Cost Accountant

Job title : Cost Accountant
Location : Melbourne
Job type : Permanent or Full Time
Contact name : Jessica Egan
Contact email : jegan@sharpandcarter.com.au
Job reference : 1477616
 About the company:
A growing Australian company with a history spanning over 50 years within local manufacturing. The group has gone from strength to strength becoming a true leader in their market and servicing a large range of well known customers in the property and construction industry. This is a stable and profitable business that ensure their continued success through innovation and commitment to sustainability.

About the role:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer your role will be to provide key financial insights on product and labour costing as well as optimising operational performance. In addition, you will assist senior stakeholders and leadership with financial reports, decision making and providing strategies to ensure cost and performance efficiencies.

Responsibilities:
  • Financial reporting and month end processing 
  • preparation of management reports 
  • Preparation of cost reports with variance analysis
  • Analysis into supply chain processes
  • Analysis of labour, productivity, customer trend, margins for monthly report
  • Updating and maintaining manufacturing and import pricing
  • Ensuring accurate BOMs and costing models
  • Business partnering with department leads to obtain key financial insight and data
  • Assisting with budgeting and forecasting process
  
Skills and Experience:
  • Ideally you are part or fully qualified CA/CPA with a background in Manufacturing, FMCG or similar industry.
  • You have a minimum of 3 years cost accounting experience.
  • You have strong business partnering skills and are an effective communicator who can influence, engage effectively and build relationships with a range of stakeholders including non-finance.
  • ERP experience essential and BI tools highly regarded.
Benefits:
  • Growing organisation with career advancement potential
  • Truly add value to the leadership team
  • Northern suburbs location with parking available
  • Salary on offer $100-110k +Superannuation 
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Contact Jessica Egan jegan@sharpandcarter.com.au. For other positions advertised by Sharp & Carter please go to www.sharpandcarter.com.au

A cover letter is not required to be considered for this role.