Finance Manager – Manufacturing Division

About this role:

• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes for the manufacturing finance function.
• Maintain strong financial controls, reconciliations, and governance processes.
• Manage the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions.
• Maintain and improve product costing models, including material, labour, and manufacturing overhead allocation.
• Analyse production costs, cost variances, gross margin performance, and operating trends.
• Provide profitability analysis by product, customer, job, and business segment.
• Support pricing, tendering, and commercial decisions through accurate costing information.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and provide insights to improve operational performance.
• Assist in the annual budgeting process.
• Report actual results against budgets and provide commentary on key variances.
• Support stock counts, stocktakes, and inventory accuracy initiatives in partnership with operational teams.
• Monitor stock levels, slow-moving items, stock write-offs, and wastage.
• Support inventory valuation and ensure stock reporting is accurate and reliable.
• Assist operational managers with costing, efficiency, and working capital initiatives.
• Contribute to process improvements, ERP enhancements, and reporting automation initiatives.
• Assist with improvements to finance processes, controls, reporting templates, and management information.
• Promote a continuous improvement mindset across finance and operational reporting activities.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an accounting, finance management, or management accounting role.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, production, inventory-based, or industrial business environments.
• Strong understanding of Bills of Materials (BOM), inventory valuation, gross margin analysis, and financial controls.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and practical ERP system experience.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to improve systems and processes.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and control discipline.
• Hands-on and practical finance management capability.
• CPA or CA qualification, or progress towards completion, will be highly regarded.

About the Company:

Wormall Group is a proudly Western Australian, family-owned civil construction company with over 40 years of experience. We specialise in land development and infrastructure works, delivering excellence in construction, project management, and client service across the Perth metropolitan and regional areas.

Wormall Civil is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Applying:

Applications are preferred via this job ad, so please submit your up-to-date resume and cover letter.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.