OPERATIONS FINANCE ANALYST

Founded in 1927, KENT WORLDWIDE is a family-owned US company built around specialty ingredients and consumer brands. Over the years, the business has become known around the world for our strength in manufacturing and marketing.

At Kent Consumer Brands APAC, our ambition is to create joyful memories every day, for everybody, around the world. For nearly a century, our core values of Honesty, Quality, Safety, Timeliness, Win Win Partnerships and Curiosity have shaped our culture and long-term success.

We are a fast growing, values driven organisation with a strong portfolio of trusted brands including Frosty Boy, Sqwincher, Breeder’s Choice and World’s Best Cat Litter. With multiple manufacturing sites across Australia and the UK and products sold in more than 70 countries, we are proud to employ hundreds of people who are passionate about quality, sustainability and innovation.

Joining us means being part of a supportive, growth-oriented business that invests in its people, its brands and its future.

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially minded Operations Finance Analyst to support financial performance across our manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement teams, you will provide critical financial insights that drive performance, efficiency and better decision-making across the business.

This role offers a flexible working location, split between our Helensvale and Yatala sites, with occasional interstate travel to manufacturing facilities.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain teams to provide actionable financial insights and drive overall performance improvements
• Support decision-making through analysis, modelling and commercial recommendations
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis for operations
• Prepare site-based P&Ls and performance reporting with meaningful insights
• Monitor and analyse key KPIs (cost per unit, yield, labour, waste and efficiency)
• Analyse manufacturing and supply chain costs to identify cost saving opportunities, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support detailed product costing, inventory accuracy and cost control processes
• Deliver clear reporting, dashboards and insights to stakeholders to support decision making and drive operational performance
• Contribute to system improvements, reporting enhancements and implementation initiatives across finance and operations

What You’ll Bring

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or Business
• CPA/CA qualified or working towards
• Experience in a finance analyst or similar role (FMCG, manufacturing, supply chain, industrial or building/construction environments highly regarded)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide insights
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the business
• Advance Excel, financial modelling skills and Power BI capability (or similar BI/reporting tools)
• Experience with large scale ERP systems with exposure to system implementation/transformation highly regarded
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

What’s In It For You

• Exposure to end-to-end operations and supply chain finance
• Opportunity to directly influence operational performance in a growing company
• A collaborative and commercially focused team environment