Plant Controller

Sharp and Carter; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp and Carter, a leading Australian manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join its Melbourne finance team. The role offers significant autonomy and exposure to site leadership, with a focus on commercial insight and operational engagement.

You will own month-end reporting, forecasts and balance sheet reconciliations, partnering with operations to drive performance across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, FMCG or a similar operational environment.
• Strong management accounting experience.
• Well-developed balance sheet reconciliation and reporting skills.
• The ability to build relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive and hands-on approach.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of month-end reporting and financial results
• Preparation of forecasts, budgets and analysis
• Balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger management
• Partnering with operational stakeholders to drive performance
• Providing financial insights and decision support to site leadership
• Assisting with stocktakes and inventory-related reporting
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and business projects
• Mentoring and supporting junior members of the finance team

Skills

Management accounting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Balance sheet reconciliations

Communication

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a leading Australian manufacturing business with a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation and operational excellence. With a national footprint and a strong presence across the building products sector, the business plays a critical role in supplying products to some of Australia's largest residential and commercial construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of month-end reporting and financial results
• Preparation of forecasts, budgets and analysis
• Balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger management
• Partnering with operational stakeholders to drive performance
• Providing financial insights and decision support to site leadership
• Assisting with stocktakes and inventory-related reporting
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and business projects
• Mentoring and supporting junior members of the finance team

You will ideally possess:

• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, FMCG or a similar operational environment
• Strong management accounting experience
• Well-developed balance sheet reconciliation and reporting skills
• The ability to build relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• A proactive and hands-on approach
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities

What's On Offer

• Broad and commercially focused role with genuine operational exposure
• Significant autonomy and ownership
• Close interaction with senior leadership
• Stable and well-established business
• Opportunity to make a visible impact across the organisation

This role will suit an experienced Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Plant Controller or Senior Financial Accountant looking for a position that combines technical accounting, commercial insight and operational engagement.