Finance Manager

Adecco Australia Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High visibility role

Influence key decisions

Clear succession pathways

Continuous improvement culture

Diverse & commercial role

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Adecco Australia Group is seeking a commercially minded Finance Manager to join a well-established Australian manufacturing business in Melbourne. The role reports to the CFO and drives financial performance, efficiency and strategic decision-making across the organisation.

You will partner with Production, Supply Chain, Procurement and Sales to deliver insights, cost control and margin optimisation, while mentoring a small finance team and advancing continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a Finance Manager, Commercial Finance Manager or Senior Finance Business Partner role.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, FMCG, logistics, supply chain or related sectors preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management accounts, forecasts and board reporting.
• Drive budgeting and forecasting across multiple business units.
• Partner with Operations and Production to improve manufacturing performance and profitability.
• Deliver detailed analysis of margins, inventory movements, labour utilisation and KPIs.
• Support pricing decisions with robust commercial analysis.
• Monitor costs, overhead absorption and cost of goods sold performance.
• Manage inventory valuation and stock reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains.
• Support strategic investment decisions through business cases and modelling.
• Lead and mentor a small finance team.
• Build strong relationships with operational and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Finance leadership

Commercial finance

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Manufacturing knowledge

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists for a commercially mindedFinance Manager to join a well established and growing Australian manufacturingbusiness experiencing strong demand and ongoing investment.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, thisposition sits at the heart of the organisation and will play a critical role indriving financial performance, operational efficiency and strategic decisionmaking.

The successful candidate will work closely with seniorstakeholders across Production, Supply Chain, Procurement and Sales, providingmeaningful insights that support business growth and margin optimisation. Youwill become a trusted advisor to operational leaders and help drive keyinitiatives across inventory management, cost control, productivity andcontinuous improvement.

This role offers significant visibility across theorganisation and represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious financeprofessional.

About the candidate

As Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Leadingthe preparation of monthly management accounts, forecasts and boardreporting
• Drivingbudgeting and forecasting processes across multiple business units
• Partneringwith Operations and Production teams to improve manufacturing performanceand profitability
• Deliveringdetailed analysis around product margins, inventory movements, labourutilisation and operational KPIs
• Supportingpricing decisions through robust commercial analysis
• Monitoringmanufacturing costs, overhead absorption and cost of goods soldperformance
• Managinginventory valuation and stock reporting processes
• Identifyingopportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains
• Supportingstrategic investment decisions through business cases and financialmodelling
• Leadingand mentoring a small finance team
• Developingstrong relationships with both operational and executive stakeholders
• Drivinga culture of commercial business partnering throughout the financefunction

Skills / Qualifications / Experience

Please express interest if you possess the following:

• 5+years experience within a Finance Manager, Commercial Finance Manager orSenior Finance Business Partner capacity
• Previousexperience within manufacturing, industrial, FMCG, logistics, supply chainor related sectors
• Strongunderstanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting and manufacturingperformance metrics
• Provenability to influence operational stakeholders and drive commercialoutcomes
• Advancedfinancial modelling and analytical capability
• Experienceleading budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes
• Strongcommunication skills with the ability to present complex information tonon-finance stakeholders
• Aproactive approach with a genuine desire to improve processes and deliverbusiness value

Experience in complex manufacturing environments withmultiple production lines, distribution networks or inventory intensiveoperations will be highly regarded.

What's on offer

• Highprofile role with significant visibility across the leadership team
• Opportunityto influence key commercial and operational decisions
• Clearsuccession pathways
• Growingorganisation with a strong culture of continuous improvement
• Diverseand commercially focused role with broad stakeholder exposure
• Competitivesalary package and flexible working arrangements