Assistant Accountant

• Permanent full-time position in a Global FMCG business
• Hybrid working model 60% in office, 40% WFH
• Dynamic work scope that allows room to grow and apply improvements

At Lactalis, we are true to our purpose: we are a family business offering healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together. And we just happen to be the worldwide leader in what we do.  We are passionate, ambitious with a desire to learn and grow.

Our Purpose

At the heart of our Australian business we have over 2,500 passionate employees, working closely with our farmers, customers and consumers to produce the finest dairy products in the country. Pillar brands such as Paul’s, OAK, Ice Break, Vaalia, Tamar Valley Dairy, Jalna, and President provide Lactalis Australia with a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity.  Our brands bring pride to our employees, and we continue to innovate with new products.

About our role:

The purpose of this role is to deliver timely and accurate financial and management reporting across the business, ensuring leaders have clear visibility of performance. The role supports managers by analysing and explaining monthly results for their areas of responsibility and provides targeted accounting and financial insights that enable informed decision‑making and contribute to overall business value.

Responsibilities include:

• Complete Month End Accounting in accordance with the set format and within the set timeframe.
• Provide a summary of Functional Expenditure and significant variances to plans to Business Partners.
• Assist with providing the appropriate accounting and functional support to managers and their staff
• Assist management with the preparation of Capital expenditure Proposals and evaluations.
• Preparation of weekly, monthly reports and KPI’s related to Supply Chain activities
• Analysis of business trends and issues
• Preparation of budget and monthly forecasting
• Reconcile General Ledger Balance Sheet Accounts, including control accounts. Investigate and follow up all outstanding uncleared items.
• Provide assistance with Project work to other Accounting staff and Management Teams.
• Identify and undergo training for the development of career opportunities.

About you:

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or Commercial Accounting or any relevant field. Working towards professional accreditation such as CA or CPA is highly regarded.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and possess strong skills in ERP systems, ideally SAP. The position requires confidence working with financial data, reconciling complex balance sheet and control accounts, analysing trends, and producing accurate financial and management reports within tight timeframes.

The role requires a professional who consistently upholds high ethical standards and demonstrates strong integrity. They must have excellent attention to detail paired with advanced analytical thinking, ensuring accuracy and high‑quality output. A strategic and proactive mindset is important, along with the ability to work collaboratively and build strong partnerships across functions. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment, maintaining resilience, focus, and professionalism while delivering high‑quality work.

Our story:

Ours is a STORY of a family business created by the Besnier Family in 1933 and is today the worlds’ No. 1 dairy company. We are 85,000 loyal team members working across 100 countries and together we create the #LactalisExperience.​

Lactalis Australia’s iconic and heritage brands are our PASSION, providing quality and nutritious products for all Australians. We are humble, proud and resilient. We care for our employees, land, farmers and consumers, which is our driving purpose to ensure a responsible and sustainable dairy industry. ​

We take pride in developing our internal talent and encourage entrepreneurship by bringing together pragmatic and tenacious personalities. Our accountability ensures we have ownership within our roles and with our EXPERTISE and dairy "know how", sets us apart.

Lactalis is a supporter of reducing barriers that exist due to traditional working practices and therefore flexible work arrangements will be considered for this role.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs or ability.

If you are ready to join the #LactalisExperience Apply now!