Management Accounting & Budgeting (Accounting)
Full time
About the Company
The Lindsay Group proudly operates an extensive Rural and National Transport and Logistics business across various locations connecting growers, regional communities and businesses with cities and sellers of fresh food across Australia. As part of the group, Lindsay Transport is the largest transporter of fresh produce in Australia, specialising in temperature sensitive, time-slotted freight into Central Markets and major Grocery Distribution Centres to help our customers best meet their national supply chain needs. Lindsay Rural and the Hunters business provide essential services and products to rural Australia across most Australian growing regions.
Today we employ over 1,800 exceptional individuals, with roughly 35% based in Regional Australia, and together we service over 1.5 million tonnes of temperature-controlled freight every year across the country.
About the Opportunity
Based at our Corporate Head Office in Acacia Ridge and reporting to the Group's Financial Controller; this role offers the opportunity to join a close-knit accounting team which is undergoing a transformation of change.
Our Senior Management Accountant will be responsible for providing management accounting support to the business and will have core accountabilities of a broad range of functions including:
Management reporting
Budgeting and forecasting
Business partnering with management teams
Financial modelling & report development
Project reporting
About You:
To succeed in this role, you will possess strong communication and analytical skills coupled with a desire to learn and grow within our business. The right candidate will be self-motivated, a natural problem solver and have strong time management skills. You will take ownership of your work and continually seek ways to improve processes and commercial outcomes.
We anticipate you will be able to demonstrate:
Prior experience working in transport, warehouse, logistics or similar industries.
Expertise in data extraction and reporting from an ERP system.
Advanced Excel skills.
Superior interpersonal and communication skills coupled with strong relationship building & management skills.
Great organisation, planning and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise competing objectives.
The ability to work well under pressure whilst maintaining high accuracy and attention to detail.
Ideally, you will have a completed Bachelor's degree and have completed your CA/CPA studies complemented by a minimum of 4-5 years post qualification experience.
This is an opportunity to work with progressive management and an employer that values investing in our employees' professional development and training.
The work environment is a modern office, with up-to-date equipment and off-street parking provided.
We pride ourselves on working in a way that brings our Values to life every day.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Lindsay Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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