Site Management Accountant

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At Amcor, we are proud to provide packaging solutions that help our customers succeed through collaboration and innovation driven by art and science. As one of the world leaders in responsible packaging solutions, we supply a broad range of innovative flexible plastic packaging products to enhance the products consumers use in everyday life. Amcor Flexibles provides flexible packaging solutions to the healthcare and food sector with manufacturing operations throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. At Amcor we have a high performance culture with a focus on empowering and developing our people. 

The purpose of this role is to support our Airport Oaks and Albany manufacturing plants through financial operations – maintaining the integrity of the cost accounting finance system; providing regular insight on manufacturing variances and ensuring accurate standard costs for all products, conducting period reporting, KPI reporting, Work order closing, GL transactions, management accounts reconciliations and operations fixed cost analysis.

Reporting to the Site Accounting Manager, the role provides fantastic development opportunities and a great company culture.  We are seeking someone who has strong technical manufacturing accounting knowledge with analysis experience and the ability to truly partner with business stakeholders. Your strong interpersonal and communication skills will see you liaise regularly with colleagues from Operations throughout New Zealand and Australia. Your role will include:

• Providing accurate and timely financial reporting to stakeholders through effective month-end processes, accurate balance sheet reconciliations and the provision of quality financial accounts
• Being the custodian of the operational and financial transactions for our Airport Oaks site and providing regular support to our Albany site
• Producing quality costing and management reports with insightful commentary
• Promoting continuous improvement projects and tracking of delivery
• Conducting Control Self Assessments and governance of site Capital Expenditure
• Effective implementation and follow through of Amcor internal control policies and procedures
• Supporting the site operation through system change and integration

The experience and skill required for the role:

• Finance background with 2-3 years' minimum (exposure to manufacturing environments preferred)
• Strong commercial, critical and strategic thinking with prior experience of standard costing
• Excellent communications skills, attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
• A proactive mindset and ability to challenge the status quo
• Comfortable operating within a changing environment, new systems and processes
• An accounting post graduate qualification (CA,CPA) preferred or we will offer professional development support through your CA/CPA program studies

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a fast paced, highly rewarding, world leading organisation. This role is a full-time, maternity leave contract role based in Airport Oaks, Mangere and travel to our Albany site once a week will also be required.