Site Controller – Rowville

About our role:As the Site Controller for our Rowville Site, you will serve as a strategic financial partner to the factory leadership team, ensuring robust internal controls and cost performance. You will own site reporting cycles, budgets and forecasts, collaborate across departments to identify savings opportunities, and provide insight that drives operational efficiency. From variance analysis to capital business cases and management tools, you’ll translate data into decisions and help leaders deliver results.  Key Responsibilities:Maintain strong internal financial controls and ensure accurate, timely data flow through SAP.Execute month‑end processes: accruals, prepayments, and variance analysis.Oversee purchasing accuracy in SAP POs, receipting, cost tracking, and accruals.Participate in site meetings and stay connected to factory operations to provide relevant financial insights.Deliver accurate monthly forecasts and support annual budgeting.Produce weekly site performance reports across volumes, labour, utilities, and material usage.Prepare insightful month‑end dashboards with clear analysis of costs, efficiency, and waste.Investigate discrepancies, validate factory performance, and act as the finance "eyes and ears" on site.Support continuous improvement through analysis, savings initiatives, capital reviews, and ad‑hoc management support.About you: To succeed as a Site Controller, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business/Commercial Accounting, or Engineering (CA/CPA/CIMA/CFA is a plus). With at least 4 years’ experience in management control roles (ideally within manufacturing or FMCG), you bring advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong experience with ERP systems, especially SAP. You demonstrate high integrity and ethical standards, possess strong analytical thinking and attention to detail, and approach challenges with a strategic, proactive mindset. Your excellent collaboration and team-building skills enable you to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings. You balance accuracy with speed, navigating complex situations through clear analysis, and excel when partnering with leaders to drive performance. Your strong communication skills and genuine team spirit help you build simple, reliable reporting that others trust. This opportunity is ideal for someone seeking to establish a solid career while making a meaningful contribution to a leading dairy organization. If you’re passionate about creating impact and keen to develop professionally, we encourage you to apply! 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! AUD Rowville 3178

Site Controller - Rowville

  • Join a global leader in a permanent role with strong stability and growth.
  • Work autonomously and drive real impact across site operations.
  • Take on challenges and shape a rewarding career path.

About our role:

As the Site Controller for our Rowville Site, you will serve as a strategic financial partner to the factory leadership team, ensuring robust internal controls and cost performance. You will own site reporting cycles, budgets and forecasts, collaborate across departments to identify savings opportunities, and provide insight that drives operational efficiency. From variance analysis to capital business cases and management tools, you’ll translate data into decisions and help leaders deliver results. 
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Maintain strong internal financial controls and ensure accurate, timely data flow through SAP.
  • Execute month‑end processes: accruals, prepayments, and variance analysis.
  • Oversee purchasing accuracy in SAP POs, receipting, cost tracking, and accruals.
  • Participate in site meetings and stay connected to factory operations to provide relevant financial insights.
  • Deliver accurate monthly forecasts and support annual budgeting.
  • Produce weekly site performance reports across volumes, labour, utilities, and material usage.
  • Prepare insightful month‑end dashboards with clear analysis of costs, efficiency, and waste.
  • Investigate discrepancies, validate factory performance, and act as the finance "eyes and ears" on site.
  • Support continuous improvement through analysis, savings initiatives, capital reviews, and ad‑hoc management support.
About you:
 
To succeed as a Site Controller, you must hold a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business/Commercial Accounting, or Engineering (CA/CPA/CIMA/CFA is a plus). With at least 4 years’ experience in management control roles (ideally within manufacturing or FMCG), you bring advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong experience with ERP systems, especially SAP.
 
You demonstrate high integrity and ethical standards, possess strong analytical thinking and attention to detail, and approach challenges with a strategic, proactive mindset. Your excellent collaboration and team-building skills enable you to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings. You balance accuracy with speed, navigating complex situations through clear analysis, and excel when partnering with leaders to drive performance. Your strong communication skills and genuine team spirit help you build simple, reliable reporting that others trust.
 
This opportunity is ideal for someone seeking to establish a solid career while making a meaningful contribution to a leading dairy organization. If you’re passionate about creating impact and keen to develop professionally, we encourage you to apply!
 
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!

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