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August 22, 2024
Fonterra
CONTRACT & OTHER
Finance Analyst
General Information
Date Published
22-Oct-2024
Advertising Ends
05-Nov-2024
Country
Australia
Location
Tasmania
Role Type
Accounting & Commercial
Work Type
Fixed Term
ID#
9634
Position Description
A world of opportunity awaits.
We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.
As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in Australia and around the world.
As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.
About the Opportunity
An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join our Commercial team on a 12-month contract.
This role will see you support 2 of our manufacturing facilities – Spreyton & Wynyard, Tasmania.
As the Finance Analyst, you will support the Southern processing manufacturing assets, drive business improvement through commercial insight, collaboration, and financial discipline. You will also work closely with the senior management site teams to achieve Key performance objectives.
Reporting to the Finance Manager- Tasmania, you will be the primary Finance contact for the Spreyton and Wynyard factories providing accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial support in accordance with the company accounting timetable and reporting requirements.
You will ensure that all local and corporate reporting requirements meet deadlines and that the various departments/functions on site are conversant with the accounting systems, policies and procedures, budget and forecast tasks for their areas of responsibility.
You will also:
- Support the site teams to ensure the accuracy of product costs for products produced at the respective manufacturing sites.
- Drive the achievement of sustainable performance of the sites and region.
- Provide the necessary commercial support, insight and challenge to the site operations leadership team.
- Focus on the key value drivers related to operational effectiveness (yield, quality, OEE, cost management), capital effectiveness and recovery maximization.
- Drive improvement in core controls and compliance.
- Accounting and financial reporting, including month-end close, group and AU reporting, as well as CAPEX reporting.
- Preparation of the opex budgets and forecasts as per the corporate timeframe for budget /3YP and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) cycles in combination with the wider business
This position will see you based across both the Spreyton and Wynyard sites,
About You
Critical to your success in this role will be your attention to detail, teamed with your ability to assimilate and analyse complex information.
You will demonstrate a strong financial acumen, understanding and applying key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
You will have a customer centric focus and the proven ability to build strong relationships, both internally and externally.
You will also have:
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting, commercial or financial management or other relevant discipline.
- CA/CPA is preferred or working towards.
- 3 years of relevant working experience in an Analyst role.
- Site/manufacturing Finance experience preferred.
- Strong Excel modelling and written skills.
- SAP systems or other financial systems background.
The benefits of life at Fonterra
Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.
- We offer flexible working to ensure the job gets done whilst being there for life's important moments.
- With a global presence, a world of career opportunities awaits you.
- We support your health and wellbeing with events, discounts on wellbeing products, and employee assistance programs.
- We encourage lifelong learning and will help you develop your skills.
- Enjoy discounted health insurance based on your employment type and location.
- No matter your life stage or choices, we have leave options, including purchasing additional leave, enhanced parental benefits, and long-service leave.
Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
You, me, us together.
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