The Opportunity

Working closely with the Finance Manager and production leaders, you will take ownership of core manufacturing accounting activities including BOM integrity, cost analysis, labour reporting and month‑end processes. You’ll play a key role in strengthening financial visibility across the factory and supporting continuous improvement in costing and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain and review Bills of Materials (BOMs), routing data and standard costs
- Analyse material, labour and overhead variances, providing transparent commentary to operations
- Prepare weekly and monthly labour costing reports, including productivity and utilisation insights
- Partner with production teams to validate costing assumptions, scrap, yield and run‑rate data
- Support inventory accounting, stock reconciliations and cycle count processes
- Deliver month‑end activities including journals, accruals, cost centre reporting and manufacturing P&L;




- Assist with budgeting and forecasting for production volumes, labour requirements and cost drivers
- Strengthen costing models, manufacturing controls and data accuracy across ERP systems
- Provide ad‑hoc analysis to support operational decision‑making and continuous improvement initiatives

About You

- CA/CPA qualified or working toward completion
- Strong experience in manufacturing accounting, cost accounting or product‑based environments
- Solid understanding of BOMs, standard costing, labour costing and production reporting
- Confident working with operations, production managers and non‑finance stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into practical insights
- Hands‑on, detail‑driven and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment

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📌 Finance Analyst (Sydney)
🏢 FourQuarters Recruitment
📍 Sydney