Commercial Accountant

Demold Medical, a local manufacturer, is an important division of the Detmold Group – a strong and successful Australian based family-owned business. Headquartered in Adelaide, Detmold Medical specialises in packaging, medical and disposable items for the Australian health industry. This business presents an exciting mix of a strong and well-established customer base within the health sector, combined with ongoing expansion through new products and markets.

About the opportunity 

Reporting to the Management Accountant, you will provide commercial and accounting support to the Detmold Medical business to support decision making and drive business improvements. You will identify, analyse, manage and make recommendations to optimise the drivers which deliver the efficiencies to our manufacturing operations. You will provide strategic recommendations to drive sustainable sales growth and profitability, while optimising working capital and minimising risk.

Critical to your success will be the ability to work confidently and respectfully with senior stakeholders to achieve business outcomes.

In terms of specific responsibilities, you will:

Support the coordination and performance of the Detmold Medical’s annual financial reporting compliance program.

The accurate completion, prudent commercial analysis and timely delivery of all monthly financial reporting.

Manage and coordinate the budgeting process for the business.

• Prepare and analyse factory variance reporting.
• Assist Production management in interpretation and analysis of factory costs.
• Collaborate with National Sales Manager on pricing/cost analysis during the tender process within the business as required.
• Review PPV and investigate variances to our standard landed costs.
• Raw material and WIP reporting (Including aging.)
• Analysing cost to serve, at macro and micro levels, highlighting deviations to budget and identifying cost effective alternatives.
• Effectively managing and successfully executing:
• internal cost rolls
• cost and price reviews of customer base in conjunction with National Sales Manager
• Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Supplier invoice coding and appropriate authorisation.

About you

What you’ll need:

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Finance or similar.
• High level of interpersonal skills to be able to work effectively and positively with personnel at all levels in the organisation.
• Problem-solving ability and an analytical approach.
• Strong personal accountability for driving and delivering on targets and deadlines.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• While not essential, commercial accounting experience gained in FMCG, manufacturing or a similar environment would be advantageous.
• Previous experience using Excel at an advanced level

What we’ll offer you: 

• A commitment to your ongoing professional development. 
• A commitment to corporate social responsibility – we support local communities and charities and are committed to sustainable and ethical sourcing.
• A health and wellbeing program so you feel supported to be at your best.
• Access to an active social club.

If you are looking to work in a global business, and driven to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. 

Please note, this position is open to Australian Citizens or permanent residents only. 

If you would like to provide a cover letter as part of your application, please attach it to your resume and upload as one document.

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

About us

The Detmold Group is a family-owned and operated global business, partnering with some of the world’s largest and most iconic food and retail brands to create world-class packaging for a better tomorrow. 

Our business is focused on making a positive impact for our people, our partners and our planet whilst keeping our customers at the core of everything we do. Relentlessly looking for ways to improve quality, service, and efficiency, we are driven to improve the way the world experiences packaging.

Employee safety is our priority, and we want our people to be 100% SAFE and WELL.