the manufacturing operation, working closely with production and operational leaders to make sure the numbers make sense, from the cost of a build and production margins through to inventory, labour recovery and month-end results. You'll also own the group's month-end close and management reporting, giving you a broad role across both financial control and commercial analysis. Manufacturing & Costing • Own product and build costing, including WIP, overhead recovery and COGS. • Analyse margins against quotes and estimates and explain variances. • Reconcile finance and operational margins and resolve differences. • Review labour recovery and unrecovered production costs. • Partner with production to improve job costing and cost capture. Inventory & Stock • Run weekly cycle counts and investigate variances • Maintain accurate inventory and BOM data. • Support the annual stocktake. Month-end & Financial Control • Own the month-end close and deliver to timetable. • Prepare journals, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations. • Maintain the fixed asset register and ensure consistent accounting treatment. • Support the annual external audit. Management Reporting & Analysis • Produce monthly management reporting and Board pack inputs. • Report on utilisation, service and maintenance costs. • Support budgeting and forecasting and analyse performance against plan. • Provide clear analysis and commentary to support operational decisions. Systems & Process Improvement • Document and improve finance processes. • Identify opportunities to replace manual workarounds with automation and system functionality. • Contribute to ERP and manufacturing system improvements. • Improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of financial reporting. Who you are: You'll be a Management Accountant with strong Excel who enjoys being close to the operation. You must be an outstanding Business Partner with clear communication and a proven ability at building relationships across a business. This is a highly visible role and not one for you if you prefer to hide away at your desk behind spreadsheets. You do not need to be a fully qualified accountant, but you do need to have strong experience of, and be confident with: • Manufacturing or production costing • WIP, inventory and variance analysis • Month-end and balance sheet reconciliations • Management reporting • Budgeting and forecasting • Working with operational stakeholders • Improving processes and systems By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.