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Management Accountant / Commercial Analyst Shepparton

Hays Shepparton & Central North VIC

Permanent Full time
Similar jobs pay ~$120k

Key points we found

  • Hands-on Management Accountant role in a well-established FMCG organisation.
  • Drive financial insights and support performance reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
  • Partner with operations to improve processes and maintain strong governance.

Hands-on Management Accountant role in Shepparton. Partner with operations, drive insights.

Your new company
Are you a commercially minded Management Accountant who enjoys being close to the action? This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established FMCG organisation with a strong manufacturing footprint, where youll play a key role in driving financial insight, cost integrity and continuous improvement at site level.Reporting to the Manager Financial Operations, youll work closely with operational leaders to support performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting and inventory governance across a complex, high-volume manufacturing and warehousing environment.
Your new role

  • Supporting month-end and ongoing financial reporting, including P&L analysis, journals, reconciliations and variance investigation.
  • Providing clear, practical financial insights to site leadership to support informed decision-making
  • Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and cost of goods sold (COGS), including annual cost roll-ups and reforecasts.
  • Strengthening inventory and manufacturing accounting processes across warehousing operations
  • Maintaining strong governance and internal controls, including stocktakes, cycle counts and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Partnering with operations to drive continuous improvement, streamline reporting and improve data integrity
  • Supporting audits, regulatory requirements and ad-hoc financial modelling or project work as required

What you'll need to succeed

  • Degree qualified in Accounting or Finance, with CA or CPA qualifications
  • Experience in a manufacturing, FMCG or similarly complex operational environment
  • Strong management accounting and costing knowledge, ideally within an activity-driven setting.
  • High attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger commercial picture
  • Confidence explaining financial information to non-finance stakeholders
  • A proactive, curious mindset with a genuine interest in improving processes
  • Strong systems capability (ERP experience essential) and advanced Excel skills; Power BI experience is highly regarded.

What you'll get in return

  • A genuine business-partnering role with visibility and influence at site level
  • Exposure to complex manufacturing operations and supply-chain driven finance
  • A values-led organisation with a strong focus on integrity, collaboration and continuous improvement
  • The chance to build depth in management accounting while working in a supportive, team-oriented environment
  • Regional location offering strong career development without a long city commute

What you need to do now
If youre looking for a hands-on Management Accountant role where you can add real value and continue to develop your commercial skill set, wed love to hear from you.Apply now or contact Hays Shepparton Business Director Finance Adam Swinton at [email protected].
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Skills
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
BUDGETTING
COSTING
CURIOSITY
ERP SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FORECASTING
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
MICROSOFT EXCEL
POWER BI
Proactive mindset
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION
VARIANCE ANALYSIS

Licenses & certifications
CA
CPA

Perks & benefits
Career development opportunities
Exposure to complex operations
Supportive team-oriented environment

More details
Expiring date
13 Apr 2027
Date posted
13 Apr 2026
Category
Accounting
Occupation
Management Accountant
Contract type
Permanent
Work type
Full time
Job mode
Onsite / Standard business hours
Industry
Manufacturing
Sector
Privately held company
Desired education level
Vocational or certificate, Bachelor's degree

Hays

Privately held company

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