EOI: Financial Controller (FMCG)

Randstad; Auckland; On-site; NZD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Greenfield opportunity

Global backing, local autonomy

Competitive base salary

Job summary

Randstad NZ is recruiting for a Financial Controller to lead daily accounting operations for a major FMCG manufacturing operation in New Zealand. You will partner with the Head of Finance to own the General Ledger, tax compliance, month-end processes, and external audits, while shaping robust financial controls.

You will oversee a finance team, drive product costing improvements, and act as a bridge between local execution and global headquarters, supporting a greenfield market entry with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting with CA/CPA.
• Solid NZ financial leadership experience in large-scale FMCG/manufacturing environments.
• Expertise in production cost modules and inventory valuation.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily accounting operations and manage a finance team.
• Own General Ledger, NZ tax compliance, month-end processes, and audits.
• Partner with production and sales to optimise costing and variance analysis.
• Bridge between NZ operations and global headquarters, driving digitalisation of workflows.

Skills

Financial leadership

Team leadership

SAP

Manufacturing cost accounting

Education

Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting

CA/CPA

Tools

SAP

U9

Job description

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Are you a driven financial leader ready to take absolute ownership of technical accounting operations? As a major global FMCG brand sets up its New Zealand manufacturing operations, we are gathering a talent pool for a Financial Controller. Positioned alongside the Head of Finance, this is a rare chance to lead daily operations, build robust financial controls, and act as a crucial operational leader during a major market entry.

The Role

• Lead daily accounting operations and manage a dedicated finance team, ensuring a high-performing and cohesive environment.
• Take absolute, hands-on ownership of the General Ledger, local IRD tax compliance, month-end processes, and external audit relationships.
• Partner across production and sales departments to optimise product costing models, inventory valuation, and variance analysis.
• Act as a key operational bridge between local New Zealand execution and global headquarters, driving the digitalisation of financial workflows.

What's On Offer

• A True Greenfield Opportunity: Step away from legacy issues and write the playbook for financial controls and team culture from day one.
• Resilient FMCG Category: Be part of a booming, recession-proof segment that utilises high-quality New Zealand primary resources for global export.
• Global Backing, Local Autonomy: Backed by substantial capital investment, you will have the autonomy to make a tangible impact on the factory floor.
• Competitive Package: A strong base salary (expectations under $175,000) with on-site parking at a cutting-edge facility south of Manukau, avoiding CBD gridlock.

What You Bring

• Must Have: Solid, hands-on NZ financial and team leadership experience, strictly within large-scale FMCG or manufacturing environments.
• Exceptional enterprise systems knowledge (SAP/U9 preferred) and specialist-level expertise in manufacturing cost modules.
• Relevant Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting alongside recognised professional accounting qualifications (CA/CPA).

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.