Chief Financial Strategist

2 days ago

Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia beBeeLeadership Full time $100,000 - $140,000
Job Overview

The role of Finance Manager involves leading financial operations across two manufacturing facilities, ensuring accurate accounting, budgeting, and forecasting services. This includes delivering high-quality cost reporting, variance analysis, and product costing.

Reporting to the General Manager Commercial Supply Chain & Operations Oceania, you will provide strategic financial insights, drive performance improvement, and lead a team of site-based analysts. Your ability to influence, challenge, and partner with operational leaders will be crucial to your success.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Lead and develop finance analysts across both sites.
  • Act as the finance lead for site leadership teams.
  • Provide commercial support to Regional Operations and Site Managers.
  • Escalate and resolve finance-related issues at the site level.
  • Deliver accurate cost reporting, variance analysis, and product costing.
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes.
  • Support capital project evaluations and post-implementation reviews.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance regional performance.

This role can be based at either our Cobden or Stanhope site, with regular scheduled travel to the alternate location (every 6 - 8 weeks). A fully maintained tool of trade vehicle will be provided.

About You

You bring a strong foundation in financial management, underpinned by advanced Excel capabilities and deep expertise in financial systems. Your analytical mindset and commercial acumen enable you to interpret complex data and provide strategic insights that drive business performance.

With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, you build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation. You are a proven leader who thrives on coaching and developing high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.

Above all, you are passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence, always seeking opportunities to enhance efficiency and deliver value.

In addition, you will have:

  • Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 5+ years' experience in a Commercial role within manufacturing, FMCG, dairy, or related industries.
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership in matrix environments.

Join an organisation committed to empowering employees to create goodness for generations.

Benefits and Workplace

Our collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and range of remuneration and benefits make us an attractive employer. Roles and locations are supported to enable success.

Job DetailsSeniority level
  • Not Applicable
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Finance
Industries
  • Dairy Product Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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