Management Accountant

Align Talent; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Align Talent Pty Ltd is partnering with a well-established retailer in Melbourne to hire a hands-on Management Accountant. The role focuses on inventory, product margins and e-commerce operations, reporting to the Finance Manager and driving improved visibility into financial performance.

The successful candidate will operate in a commercial, analytical capacity across multiple entities, supporting month-end and ad hoc financial investigations while seeking opportunities to automate reporting

Qualifications

• Experience in a management accounting or similar analytical finance role within retail, wholesale, distribution or inventory-intensive business.
• Strong inventory accounting knowledge including product costing, stock reconciliations and margin analysis.
• Experience with e-commerce environments, online marketplaces and multiple sales channels.
• Exposure to multi-entity accounting environments with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Advanced Excel skills to manipulate large datasets and produce meaningful analysis.
• Interest in improving reporting, automation and processes.

Responsibilities

• Performing detailed inventory and margin analysis across multiple retail and e-commerce businesses.
• Investigating variances related to product costs, POs, selling prices and inventory movements.
• Analyzing the financial impact of promotions and pricing decisions on profitability.
• Collaborating with purchasing, retail and operations to understand product performance.
• Monitoring and reconciling inventory balances across entities and channels.
• Supporting month-end processes, including journals and reconciliations.
• Providing insights to support commercial decision-making and process improvements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting and automate processes.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Commercial finance

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CPA or CA (or progress towards)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our Client
Located in Melbourne's South-Eastern suburbs, our client is a well-established and growing business with a diverse portfolio of retail, wholesale and e-commerce operations.
With multiple brands online and a mix of retail / distribution channels, the business operates in a fast-paced and commercially dynamic environment.
One of the real drawcards of this opportunity is the people. You'll be joining a genuinely fun, outgoing and collaborative team, led by an exceptional Finance Manager who is highly regarded for their leadership style and the positive environment they have created. It's a welcoming workplace where people enjoy working together, have a laugh and support one another.
This is a permanent full-time opportunity, initially based in the office five days per week, moving to four days following probation.

The Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position will play an important role in supporting the financial performance of multiple business entities, with a particular focus on inventory, product margins and e-commerce operations.
This is a hands-on Management Accountant position that offers a strong commercial and analytical focus, rather than a traditional budgeting and forecasting role. Working closely with the broader finance team and operational stakeholders, you will help improve visibility over financial performance, investigate discrepancies and identify opportunities for process improvement.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Performing detailed inventory and margin analysis across multiple retail and e-commerce businesses.
• Investigating variances relating to product costs, purchase orders, selling prices and inventory movements.
• Analysing the financial impact of promotional campaigns, discounting and pricing decisions on product profitability.
• Working closely with purchasing, retail and operational teams to understand product performance and identify discrepancies.
• Monitoring and reconciling inventory balances, ensuring accuracy across multiple entities and sales channels.
• Supporting month-end processes, including journals, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Providing meaningful analysis and insights to support commercial decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, automate processes and enhance the use of existing systems.
• Supporting the Finance Manager with financial investigations and other ad hoc analytical requirements.

Why Should You Apply?

• Fantastic leadership: Work closely with an excellent Finance Manager who is approachable, supportive and genuinely enjoyable to work with.
• Great team culture: Join a fun, outgoing and down-to-earth team where people get along, have a laugh and enjoy coming to work.
• Interesting commercial exposure: Work across multiple retail and e-commerce businesses, with a genuine focus on understanding what drives profitability.
• Make an impact: Opportunity to improve existing processes, reporting and systems within a growing business.
• Flexibility: Permanent full-time opportunity with one day working from home following probation.

The Successful Candidate

To be successful in this role, you will be a commercially minded Management Accountant who enjoys getting into the detail, investigating discrepancies and understanding the numbers behind business performance.
Ideally, you will bring:

• Previous experience in a Management Accountant or similar analytical finance role, ideally within retail, wholesale, distribution or an inventory-intensive business.
• Strong inventory accounting knowledge, including product costing, stock reconciliations and margin analysis.
• Experience within an e-commerce environment, including online marketplaces, promotional campaigns and multiple sales channels, will be highly advantageous.
• Exposure to multi-entity accounting environments and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate large datasets, investigate variances and produce meaningful analysis.
• Strong systems aptitude and an interest in improving reporting, automation and existing processes.
• Sound financial accounting knowledge, including month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and reporting.
• CPA or CA qualifications, or progress towards completion, will be highly regarded.
• A proactive, inquisitive approach with strong attention to detail and the confidence to engage with stakeholders across the business.

Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys understanding how a business operates, isn't afraid to question the numbers and brings a positive, personable approach to working with others.