Job Description

Finance Analyst – Operations and Costing

Join EC Carpets in a commercially focused role supporting operational performance, business insights and decision making across a rapidly growing Australian business.

• Highly visible role partnering across finance, operations and sales
• Opportunity to directly influence business performance and continuous improvement
• Certified Great Place to Work with a collaborative team culture

Lonsdale, SA

Role Highlights

Reporting to the Financial Controller, this Finance Analyst – Operations and Costing role has been created to support the continued growth and evolution of the business’ operational finance and costing capability. The position will play a key role in helping the business better understand operational performance, commercial drivers and opportunities for improvement across the organisation.

This is a hands-on role offering exposure across operational analysis, reporting, stakeholder partnering and continuous improvement initiatives. The role sits closely across finance, operations and sales, supporting decision making across production, supply chain, sales and the broader business.

Organisation

EC Carpets is a proudly South Australian business with a long-standing reputation for quality, innovation and continued growth. Operating across Australia and New Zealand, the business continues to invest in its people, operations, systems and product development as part of its ongoing growth journey.

The business operates in a collaborative and professionally run environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, build relationships across the organisation and take ownership of outcomes. Leadership is approachable and commercially minded, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and long-term growth. EC Carpets is also a certified Great Place to Work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve standard costing models and operational reporting structures
• Support commercial and operational decision making through analysis and insights
• Partner with stakeholders across sales, operations, supply chain and product development
• Support pricing analysis, margin analysis and broader operational performance reporting
• Maintain BOMs, item structures and costing data within the ERP system
• Identify operational inefficiencies and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Assist with inventory analysis, stock reconciliations and variance reporting
• Contribute to broader process improvement and operational finance initiatives

Candidate Profile

You are CA, CPA or CIMA qualified, or bring substantial relevant experience within a costing-focused environment. You will have strong analytical capability, commercial curiosity and experience supporting operational or business stakeholders through meaningful analysis and insights.

Strong Excel and modelling capability will be essential, along with the ability to work across operational analysis, reporting and commercial support activities. Experience within manufacturing or project costing environments will be highly regarded, however the business is open to candidates from broader costing-focused environments.

The role will suit someone who enjoys understanding how businesses operate, building relationships across different teams and contributing toward continuous improvement and broader business outcomes.

What’s on Offer

• Broad role with exposure across finance, sales and operations
• Opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing and evolving business
• Strong stakeholder exposure across the broader organisation
• Discretionary annual bonus based on business performance
• Flexible working arrangements available for the right person
• Certified Great Place to Work environment
• Collaborative and professionally run culture
• Annual Flu Vaccination Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Anniversary day

Apply

If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking apply on the link below. The reference number for this role is LW73105. Alternatively, please call Lynsey White on 0435769858 for a confidential discussion.