Management Accountant / Analyst

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WFH flexibility

Job summary

Talent Map Group Pty Ltd is seeking a hands-on Management Accountant to own the monthly management accounts cycle and provide commercial insight across operations and finance. Based in Victoria, you’ll report to the Head of Finance and work closely with department heads to drive cost control and financial planning.

You’ll develop standard costing, participate in budgeting, and deliver accurate variance analysis, with exposure to manufacturing cost management and stock valuation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• 4-5 years' experience in a management accounting or similar finance role.
• CPA or CA qualification, or working towards completion.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Strong variance analysis and commercial reporting capability.
• Advanced Excel skills and a high attention to detail.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment — essential.
• Solid understanding of cost accounting, BOM, and inventory management — highly regarded.
• Working knowledge of ERP software (MYOB, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or similar).

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely management accounts and reporting packages for the leadership team.
• Provide variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting process and work with department heads to monitor performance.
• Maintain and develop the costing framework, including standard costing and overhead allocation.
• Monitor manufacturing costs, conduct cost reviews, and analyse product profitability.
• Support inventory valuation, stock reconciliations, and WIP reviews.
• Provide financial analysis and support across Operations, Warehouse, Stock Control, Procurement and Sales.
• Drive process improvements and ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.

Skills

Variance analysis

Commercial reporting

Cost accounting

Inventory management

Budgeting

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce

CPA or CA qualification, or working towards completion

Tools

MYOB

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

About the Organisation

Our client is an established Australian manufacturer and distributor with over 70 years of operation, supplying products across commercial, industrial and residential construction and building services markets nationwide. The business has built its reputation on product quality and technical support. As they continue to invest in expanding their product range and performance standards, they're creating a new Management Accountant role to strengthen their finance function and support the next phase of growth.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you'll take ownership of the monthly management accounts cycle and play a key commercial role across the business. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing accurate and timely management accounts and reporting packages for the leadership team
• Providing variance analysis against budget and forecast
• Coordinating the annual budgeting process and working closely with department heads to monitor performance
• Maintaining and developing the costing framework, including standard costing and overhead allocation
• Monitoring manufacturing costs, conducting cost reviews, and analysing product profitability
• Supporting inventory valuation, stock reconciliations, and WIP reviews
• Providing financial analysis and support across Operations, Warehouse, Stock Control, Procurement and Sales
• Driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal controls

This is a hands-on role with broad cross-functional exposure. You'll be embedded in the business — not just reporting on it.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role, you'll bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce
• 4-5 years' experience in a management accounting or similar finance role
• CPA or CA qualification, or working towards completion
• Demonstrated experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Strong variance analysis and commercial reporting capability
• Advanced Excel skills and a high attention to detail
• Experience in a manufacturing environment — essential
• A solid understanding of cost accounting, Bill of Materials (BOM), and inventory management — highly regarded
• Working knowledge of ERP software (MYOB, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or similar)

You're proactive, solutions-focused, and comfortable operating in a hands-on environment where you're close to the product and the operation.

What's on Offer

• Competitive market salary commensurate with experience
• Newly created position with the opportunity to shape processes and policy
• Direct mentorship from the Head of Finance
• Exposure to active business change and process improvement projects beyond BAU
• Commercially varied role with regular cross-functional interaction
• WFH flexibility

Additional information

• Newly created role — shape the finance function alongside the Head of Finance
• Hands-on position with genuine cross-functional exposure beyond finance
• 70-year-old business entering an active phase of growth and change