Financial Controller

Posted: 02/10/2025

Closing Date: 03/11/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: VIC Altona

Job Category: Accounting

Company Description

SCT Logistics is Australia's largest privately owned rail and freight logistics company, delivering end-to-end supply chain solutions across road, rail, and warehousing. With over 50 years of experience, we operate a national intermodal network and offer tailored services including cold and ambient storage and specialised freight handling.

Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we're committed to safety, innovation, and creating a supportive environment where our team can grow and thrive.

Why SCT?

At SCT we offer a collaborative and inclusive work culture that is built on; Safety, Passion, Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork. We understand that our values enable us to better understand and serve our customers, attract top talent (like you) and innovate successfully.

Along with a competitive remuneration package we also offer:

• Development and growth opportunities
• Employee Recognition and Rewards Programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Top up of government paid parental leave for the first six weeks
• Grandparent Leave
• Novated leasing and salary packaging
• 24/7 Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite car park
• Dress for your day policy

To learn more about these initiatives please visit our Careers Page

The Financial Controller position is focused on providing Financial and Commercial support to the Altona based SCT Logistics Management teams. The role will focus on developing relationships with all stakeholders and providing insightful financial support on financial performance and to support decision making and the Victorian strategic planning process.

It is essential that the desired candidate comes from a transport and logistics background with ample industry experience.

Reporting directly to our Victorian State Manager, this position includes the following responsibilities:

• Provide financial insights and guidance to support decision making, strategic planning and performance improvement initiatives
• Analyze existing underperforming areas in the operation and translate the financial ramifications and opportunities to improve
• Broaden the business understanding of challenges and opportunities within the VIC operation. This may include working with the business development team
• Work with the local management to convert operating efficiencies and new projects into the financial forecast with a high degree of accuracy
• Review and understand financial reporting as prepared by shared services finance center for weekly and monthly reporting
• Provide commentary and variance analysis on all financial reporting
• Provide specialist input pertaining to financial matters and liaise effectively with wider finance function
• Provide strategic commercial and financial insight to support the achievement of financial targets and key business objectives
• Provide strategic direction with regards to profitability for the branch such as cost and pricing analysis.
• Provide high level support to the State Manager and Senior Leadership Team by generating reports and presentations for their review and consideration
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and financial reports to drive commercial success for the branch
• Oversee the financial performance of the branch's operations, ongoing analysis of expenditure and margins.
• Develop and implement finance and auditing procedures across the branch
• Implement cost control measures to improve efficiency and profitability of the branch
• Interact with management team to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations. Focusing on financial accountability and profit gain.
• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives with influence across the management team
• Identify opportunities and projects that support business development functions for the branch and instill commercial viability in everything we do
• Project management, ensuring discipline, and accountability to drive the completion of projects

Desired Skills & Experience

• Transport & Logistics Experience is critical
• Bachelor in Accounting or similar discipline – essential
• CPA or ACA qualification – essential
• A minimum of 5 years experience demonstrated in a similar role
• A can do attitude and ability to roll up your sleeves and get operationally involved
• Strong communication skills
• Strong negotiation and consultative skills
• Ability to thrive in a team based environment and build strong relationships
• Sound commercial awareness and knowledge of business strategies to continuously improve
• Ability to interpret financial information and articulate these to non-financial specialists
• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products. Experience with SAP is also an advantage
• A proven capability to read and understand commercial contracts