Financial Accountant

Join Sugar Australia as a Financial Accountant at our Head Office in Yarraville, VIC. This permanent full-time opportunity is ideal for someone with strong financial accounting experience who’s looking to take ownership of core finance processes and contribute to continuous improvement within a fast-paced, operationally complex FMCG environment. Whether you’re currently in industry or coming from a professional services background, this is your chance to step into a broad and hands-on finance role that supports both compliance and business performance.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll work across financial reporting, month-end, audit, and budgeting processes, while maintaining strong internal controls and contributing to financial systems improvement. This is a role with real impact — where accuracy, accountability, and continuous learning are valued.

The sweet things you’ll be involved in

As our Financial Accountant, you’ll play a hands-on role in maintaining the integrity of our financial reporting and ensuring the smooth running of core finance processes. You’ll work across month-end close, compliance, forecasting, and audit preparation, while helping to improve systems and reporting efficiency. Your attention to detail and drive for accuracy will support sound financial governance and enable informed decision-making across the business.

What you’ll be doing

• Contributing to month-end processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting across profit and loss balance sheet and cash flow
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Supporting key internal controls and cash management processes
• Assisting with financial system processes to support monthly reporting, budgeting, and forecasting cycles
• Managing internal recharge documentation and preparing budget packs
• Preparing and submitting data for BAS and FBT compliance requirements
• Coordinating weekly cash flow forecasts and supporting overall cash management activities
• Providing reporting for capital project governance and assisting in capital project administration
• Assisting with year-end processes, financial statements, and external audits
• Continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and drive efficiency

What we’re wanting you to bring to the table:

We’re seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and motivated individual who is interested in growing their career. You’ll bring a strong technical skillset, a continuous improvement mindset, and a desire to add value to the business. You may be stepping out of professional services or already in industry and ready for a new challenge. We’re also open to considering recent graduates who have gained around 12 months’ relevant work experience as part of their university degree.

• Tertiary Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• CPA or CA in progress
• Minimum 1–2 years’ experience in financial accounting or external audit, with a foundational understanding of Australian accounting standards, BAS, and reporting requirements
• Experience from an audit background (highly regarded)
• Intermediate Excel skills and comfortable working with large data sets
• Exposure to major ERP systems is an advantage
• High level of accuracy, strong organisational skills, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think methodically and deliver practical solutions
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams
• Collaborative, detail-focused, and motivated to contribute to a high-performing finance team

About Sugar Australia

Sugar Australia has been a trusted name in Australian manufacturing for over 170 years and is a leading producer of sugar and ingredient solutions across retail, foodservice and industrial markets.

We operate refineries, packing facilities, bulk storage terminals and distribution sites across Australia, supporting some of the country’s largest food and beverage brands alongside our well-known CSR Sugar retail products found in supermarkets nationwide.

With a strong operational footprint and manufacturing heritage, our teams play an important role in safely producing and moving essential products used in homes and businesses every day.

At Sugar Australia, our values of integrity, excellence, passion, innovation, teamwork and safety underpin the way we work and support one another across the business. We’re committed to creating an environment that supports strong operational performance, continuous improvement and ongoing people development.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package and exclusive corporate discounts
• Health and wellbeing programs, regular social events, and employee recognition initiatives
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
• A friendly and collaborative culture, with a strong focus on our people and our customers
• Access to our product range – perfect for those with a passion for bakingWe are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

Ready to grow your finance career with a supportive and experienced team?

Apply now and be part of something sweet.

Job Details

Reference #

52404

Posted on

22 May 2026

Closes on

19 June 2026 17:00

Location(s)

Yarraville

Expertise

Finance

Job level(s)

Graduate, Experienced

Work type(s)

Permanent

More details (document)

Business unit

Sugar Australia