Manufacturing Finance Analyst: Costing & Insights

Birch & Waite; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Birch & Waite in Sydney seeks a Manufacturing Finance Analyst to turn factory floor insights into actionable numbers. You’ll own cost of sales and conversion variance accounting with forecasting across Birch & Waite, EP Food and Fresh Fodder, partnering with site managers to drive improvements.

Based in Sydney with a move to Villawood as the site transitions, you’ll develop reporting that informs decisions, identify performance gaps, and support leadership with timely financial analyses.

Qualifications

• Solid manufacturing finance experience.
• Know costing inside out, especially inventory.
• CPA qualified (or equivalent) or nearly there.
• Whiz with Excel and embracing AI.
• Able to explain numbers to non-finance audiences from shop floor to senior leaders.
• Mid to senior level experience and ownership of work.

Responsibilities

• Leading cost of sales and conversion variance accounting and forecasting across three businesses.
• Partnering with lead site managers to provide practical, timely financial support.
• Building and improving daily, weekly and monthly manufacturing performance reporting, including our monthly performance review meetings.
• Finding performance gaps and turning them into opportunities.
• Maintaining standard costs with Master Data and leading the annual standard cost update.
• Improving our product costing model and acting as backup for sales quotes.
• Strengthening inventory controls, including managing the monthly SLOB and quarantine provision.
• Supporting the Villawood transition team as we build our future home.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Costing

Excel

AI awareness

Non-finance communication

Senior level experience

Education

CPA qualification (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Birch & Waite in Sydney seeks a Manufacturing Finance Analyst to turn factory floor insights into actionable numbers. You’ll own cost of sales and conversion variance accounting with forecasting across Birch & Waite, EP Food and Fresh Fodder, partnering with site managers to drive improvements.

Based in Sydney with a move to Villawood as the site transitions, you’ll develop reporting that informs decisions, identify performance gaps, and support leadership with timely financial analyses.