An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Management Accountant to join Australasia’s largest co-product stockfeed business and play a key role in supporting financial performance, operational decision-making and continuous improvement across our New Zealand operations.
Based in Upper Hutt, Wellington, and reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Management Accountant supports the leadership, direction and management of the New Zealand Finance and Administration team.
This hands-on role combines management accounting, inventory control, financial reporting, business analysis and team leadership. You will work closely with the CFO and operational stakeholders to strengthen financial controls, improve business processes and provide analysis that supports sound commercial decisions.
Key responsibilities include:
Systems:
- Manage and reconcile inventory at all stock locations to ensure accuracy at all times.
- Manage and reconcile inventory-related Purchase orders.
- Monitor daily production orders and ensure margins are achieved.
- Own and maintain Master data for the ERP system.
Reports:
- Prepare monthly financial reports and commentary to senior management.
- Perform P&L review and related analysis.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly stock movement and costing reports, and maintain appropriate monthly stock provisions.
- Produce designated month-end financial reports for review by the CFO.
- Complete regular and ad-hoc transaction analysis as required.
- Perform project-related accounting work as required.
Controls:
- Execute stock transfers between sheds and 3rd party locations.
- Oversee the monthly stock tracker reconciliation.
- Ensure completeness of monthly sales and inventory cut-offs.
- Maintain accurate import costing records.
- Monitor and analyse commodity contracts.
- Checking daily margin reports and taking corrective actions for any anomalies.
- Plan and conduct periodical stocktakes.
- Collect, analyse, and evaluate data from a variety of sources to make recommendations and suggestions for business improvement and decision making.
Continuous Improvement:
- Identify specific business opportunities.
- Develop and implement cost-effective financial policies and procedures, as well as mitigate financial risk.
- Review and test business processes, identify control or efficiency gaps, and recommend practical improvements.
Development and Leadership:
- Assist with the production of Annual Budgets.
- Assist with the production of the 5-year Business Plan.
- Act as a backup for the CFO and Senior Financial Accountant.
- Lead and support a small finance team by building capability, maintaining engagement and promoting a safe working environment.
Provide backup support for the following finance activities:
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
- Maintain the fixed asset register.
- IRD Compliance.
- Monitor and plan daily cashflow, providing cash-position forecasts when required to support decision.
- Maintaining fixed asset register.
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- At least five years’ management and cost accounting experience, including analysis and problem-solving within a medium to large organisation.
- Demonstrated capability in management and cost accounting, reporting and analysis.
- Demonstrated successful experience in a similar role in a Finance and Administration team, including the implementation and maintenance of procedures and processes.
- Experience in stock management and inventory control, including collaboration with manufacturing operations.
- Experience in multi-site and manufacturing operations, preferably within the agricultural sector.
- Experience in using accounting systems with proven report writing and analysis skills.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Experience in ERP system management, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365, or similar.
- Exceptional commercial acumen and strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into practical actions.
- Experience with database or business intelligence systems is desirable.
A relevant tertiary qualification in business, management, accounting, finance or a related discipline is required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading Australasian organisation with a long-standing commitment to agriculture and a strong focus on commercial performance, operational improvement and sustainable growth.
If you have the required experience and would like to join our team, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role