Plant Accountant - - 44024 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Laminex has been creating great interior spaces for Australians for more than 90 years. As one of Australia's leading design and manufacturing businesses, our success has been built on innovation, trusted customer partnerships and a commitment to quality.

About the Role

We're looking for a Plant Accountant to join our team and play a key role in driving performance across our Ballarat and Bathurst production sites. Partnering closely with operational leaders, you'll be a trusted advisor who helps strengthen accountability, improve decision-making, and identify opportunities to enhance business performance. This is far more than a traditional accounting role. You'll provide commercial insight, influence strategic decisions, and lead initiatives that improve productivity, profitability, and long-term operational success.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with Manufacturing Managers and operational leaders to provide financial insights that support business performance.
Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, CAPEX plans, and cash flow projections.
Management reporting, including P&L, monthly reporting cycles, including accruals, journals, depreciation, expense allocations, and site P&L reviews.
Identify cost-saving and productivity improvement opportunities across manufacturing operations.
Participate in production and operational meetings, influencing stakeholders through data-driven recommendations.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operational processes
Review and maintain BOM and routing accuracy, fixed asset records, depreciation settings, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Support capital projects through capital expenditure preparation, spend tracking, and project performance monitoring.
Strengthen inventory control processes and drive working capital improvements.
Drive automation, process optimisation, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Coach and influence stakeholders to improve financial capability and support delivery of site priorities.

What You'll Bring

To be successful in this role, you'll bring a combination of strong technical finance expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

3-5 years' experience in plant/manufacturing environment with a recognised CPA or CA qualification.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the able to influence, build trust, communicate clearly, and tell the story behind the numbers.
Solid technical experience in manufacturing, with an understanding of operational drivers, P&L behaviour, costing, and efficiency metrics.
Advanced data modelling and analytical capability, including experience working with large datasets and advanced Excel.
Experience using ERP systems such as SAP or BPCS, and reporting tools including Power BI.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong influencing and relationship-building capability.
High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
A continuous improvement mindset and passion for driving change.
Ownership, resilience, adaptability, and a strong focus on outcomes.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take on a high-impact role where you'll be a key contributor to the success of the site. You'll work alongside experienced operational leaders, influence business outcomes, and play a critical role in driving performance across a dynamic manufacturing environment. As part of the Fletcher Building Group you will have access to wide range of employee benefits including a leading parental leave scheme, investment in your career development and a wide range of corporate discounts.

Apply now!