Senior Financial Accountant

An exciting opportunity is now available for an experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Finance team.

Why Join Us?

• Make an impact: Play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, governance and insights that support business performance.
• Trusted finance leadership: Act as the 2IC to the Financial Controller and contribute to key finance initiatives.
• Drive improvement: Help strengthen financial processes, controls and reporting across the business.
• Broad business exposure: Partner with stakeholders across multiple brands in a dynamic FMCG environment.
• Collaborative culture and flexibility: Join a supportive team and enjoy hybrid working, employee benefits and wellbeing support.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a critical role in delivering accurate financial reporting, compliance, governance and business insights across the Manassen Group and Sunbeam Foods businesses.

Acting as the 2IC to the Financial Controller, you will help ensure the integrity of financial information while identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting outcomes.

• Lead month-end reporting and financial analysis activities.
• Prepare and distribute monthly reporting packs and management reports.
• Provide variance analysis and commentary on results and expenses.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity through effective reconciliation governance.
• Manage the Fixed Asset Register and capital expenditure reporting.
• Oversee GST, BAS and related compliance obligations.
• Support compliance requirements, including Payroll Tax, FBT, Workers Compensation, ABS reporting and treasury activities.
• Coordinate external audit requirements and statutory reporting.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and strengthen internal controls.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Support the Financial Controller during periods of leave or absence.

What You Bring

• CPA or CA qualification.
• A degree in Accounting, Commerce or a related discipline.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in a similar post-qualified accounting role.
• Experience working within a multi-divisional organisation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and complex formulas.
• Strong financial reporting and compliance experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound commercial acumen and analytical capability.
• A continuous improvement mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Why Manassen?

At Manassen Foods, we are passionate about building great brands and great careers. This is an opportunity to work across some of Australia’s most recognised food brands while partnering with leaders who value commercial insight, innovation and collaboration.

If you are looking for a role where you can influence business performance, drive meaningful change and make a genuine impact, we would love to hear from you.