Location Country

Australia

Vacancy Name

Management Accountant

Vacancy No

VN456

Employment Type

Full time

Summary of Role

The Management Accountant is responsible for:

- Supporting month-end and reporting processes in collaboration with the Finance Team, undertaking day‑to‑day accounting processing and related finance tasks.
- Assisting audit activities, resolving financial discrepancies, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
- Contributing towards SDI Strategic Priorities.
- Conducting work in a safe manner, adhering to quality compliance requirements and demonstrating a strong commitment to SDI's values of passion, accountability, respect, teamwork, and innovation.

Specific Responsibilites

- Assist with month-end closing activities, including journal preparation, accruals, and financial reporting.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations for selected accounts and investigate discrepancies as required.
- Support the review, reconciliation, and clearing of GR/IR balances.
- Support stocktakes, stock management and inventory control processes.
- Assist with actual versus budget variance reports for various cost centres and assist with investigating significant variances.
- Assist in preparing management reports, and other KPI reporting.
- Assist with audit queries and other compliance requirements.
- Ensure assigned tasks comply with relevant accounting standards, company policies and procedures.
- Assist with insurance queries, including maintaining insurance records, coordinating claims and supporting insurance renewals.
- Provide backup support to the finance team for day‑to‑day financial processing activities as required.
- Assist with system development, and implementation to improve finance processes.
- Support automation initiatives and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and accuracy of finance processes.




- Liaises with internal and external stakeholders as required.
- Maintain awareness of and compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
- Other activities as requested by Company Management.
- Assist other ad hoc financial responsibilities and general administrative tasks as required.

Key Relationships (Internal & External)

- All Department Managers
- Overseas Sales & Finance teams
- Purchasing and Warehouse teams
- External Auditors/consultants
- Insurance Brokers

Job Environment

- The position is located at Bayswater
- Working hours: 38‑hour week paid monthly

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Essential Experience

- CA/CPA qualified or nearing completion of CA/CPA studies.
- Tertiary qualification in Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Previous experience in similar role is desirable.
- Experience with accounting software or ERP systems, such as SAP, is highly regarded.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Knowledge and skills

- Strong analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to analyse financial information, perform reconciliations and assist with reporting.
- Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to learn, adapt to new systems and work collaboratively within the finance team.
- Aware of SDI's current Quality policy and objectives

Personal Qualities

- Strong numeracy skills and understanding of accounting concepts
- Well‑organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Proactive and willing to learn, adapt to new systems and embrace process improvements.
- Reliable and able to work collaboratively with the team.
- Flexible and able to manage changing priorities.

Currency

AUD

Salary Minimum

$80,000.00

Salary Maximum

$90,000.00

Salary Period

Per Annum

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