Responsibilities
- Serve as the main finance contact for operations teams in VIC and NSW, fostering strong working relationships.
- Collaborate with operations to identify key drivers of performance, cost challenges, and efficiency efforts, then translate them into financial insights.
- Help site managers interpret cost centre results, variances, and performance trends with actionable guidance.
- Lead the integration of site-level data into annual budgets and recurring forecasts using Planful, covering overheads, labor, maintenance, and operating expenses.
- Work with Procurement to update ingredient and packaging cost assumptions in Planful, ensuring financial models reflect current pricing.
- Monitor capital expenditure against approved budgets and assist in evaluating return on investment for capital projects.
- Track key working capital and inventory indicators specific to manufacturing sites, such as days of ingredient inventory on hand.
- Produce monthly financial reports and performance commentary using data from Omni Analytics and NetSuite systems.
- Identify and resolve issues related to cost allocation and coding accuracy in coordination with Procurement and Operations teams.
- Deliver on-demand financial analysis to support operational choices, capital funding requests, and cost reduction programs.
- Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation in working files, Notion pages, and reporting materials for all site finance activities.
- Support ongoing enhancements to financial processes, controls, and reporting tools at manufacturing locations.
- Ensure the integrity of spend and inventory data used by the broader FP&A function.
Work Arrangement
On-site — Dandenong South
Who are we?
The company is an Australian-founded pet wellness brand challenging traditional industry norms by focusing on extending pet lifespans through fresh, wholefood nutrition. Despite advances in veterinary medicine, many pets suffer from preventable diseases and die prematurely. The organization believes diet is foundational to health and delivers balanced, human-grade meals directly to customers across Australia. It has served over 100 million meals and aims to expand its product line and global reach. With more than 250 employees dedicated to innovation in pet health, and over $60 million in funding from venture capital and industry investors, the company is scaling its mission to transform pet wellness through science-backed nutrition.
Our Mission
Current pet care practices focus on treating symptoms rather than preventing illness. The organization takes a proactive, holistic, and individualized approach by addressing diet, lifestyle, and environment to improve long-term health outcomes. It designs personalized nutrition plans to not only extend the lives of dogs and cats but also enhance their quality of life. The core mission is to significantly increase the healthy lifespan of pets through root-cause solutions, starting with nutrition.
