About the role

  • Management Accountant providing financial insights and support for manufacturing operations at Lush, focusing on analysis, month-end close, and inventory accounting.

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

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

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

Job title

Management Accountant – Manufacturing

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

A$105,000 - A$125,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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