Management Accountant

Perigon Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigon Group is seeking a commercially minded Management Accountant to partner with operational and commercial stakeholders. The role focuses on analysing manufacturing performance, costs and margins, translating data into actionable insights for business decisions.

You will connect operational activity with financial outcomes, examining throughput, waste, inventory accuracy and cost-to-serve to understand profitability. Strong Excel and BI experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in management accounting, commercial finance or a similar position.
• Exposure to manufacturing, FMCG, wholesale or another product-based environment is desirable.
• Strong costing and management accounting experience.
• Understanding of inventory, margins and operational performance.
• Strong Excel and data analysis capability.
• Confidence working with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Experience with Power BI or other BI tools would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing manufacturing costs, margins and operational performance.
• Understanding key drivers including throughput, yield, labour efficiency and overhead recovery.
• Reviewing product and customer profitability and explaining key movements.
• Analyzing sales, gross margin, operating costs, inventory and working capital.
• Working closely with operational stakeholders to understand plant performance.
• Investigating variances and identifying the underlying causes behind results.
• Providing insight to support pricing, product mix, inventory and cost decisions.
• Preparing management reporting and clear performance commentary.
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities across financial and operational data.
• Supporting improvements to reporting, systems and finance processes.
• Contributing to better use of data and BI tools across the finance function.

Skills

Management accounting

Commercial finance

Excel

Data analysis

Power BI

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Communication

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Financial reporting systems

Job description

This is a complex, product led business where finance works closely with the operational and commercial teams to understand what is really driving performance.

With manufacturing at the heart of its operations, there is plenty for finance to get behind - from production volumes and input costs through to labour, inventory, product margins and customer profitability. The business is also investing in its systems and data capability, with a systems implementation currently underway.

For someone coming from a manufacturing, FMCG or product environment, it offers the chance to apply your accounting experience much closer to the day-to-day operation and commercial performance of the business.

The Role

The Management Accountant will work closely with operational and commercial stakeholders, providing analysis and insight across manufacturing performance, costs and margins.

This isn't a role focused purely on producing the numbers. You'll be expected to understand what has driven the result, investigate movements and translate financial and operational data into practical information that stakeholders can use.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analysing manufacturing costs, margins and operational performance
• Understanding key drivers including throughput, yield, labour efficiency and overhead recovery
• Reviewing product and customer profitability and explaining key movements
• Analysing sales, gross margin, operating costs, inventory and working capital
• Working closely with operational stakeholders to understand plant performance
• Investigating variances and identifying the underlying causes behind results
• Providing insight to support pricing, product mix, inventory and cost decisions
• Preparing management reporting and clear performance commentary
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities across financial and operational data
• Supporting improvements to reporting, systems and finance processes
• Contributing to better use of data and BI tools across the finance function

A key part of the position is connecting operational activity with financial outcomes - understanding how factors such as production efficiency, waste, inventory accuracy and cost-to-serve ultimately impact profitability.

About You

You'll be a commercially minded Management Accountant who enjoys getting into the detail and understanding how an operational business performs.

You'll ideally bring:

• Previous experience in management accounting, commercial finance or a similar position
• Exposure to manufacturing, FMCG, wholesale or another product based environment
• Strong costing and management accounting experience
• An understanding of inventory, margins and operational performance
• Strong Excel and data analysis capability
• Confidence working with ERP and financial reporting systems
• Exposure to Power BI or other BI tools would be advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• The ability to communicate financial information clearly to operational stakeholders
• A curious and proactive approach to understanding performance

On Offer

• Strong exposure to manufacturing and operational finance
• Work closely with commercial and operational stakeholders
• Broad remit across costing, margins, inventory and performance analysis
• Opportunity to strengthen your commercial and analytical capability