Manufacturing Cost Accountant: BOM & Variance Insights

ARB 4x4 Accessories; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Employee product discounts

Global exposure

Professional development

Australian manufacturing leader

Job summary

ARB 4x4 Accessories invites you to join our Kilsyth-based finance team, supporting manufacturing performance, product profitability and global growth across our operations. As Cost Accountant, you will ensure accurate product costing across manufacturing and supply chain, partnering with Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering to provide costing insights that drive profitability and continuous improvement.

Experience with JD Edwards (JDE) and advanced Excel will help you influence BOM structures

Qualifications

• Experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product costing, BOM structures and inventory valuation.
• Experience analysing manufacturing variances and production performance.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, data analysis and reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends and business improvement opportunities.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally JD Edwards (JDE).
• CA/CPA qualified or working towards qualification will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and maintain product costs across locally manufactured, imported and sourced product ranges, ensuring accuracy and commercial viability.
• Manufacturing production KPI reporting
• Assistance in Plant reporting
• Assisting the business with ad-hoc product cost queries
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to review and optimise Bill of Materials (BOM) structures.
• Liaison with stakeholders to meet reporting deadlines
• Monthly presentation of proposed changes and project status reporting
• Other ad-hoc business improvement projects

Skills

Cost accounting

Product costing

BOM structures

Inventory valuation

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

ERP systems - JD Edwards

Education

CA/CPA qualified

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE)

Job description

ARB 4x4 Accessories invites you to join our Kilsyth-based finance team, supporting manufacturing performance, product profitability and global growth across our operations. As Cost Accountant, you will ensure accurate product costing across manufacturing and supply chain, partnering with Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering to provide costing insights that drive profitability and continuous improvement.

Experience with JD Edwards (JDE) and advanced Excel will help you influence BOM structures