Strategic Finance & Administration Manager (Manufacturing)

Nye Holdings PTY LTD t/a KingBars; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nye Holdings PTY LTD t/a KingBars, Ipswich QLD, is seeking a Finance & Administration Manager to lead the finance and administration functions and drive profitability and cash flow across the business. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, working capital, and strategic financial planning while partnering with operations to improve margins.

You will champion controls, governance, and system improvements, ensuring accurate information

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role such as Finance Manager, Finance & Administration Manager or Financial Controller.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business or a related discipline.
• Strong experience across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow, working capital and financial controls.
• Demonstrated commercial understanding of manufacturing costs, gross margin, inventory, labour and operational profitability.
• Experience leading or overseeing administration and accounts functions.
• Strong ERP, financial reporting, and Microsoft Excel capability.
• Commercially astute, analytical, and confident translating financial information into practical business recommendations.
• Collaborative, accountable, and comfortable working across an operational SME environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead King Bars’ finance and administration functions, ensuring strong financial control, reporting discipline, and administrative accountability.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, management information, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis.
• Manage cashflow and working capital, including receivables, payables, inventory and forward funding requirements.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, gross margins and profitability to identify margin leakage, cost inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Production, Procurement, Engineering, Sales, and other departments to improve operational and financial performance.
• Maintain effective financial governance, statutory compliance, internal controls, reconciliations, and audit readiness.
• Provide commercial analysis and financial modelling to support pricing, capital expenditure, investment, and strategic decision-making.
• Lead and continuously improve accounts, administration, company records, documentation, and business support processes.
• Improve ERP, reporting, financial and administrative systems to increase efficiency, information accuracy and management visibility.
• Provide trusted financial and commercial advice to the Managing Director and leadership team, supporting business improvement and profitable growth.

Skills

Finance leadership

ERP expertise

Excel proficiency

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

SME environment

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Commerce degree

Business degree

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Nye Holdings PTY LTD t/a KingBars, Ipswich QLD, is seeking a Finance & Administration Manager to lead the finance and administration functions and drive profitability and cash flow across the business. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, working capital, and strategic financial planning while partnering with operations to improve margins.

You will champion controls, governance, and system improvements, ensuring accurate information