Financial Accountant
Perigon ·perigongroup.com.au
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The Opportunity
Join a dynamic, fast-growing manufacturing business as a Financial Accountant on a 6-month initial contract. Working collaboratively within a close-knit Finance team, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate monthly reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting a clean audit outcome.
Key Responsibilities
If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply via the link below or contact Sam Liu at Perigon Group for a confidential discussion.
Join a dynamic, fast-growing manufacturing business as a Financial Accountant on a 6-month initial contract. Working collaboratively within a close-knit Finance team, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate monthly reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and supporting a clean audit outcome.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver accurate month-end results, including provisioning for stock held with wholesalers, unprocessed transactions, pricing variances, and distribution fee calculations
- Review and validate wholesaler sales and inventory movement data to ensure reporting accuracy and surface meaningful trends
- Calculate and process monthly distribution fee rebates, including invoice preparation and product-level allocations
- Support and maintain Power BI reporting, working closely with BI teams to ensure data integrity and timely delivery
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate and resolve variances, and provide accurate information to support audit processes
- Keep process documentation up to date, contribute to continuous improvement projects, and provide ad hoc reporting and finance support as needed
- 3+ years' experience as a Financial Accountant, ideally within FMCG or a similar fast-paced manufacturing environment
- CA or CPA qualified
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (large data sets, PivotTables, VLOOKUP, filters) and broader Office 365 proficiency
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent qualification
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve issues independently
- Solid technical accounting knowledge with the ability to manage recurring tasks autonomously
- Continuous improvement mindset, adaptable in a fast-paced team environment
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience with financial systems and reporting tools such as Power BI
- Supportive, values-driven team culture within a dynamic, fast-growing business
- Genuine focus on professional development and internal mobility
- Autonomous working environment that supports ownership and accountability
- Access to structured leadership development and mentoring programs
- Confidential wellbeing and EAP support services
If you're interested in learning more about this opportunity, please apply via the link below or contact Sam Liu at Perigon Group for a confidential discussion.
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Who is hiring for the Financial Accountant role?
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Where is the Financial Accountant job located?
The Financial Accountant role with Perigon is based in Melbourne, VIC, AU.
Is the Financial Accountant role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Perigon.
What experience level is the Financial Accountant role?
The Financial Accountant position is aimed at mid-level candidates.
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