Finance Analyst | Operations

Apply Now; Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Cultural diversity celebrated

Long-term career opportunity

Job summary

Kilcoy Global Foods in Bells Creek, Queensland, is looking for a Finance Analyst – Operations to partner with Operations and the broader Finance teams to drive performance and optimise costs through timely reporting and analytics.

You will deliver accurate operational and financial reports, analyse variances in production, labour, and overhead, support budgeting and month-end close, and lead cost centre reviews while maintaining robust financial controls.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into insights.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Degree qualification highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate operational and financial reports.
• Analyse production, labour, yield, waste and overhead variances.
• Identify root causes and work with Operations on corrective actions.
• Provide Cost of Conversion analysis and product costing.
• Support NPD and product performance decisions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Lead monthly cost centre reviews and explain key cost drivers.
• Support budget delivery, month-end close, planning and forecasting.
• Maintain strong plant accounting and financial controls.
• Support inventory, stocktakes, CapEx, POs and reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls and accurate master data.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Advanced Excel

Strong computer skills

Clear communication

Willingness to learn

Career in Finance

Education

Degree qualification highly regarded

Tools

Excel

Job description

Kilcoy Global Foods is a multi-award-winning global foods solutions business, renowned for exceptional quality and innovation. Specialising in premium Australian beef, lamb and high-quality protein products, Kilcoy Global Foods products are enjoyed in more than 50 countries.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated employee who is interested in an opportunity within the Finance Team as the Finance Analyst | Operations based at Kilcoy Cuisine Solutions, Bells Creek. You will partner with Operations and the broader Finance teams to drive performance and optimise costs. This is achieved via the provision of meaningful and timely reporting and analytics, cost and process management and supporting continuous improvement programmes.

ABOUT YOU

• Have a can-do attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical mindset
• Determination to only seek and rely on facts and develop insights from these
• Strong Computer skills in a variety of programs and applications
• Advanced Excel skills
• Communicate clearly and effectively
• Keen interest in building a career within Finance
• Degree Qualification Highly regarded

YOUR RESPONSILBITIES

• Deliver timely and accurate operational and financial reports.
• Analyse production, labour, yield, waste and overhead variances.
• Identify root causes and work with Operations on corrective actions.
• Provide Cost of Conversion analysis and product costing.
• Support NPD and product performance decisions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Lead monthly cost centre reviews and explain key cost drivers.
• Support budget delivery, month-end close, planning and forecasting.
• Maintain strong plant accounting and financial controls.
• Support inventory, stocktakes, CapEx, POs and reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls and accurate master data.

BENEFITS

• Full Time employment
• An organisation where cultural diversity is celebrate
• Access to discounted health insurance

This is a long-term career opportunity, working for an enterprise business with Corporate Offices on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We have recorded business growth of 20% year on year with sales in excess of $3 billion. We are committed to building a work environment that fosters an agile plus flexible workplace and where employee wellbeing is paramount.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make every effort to select the best qualified individual for the job based on job related qualifications and experiences. Some of the information we collect via your application form and resume is “personal” information as defined by the Privacy Act. All information provided via your application form and resume is trea ted as confidential.

About Kilcoy Global Foods

Kilcoy Global Foods is a multi-award-winning global food solutions provider, renowned for exceptional quality, innovation, and industry-leading sustainability practices. We are passionate about creating fresh, natural, healthy, and convenient solutions. Our premium beef, lamb, and high-quality protein brands are produced at our state-of-the-art Australian facilities and enjoyed by customers across the globe. If you’re passionate about quality and innovation too, we’d love to meet you. We’ll work well together.