Join a leading Australian manufacturing business where your commercial insight will directly influence operational performance. We are partnering with a well-established manufacturing organisation seeking an experienced
Manufacturing Accountant
to become the key finance business partner for its inner north Brisbane production facility.
This is far more than a traditional accounting role. You'll work closely with manufacturing leaders, providing commercial insights, analysing production performance, improving costing accuracy and supporting strategic operational decisions across the site.
The Role Reporting to the Financial Controller, your responsibilities will include:
Prepare monthly manufacturing financial results and management reports
Analyse production, labour and overhead variances
Manage product costing and inventory valuation
Review Bills of Materials (BOMs) and product cost structures
Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
Partner with production and operational leaders to improve plant performance
Analyse manufacturing KPIs including labour utilisation, waste, yield and productivity
Coordinate stocktakes, cycle counts and inventory controls
Support capital expenditure reporting and fixed asset management




Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance and manufacturing processes
About You To be successful in this role you will ideally possess:
CPA or CA qualification ideal, or extensive experience in similar roles
Previous experience within a manufacturing environment
Strong management accounting and financial analysis capability
Experience with product costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing variances
ERP systems experience (SAP, Dynamics 365, JD Edwards, Pronto or similar)
Advanced Excel skills
Solid commercial acumen with the ability to partner with operational stakeholders
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
What's on Offer
Permanent full-time opportunity
Competitive salary package
Stable and growing manufacturing business
Genuine business partnering role with operational influence
Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture
Opportunity to make a tangible impact on manufacturing performance
Long-term career growth within a respected organisation
If you're a commercially minded Manufacturing Accountant who enjoys working closely with operations and influencing business performance, we'd love to hear from you.
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