Finance Site Controller - Melbourne, Australia - Sharp & Carter

Sharp & Carter

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Global Manufacturing Organisation (SAP)

12 Countries, 125 Site Locations
Multiple Progression Pathways

Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager you will be an integral member of the finance function partnering closely with the key leaders within each business to provide timely and accurate information to support commercial decision-making.

More specifically, your key responsibilities will include:

Undertake complex cost modelling to support equipment and site optimisation (plant of best fit) analysis
Lead the calculation and analysis of costrelated benefits to support proposals for major capital expenditure projects
Coaching of Manufacturing Finance Analyst to drive capability across the team
Collate business inputs to prepare cost budgets and forecasts, collaborating closely with key business stakeholders, the FP&A and the Finance Business Partners
Identify cost risks and opportunities
Perform regular review of site P&Ls and Balance Sheets with regards to key items such as stocks, price movements, fixed assets transactions etc
Perform key monthend checks and analysis of unusual or unexpected items. Align with Finance Business Partners and Business Stakeholders for judgement based decisions and accounting treatments
Providing operational leadership support to the Manufacturing Finance analysts
Working crossfunctionally with key stakeholders across different functional areas and reporting lines
Holding stakeholders accountable for owning cost for their site/division while partnering to deliver the results

Knowledge & Expertise:

10+ years experience in a management accounting or cost accounting role in a manufacturing environment

Deeping understanding and experience with manufacturing standard costing practices such as cost allocation methods and cost sensitivity analysis in an SAP environment

Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities, draw insights, develop solutions and deliver results

Understand the implications business and accounting decisions have on one another

Strong supervisory and leadership skills

High level of analytical and problem-solving skills, leveraging the analytical capability to influence business stakeholders to more effectively manage costs, risks, revenues and profits

Thorough financial understanding of P&L, accounting systems and financial metrics

Additional benefits