Junior Finance Manager

 

Main characteristics

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

Company

Michael Page

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Accounting & Finance

Industry

Transport & Distribution

Job summary

About Our Client

Our client is a listed multi-national which specialises in freight forwarding and contract logistics. They have significant supply chain contracts with recognised global brands and prioritise meaningful relationships with all of their clients.

Job Description

The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

- Ensure all invoicing is processed correctly, reporting on all financial matters;
- To complete monthly P&L review, branch variance analysis and customer profitability analysis review with Profit and Loss owners (Distribution Centre Managers, Distribution Managers) including respective actions;
- Analysis of rates, margins, volumes and profitability per site / customer and respective trends;
- Complete quarterly rolling forecast as well as annual target planning process including bridge analysis, sensitivities, risks and potential;
- Provide existing and new business customer pricing reviews and profitability assessment and approvals;
- Identify risks, investments, customer tariff (pricing) mechanisms;
- To complete Monthly FSL review focusing on deferral control and GP Ageing and matching of costs and revenue;
- Control areas impacting cost/profitability;
- To complete Business Investment Applications: Assessment and approval of Investment Application/Capex process;
- To align and standardise all operational reports used to underpin the trial balance;
- To support business implementations and client setups, providing billing processes and tools for customers and internal invoice generation;
- To monitoring of Finance KPIs such as unacknowledged items and customer ageing;
- To act in a professional manner at all times with internal and external customers;
- To undertake any other tasks required by Management.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate has strong leadership capabilities and can strongly communicate financial analysis to relevant stakeholders. They also have the following:

- Tertiary degree in accounting or finance and completed CA/CPA Qualification
- 5 or more years experience in an accounting position
- Experience with Contract Logistics preferred but not essential
- Experience with MS Dynamics or Power BI
- Experience leading people preferred but not essential
- Excellent communication skills

What's on Offer

The successful candidate will be afforded an exciting opportunity to work within a global logistics organisation and make significant contributions to the strategy of the finance team. As part of a supportive work environment there are two days WFH flexibility provided in this role and growth opportunities for the candidate as our client is a market leader in the global logistics space.