Finance Contractor - Senior Manager

About Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Mainland Dairy, the business formerly known as Fonterra’s global Consumer and associated businesses, is now part of the Lactalis Group and known as Lactalis-Mainland Dairy.

Lactalis is a French family-owned business founded in Laval in 1933. Today, it is the world’s leading dairy group, present in 50 countries employing around 85,500 people. It is home to some of the world’s best known global and international dairy brands, including Président, Galbani and Parmalat, and local brands including Pauls, OAK, and Cracker Barrel in Australia.

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a team of more than 4,300 employees, operating 16 manufacturing sites across Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. We make well-loved brands including Perfect Italiano, Mainland, and Western Star.

Our passionate and talented team is committed to nurturing the future, unlocking new opportunities, and fostering innovation in nutrition and food.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the General Manager – Financial Reporting, this 24-month maximum term contract is critical in supporting Mainland through a significant post-acquisition transition.

As Finance Contractor – Senior Manager, you will stabilise financial control processes, remediate historical balance sheet issues, and ensure high-quality statutory, group and sustainability reporting during a period of structural and operational change.

In this role, you will:

• Leading the exit from TSA arrangements while maintaining strong financial control and process continuity
• Overseeing balance sheet reviews and remediation of historical issues across entities
• Delivering accurate and timely reporting across statutory, group and audit requirements
• Supporting legal entity restructures, consolidation changes and transaction-related accounting
• Partnering with stakeholders and Group Finance to provide technical accounting guidance and resolve complex issues

About You

You are a technically strong finance professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and brings a hands-on, delivery-focused approach.

To succeed in this role, you’ll ideally bring:

• 8–10+ years’ experience in financial control, reporting or audit within large or complex organisations
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration, transformations or carve-outs
• Strong expertise in balance sheet governance, audit delivery and IFRS reporting (CA/CPA)
• Exposure to legal entity restructures, consolidation or evolving reporting requirements
• Strong systems capability and the ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Career development and internal opportunities across a global business
• A team focused workplace in a fantastic culture where your work has real impact
• A strong commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability
• Flexible work arrangements where possible

Based at our Richmond office, this role offers excellent career development and internal mobility pathways as well as flexible ways of working and a hybrid structure, that allows you the balance of in-office collaboration and working from home to suit your lifestyle.

Please note that applicants must have full working rights for Australia to be considered.