Finance Manager

Finance Manager Hilton Foods APAC | Truganina, VIC Rarely available. Big impact. For the love of food, we're seeking a passionate Finance leader who thrives on creating meaningful change and rewarding challenges. Opportunities at our Truganina site don’t come around often and this is one of them. We’re looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join our team and play a key role in shaping the financial and commercial performance of our manufacturing operation. This is more than reporting and month-end. You’ll work closely with our operational and commercial teams, providing the insight, challenge and analysis that helps drive better business decisions. What you’ll be doing Lead the site finance function and a team of finance professionals Provide commercial insight across profitability, costs, pricing and performance Lead budgeting, forecasting, standard costing and capital expenditure processes Partner with the business on cost savings, business cases and improvement initiatives Oversee customer pricing, product costing and the buy/sell process Ensure strong financial controls, reporting accuracy and balance sheet management Build trusted relationships across operations, commercial, customers and the wider finance team Help strengthen financial understanding across the site and turn numbers into meaningful business decisions What you’ll bring You’ll be a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys being close to the operation and making a tangible impact. You’ll ideally have: 5+ years’ finance experience , preferably within a complex or manufacturing environment CA or CPA qualification Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline Strong commercial accounting, modelling and analytical capability Experience with budgeting, forecasting, costing and profitability analysis Experience working with large ERP systems and advanced Excel/modelling skills The confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels and challenge the status quo About Us... Partners in Protein, Providers of Innovation At Hilton Foods, we specialise in delivering quality and innovative products that consumers love. Our multi-category expertise and focus on quality make us the supplier of choice, providing sustainable outcomes for our customers. Our commitment to ethical business practices, recyclable packaging, and efficient resource use drives everything we do. Customers trust the quality we bring, and we continually invest in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency, and consumer-led solutions. For decades, we've partnered with market-leading retailers and food-service operators. By investing in our operations, we stay at the cutting edge globally, ensuring our customers benefit from our commitment to quality, savings, and value. In the APAC region, we partner with Woolworths to supply packaged and value-added meat products to Woolworths Supermarkets. We’re proud to have our products on the tables and in the homes of millions of Why Hilton Foods? At Hilton Foods, we seek individuals passionate about tackling new challenges and collaborating with industry leaders to achieve exceptional results for our customers and consumers. Our fast-paced environment attracts passionate and talented people, driving motivation, focus, determination, and personal growth. As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for all. Career development training opportunities Partnership supermarket discount private health. Subsidised onsite canteen Free onsite secure car parking Excellent employee referral program with amazing cash rewards if applicable. Discounted meat sales through our Staff Store Flexible working conditions Phone allowance and laptop specific to the role Paid parental leave Share options more If you’re ready for a Finance Manager role where you can get out from behind the numbers and make a real difference to the business, we’d love to hear from you.