Management Accountant

Boral Limited; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Career growth

Mentoring

Integrated operations exposure

Australian-owned

Job summary

Boral Limited in Brisbane seeks a capable Management Accountant to join our QLD Concrete Finance Team. You will provide accurate financial insights, analysis and reporting to support strategic decision-making and improve financial performance.

You will manage budgets, forecasts, month-end processes, and variance analysis, partnering with site operations and commercial finance to drive value across the business.

Qualifications

• Commercially focused and experienced finance professional, ideally with prior exposure to partnering with operational stakeholders.
• Bachelor degree (or higher) in Commerce, Business, Finance or Economics, with CA/CPA qualifications or working towards preferred.
• Highly analytical, with a proven ability to extract meaningful insights from business performance information.
• Demonstrated experience in a financial accounting role, ideally in the manufacturing or construction industry.
• Superior Microsoft Excel and Word skills.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering with Concrete leadership, and partnering with sales, logistics and site operations to drive understanding of results.
• Cost accounting and inventory reporting including monitoring cost drivers and managing inventory.
• Month end and reconciliation processes including journals, variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Financial reporting and analysis including dashboards, budgeting, forecasting and capital management reporting.
• Risk management and compliance including year-end reporting and addressing audit queries.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial partnering

Budgeting & forecasting

Excel proficiency

Word proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Business/Finance/Economics

CA/CPA qualifications or working towards

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Your next opportunity:

We are seeking a capable and energetic Management Accountant to join our high performing QLD Concrete Finance Team. The Management Accountant is responsible for providing accurate financial insights, analysis, and reporting to support strategic decision-making within the organisation.

This role is accountable for the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and financial reports, month end processes and analysing variances through to offering recommendations to improve financial performance. The Management Accountant will collaborate closely with the Concrete business and work across other business segments and functions as part of our Operating Model.

Your day will involve:

• Business Partnering
  • Stakeholder Management across the Concrete leadership team and business partnering with sales, logistics and site operations facilitating continuous improvement in the understanding and communication of results.
• Cost Accounting and Inventory Reporting
  • Monitor and Manage Cost Drivers through strong P&L management.
  • Inventory Management and processes to ensure control of inventory and Stock holdings.
• Month end and associated reconciliation processes
  • Month end journals to support the month end close process working with site leads and Commercial Finance Managers.
  • Variance analysis to support the Monthly Business Review process and effective cost management.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations with a view of improving working capital through debtors management, creditor initiatives and inventory management.
• Financial reporting and Analysis
  • Dashboards and reporting insights and performance improvement.
  • Budgeting and forecasting.
  • Capital Management and associated reporting.
• Risk Management and Compliance
  • Year-end reporting.
  • Addressing audit queries from internal and external audit teams.

What we are looking for:

• Commercially focused and experienced finance professional, ideally with prior exposure to partnering with operational stakeholders.
• Bachelor degree (or higher) in Commerce, Business, Finance or Economics, with CA/CPA qualifications or working towards preferred.
• Highly analytical, with a proven ability to extract meaningful insights from business performance information
• Demonstrated experience in a financial accounting role, ideally in the manufacturing or construction industry.
• Superior Microsoft Excel and Word skills

What's on offer:

• Attractive salary package reflective of your skills and experience
• Genuine career growth opportunities within Boral
• Ongoing mentoring and guidance from industry leaders and subject matter experts
• Broaden your horizons through exposure to our integrated operations
• We are Australian-owned and operated
• Novated leasing, salary packaging and corporate discounts