Site Accountant

West Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Competitive salary

Job summary

West Recruitment is assisting a large FMCG manufacturer in Melbourne's Western Suburbs to recruit a Site Accountant. You will partner with site leadership to deliver accurate reporting, analyse production performance, and provide insights for cost control and decision making across the site.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will manage site-level reporting, BOM costing, inventory oversight, and capex tracking, ensuring strong governance and commercially focused insights for the

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance or similar.
• CA/CPA qualification or similar.
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret operational and financial data.
• Confident partnering with operational stakeholders in a fast-paced site environment.
• Strong systems and process understanding with the ability to improve reporting and insights.

Responsibilities

• Prepare site-level financial reporting, including month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide variance analysis with clear commentary for leadership.
• Partner with site leadership to analyse operational performance and cost drivers.
• Maintain BOM costing, support pricing analysis and margin optimisation.
• Monitor inventory valuation and movements, including slow-moving stock.
• Manage the fixed asset register and assist with capex tracking.

Skills

Analytical capability

Stakeholder partnering

Reporting improvements

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

• $140,000 - $150,000 + Super
• Own site reporting, costing and inventory analysis
• Western Suburbs Melbourne | Parking on site

Your new company:

Our client is a large FMCG manufacturing business with a significant national footprint and a reputation for operational excellence. With a high-volume production environment and well-established brands, the organisation plays a critical role in supplying major retailers and food service channels across Australia. This opportunity sits directly on the manufacturing site in Melbourne’s western suburbs and forms a key link between operations and finance. The role works closely with the Site General Manager while reporting into the Head of Finance.

Your new position:

This is a highly visible Site Accountant role where you will act as the financial partner to the manufacturing leadership team. You will be responsible for delivering accurate reporting, analysing operational performance, and providing insights that support production efficiency, cost control, and informed decision making across the site. Working closely with both finance and operational stakeholders, you will ensure strong financial governance while translating financial data into meaningful commercial insights for the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare site-level financial reporting, including month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis with clear commentary for leadership.
• Partner directly with the Site General Manager and production leaders to analyse operational performance, identify cost drivers and support improvement initiatives.
• Maintain product costing and Bills of Materials (BOM), supporting pricing analysis and margin optimisation.
• Monitor inventory valuation and movements, including slow moving or obsolete stock provisions.
• Manage the fixed asset register and assist with capital expenditure tracking and approvals.
• Work closely with production teams to capture operational data and analyse production metrics to support efficiency and cost improvements.

What you’ll bring:

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance or similar.
• CA/CPA qualification or similar
• Proven experience within manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret operational and financial data.
• Confidence partnering with operational stakeholders in a fast-paced site environment.
• Strong systems and process understanding with the ability to improve reporting and insights.

What’s on offer:

• Highly visible role partnering directly with site leadership.
• Large FMCG manufacturing environment with strong operational exposure.
• On-site role in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs with parking available.
• A collaborative and fast-moving production environment.
• $140,000 - $150,000 + Super

If you are an Accountant with manufacturing exposure who enjoys partnering with operations and influencing business performance, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a commercially focused site-based role.