Finance Manager

Hilton Food Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Partnership supermarket discount

Private health

Subsidised onsite canteen

Free onsite secure car parking

Employee referral program

Discounted meat sales Staff Store

Flexible working conditions

Phone allowance and laptop

Paid parental leave

Share options & more

Job summary

Hilton Foods is seeking an experienced Finance Manager at our Truganina site to lead the finance function, drive profitability, and partner with operations and commercial teams to deliver measurable business improvements.

You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, costing, pricing and capital expenditure, while ensuring robust financial controls and accurate reporting to support strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• CA or CPA qualification and degree in business/finance.
• Strong costing, budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis skills.
• Experience with large ERP systems and advanced Excel modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site finance function and a team of finance professionals.
• Provide commercial insight across profitability, costs, pricing and performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, standard costing and capital expenditure processes.
• Partner with the business on cost savings, business cases and improvement initiatives.
• Oversee customer pricing, product costing and the buy/sell process.
• Ensure strong financial controls, reporting accuracy and balance sheet management.
• Build trusted relationships across operations, commercial, customers and the wider finance team.
• Turn numbers into meaningful business decisions.

Skills

Costing & profitability

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder influence

Commercial accounting

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Degree in Business/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

For the love of food, we're seeking a passionate Finance leader who thrives on creating meaningful change and rewarding challenges.

Opportunities at our Truganina site don't come around often and this is one of them.

We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a key role in shaping the financial and commercial performance of our manufacturing operation.

This is more than reporting and month-end. You'll work closely with our operational and commercial teams, providing the insight, challenge and analysis that helps drive better business decisions.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the site finance function and a team of finance professionals
• Provide commercial insight across profitability, costs, pricing and performance
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, standard costing and capital expenditure processes
• Partner with the business on cost savings, business cases and improvement initiatives
• Oversee customer pricing, product costing and the buy/sell process
• Ensure strong financial controls, reporting accuracy and balance sheet management
• Build trusted relationships across operations, commercial, customers and the wider finance team
• Help strengthen financial understanding across the site and turn numbers into meaningful business decisions

What you'll bring

You'll be a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys being close to the operation and making a tangible impact.

You'll ideally have:

• 5+ years' finance experience, preferably within a complex or manufacturing environment
• CA or CPA qualification
• Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline
• Strong commercial accounting, modelling and analytical capability
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, costing and profitability analysis
• Experience working with large ERP systems and advanced Excel/modelling skills
• The confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels and challenge the status quo

About Us

Partners in Protein, Providers of Innovation

At Hilton Foods, we specialise in delivering quality and innovative products that consumers love. Our multi-category expertise and focus on quality make us the supplier of choice, providing sustainable outcomes for our customers.

Our commitment to ethical business practices, recyclable packaging, and efficient resource use drives everything we do. Customers trust the quality we bring, and we continually invest in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency, and consumer-led solutions.

For decades, we've partnered with market-leading retailers and food-service operators. By investing in our operations, we stay at the cutting edge globally, ensuring our customers benefit from our commitment to quality, savings, and value.

In the APAC region, we partner with Woolworths to supply packaged and value-added meat products to Woolworths Supermarkets. We're proud to have our products on the tables and in the homes of millions of

Why Hilton Foods?

At Hilton Foods, we seek individuals passionate about tackling new challenges and collaborating with industry leaders to achieve exceptional results for our customers and consumers. Our fast-paced environment attracts passionate and talented people, driving motivation, focus, determination, and personal growth.

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all.

• Career development & training opportunities
• Partnership supermarket discount & private health.
• Subsidised onsite canteen
• Free onsite secure car parking
• Excellent employee referral program with amazing cash rewards if applicable.
• Discounted meat sales through our Staff Store
• Flexible working conditions
• Phone allowance and laptop specific to the role
• Paid parental leave
• Share options & more

If you're ready for a Finance Manager role where you can get out from behind the numbers and make a real difference to the business, we'd love to hear from you.