Cost Accountant

3 days ago


Braeside, Australia S&A Stairs Full time

Join Our Team as a Cost Accountant

Are you a number-crunching enthusiast with a passion for the manufacturing industry? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where your analytical skills can make a real impact? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you

Location: Braeside, VIC
Reporting To: GM Finance

Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Environment: Be part of a rapidly growing company that's making significant investments in new systems and processes.
  • Collaborative Culture: Work closely with state managers, operations leaders, and an experienced finance team.
  • Professional Growth: Play a key role in improving our financial and operational performance, with ample opportunities for skill development and career progression.
  • Impactful Work: Help us understand job and customer profitability and support continuous improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

  • Financial Business Partner: Own the business performance of our manufacturing function, providing monthly performance reporting and profitability analysis.
  • Process Improvement: Drive the establishment of job routing, materials forecasting, and continuous improvement processes across all S&A manufacturing sites.
  • Month-End Excellence: Enhance the S&A month-end close process, particularly focusing on inventory management and cost of goods sold.
  • Systems Implementation: Work as part of the team implementing Netsuite system changes, including Units of Measure, Purchase Orders, Inventory and WIP accounting, materials forecasting, and product cost accounting.
  • Risk Management: Identify gaps within existing business controls and recommend ways to minimise key risks.
  • Team Support: Cross-train with the finance team to ensure critical tasks have adequate cover.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience: Previous experience in a similar role within a medium-sized B2B business. Experience in the building industry is a plus.
  • Knowledge: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, continuous improvement, and core accounting functions.
  • Skills: Highly organised, excellent communicator, and comfortable working in a small team environment.
  • Attributes: High level of ownership, initiative, and a proactive approach to improving business performance.

What Great Looks Like:

  • One Month: You’ll have an in-depth introduction to the business and complete critical deliverables like month-end reporting.
  • Three Months: You’ll have a plan in place for labor and materials costing, stock management, and resource planning.
  • Six Months: You’ll bring structure to the month-end process, reducing the time to close down to an acceptable level (ideally Day 3).

If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute to the success of S&A Stairs, we want to hear from you

Apply now and become a part of our journey towards excellence


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