Management Accountant - Manufacturing

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Villawood - Hybrid

Compensation: $105,000 - $125,000 / year

Description

Who We Are:
You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

We put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

Diversity Matters:
We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Key Info:

Job title: Management Accountant - Manufacturing
Role type: Full Time, Permanent
Reports into: GM, Finance
Location: Hybrid / Sydney, NSW
Salary: $105k - $125k+ super (depending on experience)
Ideal starting date: As soon as possible

About the Role:

Our AUSAO finance team supports retail, digital and manufacturing operations across Australia and Aotearoa (NZ). We’re in a real period of change. Moving to Xero, migrating manufacturing to a new ERP, and automating manual processes that have been in place too long. We’re looking for people who want to be part of that work, not just maintain the status quo.

This is a hands-on management accounting role embedded in our Villawood manufacturing operation. You’ll own the month-end close for Manufacturing, run inventory and cost accounting across the entity, and act as a genuine finance business partner to the Manufacturing Director. That means providing the insight and analysis they need to make good decisions, not just producing reports and handing them over.

More than the task list, we’re looking for someone who genuinely cares about getting it right. Someone who’s comfortable sitting with complexity, asks good questions before jumping to conclusions, and understands that behind every journal entry there’s a real business decision being made.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a finance business partner to the Manufacturing Director, providing analysis, commentary and guidance to support operational decision-making
Own month-end close for the manufacturing entity, including inventory journals, cost of goods, and intercompany reconciliations between manufacturing and retail
Prepare and review closing stock valuations, goods in transit, and opening stock reversals
Reconcile manufacturing sales and purchases against retail counterparts, investigating and resolving discrepancies
Maintain and apply cost prices across SKUs, including packaging, consumables and finished goods
Manage wastage reporting and ensure accurate GL treatment across waste categories
Support the preparation of management accounts and commentary for the manufacturing entity
Work closely with the manufacturing team at Villawood to ensure financial processes reflect operational reality
Contribute to ERP and system improvements (including Xero onboarding)
Build and maintain the GL mapping and chart of accounts for manufacturing-related activity
Support payroll GL submissions and liaise with the payroll team on coding and accruals

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

3-4+ years in a management accounting or financial accounting role, ideally with exposure to manufacturing
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and/or CPA/CA completed or in progress
Solid understanding of inventory accounting, cost of goods, and stock movement journals
Comfortable with modern accounting systems and confident when those systems change. We’re mid-migration across both ERP and finance platforms and you’ll be an active part of that
Strong reconciliation skills and a low tolerance for leaving things unexplained
Clear communicator, comfortable translating numbers into plain language for non-finance stakeholders
Experience with MYOB, Xero or a comparable system
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Practices active and compassionate listening
Proactive and creative problem solving skills
Solid understanding of modern office platforms and communication tools

Our Perfect Match Is:

Passionate about working within a values-driven business
Genuinely curious when something doesn’t reconcile - they follow it until it makes sense, not file it for later
Comfortable on the warehouse floor as much as behind a spreadsheet - they ask questions, build relationships, and understand the operation they’re supporting
Someone who takes real pride in their work and holds themselves to a high standard without being told to
A clear and confident communicator who can translate numbers into plain language for people who don’t live in spreadsheets
Reliable and easy to work with - the kind of person their team can count on when month-end gets tight
Organised and self-directed, with the maturity to know when to escalate and when to move on
QAD experience is a genuine bonus but we know it’s rare

NOTE: Please include a cover letter

Benefits

50% discount on Lush products
Profit-based bonus
Flexible working arrangements
Paid day off for your birthday
Employee assistance programme

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