Management Accountant

Munro Footwear Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Munro Footwear Group is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Finance team in Melbourne. You will support financial performance, provide meaningful analysis and insights to enable informed commercial decisions across the business.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the role involves close collaboration with stakeholders, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting and contribution to project work while driving improvements in processes and controls.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' relevant accounting experience.
• Tertiary qualification in accounting and CA or CPA.
• Strong management accounting experience including month-end reporting, analysis and commentary.
• Retail/FMCG or multi-site experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse monthly management reporting with clear commentary.
• Perform variance analysis across actual results, budgets and forecasts.
• Collaborate with cost centre owners and department heads to understand and manage performance.
• Produce monthly management and ad hoc reporting to support decision-making.
• Contribute to annual budgeting and assist forecasting, reviews and challenges.
• Act as a Finance representative on business projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, systems, controls and reporting.
• Work with the wider Finance team to continually improve service delivery.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in accounting

CA or CPA qualification

Job description

At Munro Footwear Group (MFG), we're looking for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team and play an important role supporting financial performance and decision making across the business.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, this role will see you working closely with stakeholders across MFG, providing meaningful financial analysis, reporting and insights to help teams understand performance and make informed commercial decisions.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced accountant who enjoys getting beyond the numbers, building relationships across a business and identifying opportunities to improve the way things are done.

What you'll be doing

• Prepare and analyse monthly management reporting, providing clear commentary on business performance
• Complete variance analysis across actual results, budgets and forecasts
• Partner with cost centre owners and Department Heads to help them understand and manage their financial performance
• Prepare monthly management and ad hoc reporting to support business decision-making
• Participate in the annual budgeting process and support forecasting, review and challenge
• Act as a Finance representative on relevant business projects
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, systems, controls and reporting
• Work collaboratively across the wider Finance team to continually improve service delivery

About you

• 3-5 years' relevant accounting experience
• A tertiary qualification in accounting and CA or CPA qualification
• Strong management accounting experience, including month-end reporting, analysis and commentary
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, organised approach and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience within retail, FMCG or another multi-site environment will be highly regarded

About us

With more than 250+ stores and 2200+ employees nationally, we are Australia's leading retailer and wholesaler of fashion and comfort footwear, owning and operating some of Australia's most iconic brands, including Bobux, The Trybe, Midas, mollini, Mathers, Williams, diana ferrari, and Australia's largest online footwear retailer, Styletread!