About the role

We are looking for a Junior Accountant with strong costing skills to join Odessa Oils. Our accounts receivable and accounts payable staff handle day-to-day invoicing, payments and collections.

You will sit above that work: owning product costing, margin analysis, reporting, budgeting, cash flow and financial controls, and making sure the numbers are accurate and useful for decision-making. You will work closely with the director, operations, purchasing, warehouse and sales, and you will be expected to bring insights, not just numbers. This is a outstanding opportunity for someone with manufacturing finance experience who wants to step into a broad, high-exposure finance role.

Key responsibilities

- Own product costing for our edible oil range, including raw oil, packaging, labour, freight and overheads, and keep costs current as supplier and freight prices change

- Maintain standard costs and analyse variances, including yield and wastage, and report on what is driving them

- Analyse pricing and margins by product, customer and channel, and advise management on profitability

- Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L;, balance sheet and KPI reporting, with clear commentary for the director

- Lead month-end and year-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments and account reconciliations

- Oversee inventory accounting, including stock valuation, stocktakes, cycle counts and reconciliation of raw materials, packaging and finished goods





- Review and supervise the work of the accounts receivable and accounts payable staff, including approving payment runs, checking reconciliations and following up overdue debtors

- Monitor cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts, and work with the bank and finance providers as required

- Prepare budgets and forecasts, and track actual performance against them

- Develop and improve financial controls, policies, approval processes and finance systems

About you

- 3 years of accounting experience, ideally in a manufacturing or food production environment

- Solid understanding of costing, including standard costing and inventory valuation

- Working knowledge of GST, BAS and month-end processes
- A degree in accounting or finance is required, preferably with a CPA or CA qualification

- Strong Excel skills

- Experience with an accounting or ERP system

- Good attention to detail and accuracy

- Commercial mindset and the initiative to work with minimal supervision

- Clear communication skills, with confidence presenting numbers to director and working with people across the business

- Ability to guide and review the work of AR and AP team members

About us

Odessa Oils is a supplier of edible oils. We are a growing food supply business, and our finance team plays a key role in understanding product costs and keeping the business profitable.

Benefits

- Attractive remuneration
- A hands-on role with direct exposure to the director and a clear path to career progression towards a potential CFO position

📌 Junior Accountant (Costing & Financial Management) (Pascoe Vale)
🏢 Odessa Oils
📍 Pascoe Vale