Discover Opal….
We manufacture goods that you see, touch, and use every day and our customer base includes some of the biggest names in FMCG, Retail and Fresh Produce.
We stand for innovation, smart solutions, and sustainability!
Discover the Opportunity....
Join Opal in a key leadership role, partnering closely with senior leaders across the Cartons Business Group. This is an exciting opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, drive commercial outcomes, and play a pivotal role in shaping business performance across a dynamic and evolving operation.
As a trusted financial partner to the business, you will provide strategic and operational financial leadership, delivering meaningful insights that support informed decision-making and long-term growth.
You will contribute to the success of Opal by driving sales growth in this territory through:
- Deliver high-quality, timely financial and commercial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making
- Lead the accounting and reporting function, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, reporting timelines, and Opal policies and procedures
- Drive day-to-day, tactical, and strategic business performance through forecasting, budgeting, planning, and scenario analysis
- Partner with the business on sales and supply proposals, contract reviews, capital investment initiatives, and working capital optimisation
- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities, including systems and IT enhancements that improve efficiency and business outcomes
- Collaborate closely with the Cartons leadership team to provide actionable insights that support continuous improvement and commercial success
This role is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys influencing outcomes at both an operational and strategic level.
Discover Yourself….
We are able to offer a varied career journey with experiential learning gained from cross-functional and lateral moves. We embrace diversity in all its forms and we look for curious individuals who thrive in an environment of change.
Specifically for this role, we expect you will have;
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline, supported by CPA or CA/ACA accreditation and a commitment to ongoing professional development
- Proven experience within a packaging, manufacturing, or similarly fast-paced industrial environment
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to drive business performance, continuous improvement, and strategic decision-making
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the business
- Results-driven leader with strong coaching, problem-solving, and conflict resolution capabilities, able to perform effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
Discover more… by visiting our website at www.opalanz.com
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