Management Accountant

About the role

An established and growing Australian services business is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join its finance team. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded accountant to take a hands-on role across management reporting, financial analysis, budgeting and operational performance. The business operates in a fast-paced, people-intensive environment where accurate financial information and strong commercial insight are critical to decision-making. Reporting to a senior finance leader, you will work closely with operational and commercial teams to provide meaningful financial analysis and help improve business performance. You will have exposure to a broad range of financial and operational matters, including workforce costs, customer profitability, margins, forecasting and process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports and variance analysis
• Analyse revenue, costs, margins and business performance
• Monitor workforce-related costs and profitability
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management
• Reconcile payroll, timesheets, invoicing and associated costs
• Analyse pay rates, overtime, allowances, utilisation and other workforce trends
• Support month-end and year-end financial processes
• Prepare customer and business-unit profitability analysis
• Develop and maintain financial reports, KPI dashboards and management information
• Assist with audit, statutory reporting and compliance requirements

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
• At least 5-8 years' experience in management accounting or a similar commercial finance role
• Experience in a people-intensive or operationally complex industry
• Strong understanding of payroll costing and workforce-related financial analysis
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience working with accounting, payroll or ERP systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment

Desirable Experience

Experience with one or more of the following would be advantageous:

• Workforce, staffing, professional services, logistics, construction, healthcare or other high-volume operational environments
• Australian employment awards and workforce cost structures
• ERP or accounting platforms such as Xero, MYOB, SAP, Oracle, Pronto or similar
• Power BI
• Financial modelling and business intelligence
• Process improvement and finance automation

Why Join?

This role offers the opportunity to move beyond traditional financial reporting and become a genuine commercial partner to the business.

You will work across finance and operations, gain broad exposure to the drivers of a substantial Australian business and have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on reporting, profitability and business processes.

If you are an ambitious accountant looking for a role where your analysis will directly influence commercial decision-making, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion.