Company Accountant – Food Manufacturing (Bakery)

Land of Plenty Manufacturing Pty Ltd (trading as Choices Food Group) runs an SQF-certified commercial bakery in Hornsby, producing gluten-free cakes, slices, muffins, loaves and savoury lines for major retailers, food service distributors and airline caterers across Australia. We are part of the Land of Plenty Food Group.

We are looking for a Company Accountant to own the accounts function for the manufacturing entity. This is a hands-on, sole-charge role sitting inside a bakery, not a head-office finance team. You will run day-to-day accounts payable and receivable for a food manufacturer and produce the management accounting that tells the business what it costs to make and move every product.

What you will do

Accounts division – sole charge for Land of Plenty Manufacturing

Run accounts payable end to end: raw material, packaging, freight and utility supplier bills, three-way matching of purchase orders, receiving slips and invoices in the bakery ERP (FlexiBake), weekly supplier payment runs and priority lists for CEO approval

Run accounts receivable: invoicing from production despatch, retailer and distributor claims, credits and rebates (Woolworths, Harris Farm, food service distributors, export customers), remittances, collections and credit holds

Bank and GST reconciliations in Xero, including BAS preparation within a GST group and intercompany transactions with related group entities

Payroll reporting support for a rostered production workforce (Deputy timesheets to Xero), superannuation, workers compensation wage declarations and leave accruals

Site administration finance: leases, insurances, security and equipment contracts, fixed asset register for bakery plant

Management accounting for a bakery





Maintain recipe and bill-of-materials costings in FlexiBake: raw material price movements, yield and waste allowances, pack sizes and labour rates

Monthly finished goods and raw material stocktake reconciliation (system vs physical count), variance investigation and write-off journals

Weekly COGS and gross margin reporting by SKU, customer and channel, including freight-to-customer cost audits

Production labour analysis: wage cost per batch, overtime and packing labour vs plan

Monthly management accounts for the manufacturing entity, consolidation inputs for group, and support for budgeting, cashflow forecasting and capex requests

Costing and pricing support for new product development and customer tenders

Finance evidence for SQF food safety audits, supplier approvals and retailer compliance portals

Working closely with the Group General Manager, Group Financial Manager and the external accountant

What we are looking for

Minimum 5 years' accounting experience in a food manufacturing, bakery or FMCG production workplace, covering both AP/AR and management accounting

Demonstrated experience with recipe or bill-of-materials costing, stocktake reconciliation and COGS reporting in a manufacturing ERP (FlexiBake, Unleashed, MYOB Advanced, NetSuite or similar)

Working knowledge of Xero, including BAS and GST group reporting

Experience handling retailer and distributor claims, rebates and credits (supermarket and food service accounts)

Comfortable as the only accountant on a production site, working directly with bakers, production and despatch staff

Bachelor degree in Accounting (or Business majoring in Accounting)

Accurate, organised, and able to run to weekly payment and reporting deadlines without supervision

Full-time availability, on site at Hornsby

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📌 Company Accountant – Food Manufacturing (Bakery) (Hornsby)
🏢 Land of Plenty Food
📍 Hornsby