Global Manufacturing Management Accountant with Insights

NEPEAN; Perth; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NEPEAN in Bayswater, Perth is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join our shared services finance team. You will lead management reporting, forecasting and business analysis across multiple entities, partnering with senior leaders to drive financial performance.

The role requires a background in manufacturing/project accounting, strong Excel and ERP skills, and a proactive, detail‑oriented mindset to provide clear commercial insights that influence decisions and improve performance.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• Around 5+ years’ experience in management accounting, ideally within manufacturing, engineering or FMCG environments.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Sound understanding of cost accounting, inventory management and operational finance.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems (Pronto or Microsoft Dynamics 365 highly regarded).
• Demonstrated ability to analyse data and provide commercially focused recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence non‑finance audiences.
• High attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Month‑end and reporting: Prepare monthly management accounts and performance reports.
• Budgeting, forecasting and analysis: Lead budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis; Monitor cash flow and working capital.
• Operational/project finance: Review project budgets, forecasts, margins, WIP, labour recovery and material costs; Partner with operations to explain performance.
• Controls, compliance and improvement: Support finance transformation, process improvement and reporting standardisation; Assist with statutory reporting, audit and compliance requirements.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Cost accounting

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Self‑motivated

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Pronto ERP

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel

Job description

NEPEAN in Bayswater, Perth is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join our shared services finance team. You will lead management reporting, forecasting and business analysis across multiple entities, partnering with senior leaders to drive financial performance.

The role requires a background in manufacturing/project accounting, strong Excel and ERP skills, and a proactive, detail‑oriented mindset to provide clear commercial insights that influence decisions and improve performance.