Financial Controller

Posted: 22/10/2025

Closing Date: 23/11/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: NSW Minchinbury

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

We are currently seeking an experienced and commercially-minded Financial Controller to join our senior leadership team on our site in Minchinbury, NSW.

Job Description

Reporting to the State Manager, the position includes the following responsibilities:

• Performing financial analysis of existing business operations and key business drivers to support the decision-making process.
• Analysing existing underperforming areas in the operation and translate the financial ramifications and opportunities to improve.
• Actively building communication channels across the NSW State Management team to ensure the strategic directions of the business are achieved.
• Broadening the business' understanding of challenges and opportunities within the NSW operation.
• Delivering financial forecasts for all NSW profit centres in a timely manner and providing commentary where required.
• Working with local management to convert operating efficiencies into new projects
• Preparing the weekly, monthly and year-end financial results.
• Managing the NSW accounts payable function.
• Assist in developing processes and procedures to mitigate unacceptable risks.
• Proactively looking for opportunities to improve the operations of the state finance team.
• Developing an understanding of key customers commercial terms and be prepared to challenge where required.
• Supporting the CFO and Group Finance Manager with ad hoc projects as required.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Transport and Logistics Industry Experience
• 5 Years experience in a similar level role
• Bachelors in Accounting or similar
• CPA or equivalent qualification
• 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
• Ability to prepare 3 way financial forecasts
• Capability to leverage existing financial information to provide timely information to management.

Other important information

• We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings prior to the stated closing date.
• The successful candidate will have to undertake an Australian Federal Police check and Pre-Employment Medical (for certain roles) which will be arranged and paid for by SCT.
• Recruitment companies, need not apply

SCT is an equal opportunity employer and we recognise the value and importance of diversity. We encourage all potential applicants to apply including women and those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.