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Fawkner
Requisition ID: 54414
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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .
Role Purpose
The Supply Chain Finance Manager – ANZSA Food is a senior finance leader responsible for driving financial transparency, disciplined decision-making, and value creation across ANZSA Food manufacturing operations.
This role serves as a strategic business partner to Operations & Supply Chain leadership—translating operational performance into financial outcomes, identifying margin expansion opportunities, and maximising return on invested capital. The position also carries FP&A responsibility for ANZSA reporting, ensuring robust forecasting, budgeting, performance analytics, and insightful management reporting that supports strategic and operational decision-making. It plays a critical role in delivering profitable growth, cost competitiveness, and capital efficiency across the manufacturing network.
The role holds direct accountability for the Fawkner manufacturing site and provides leadership across the broader Australian plant network through Plant Controllers reporting into this position, driving consistency, capability, and high performance across all sites.
What You'll Do
Business Partnership
Lead financial analysis and influence decision-making by providing strategic insights on supply chain performance and profitability
Analyse cost per unit, yield, and operational metrics to identify risks and value creation opportunities
Review and challenge performance against Budget, Forecast, and Long-Range Plan
Partner with operations to drive margin expansion, cost optimisation, and productivity initiatives
Develop and maintain reporting systems and dashboards to support data-driven decision-making
Serve as delegate for the Supply Chain Finance Manager (located in NZ) during periods of leave
Corporate and Local Reporting
Lead ANZSA Supply Chain FP&A reporting, including:
Rolling forecasts
SCOR metrics
Labour and manufacturing cost analysis
Cost take out
Analyse and explain key drivers of cost movements (month-to-date, year-to-date, vs budget, forecast and prior year)
Oversee factory administration spend reporting and controls
Deliver timely and insightful ad hoc analysis to support business needs
Fawkner Plant Accounting (Direct Ownership)
Own end-to-end financial management of the Fawkner manufacturing site
Maintain cost accounting systems and ensure accuracy of product costing
Lead month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, and inventory accounting
Monitor and manage inventory, including obsolete and blocked stock provisions
Partner with site leadership to improve operational and financial performance
Lead CAPEX financial evaluation, governance, and post-investment reviews
Ensure a strong internal control environment, including SOX compliance
Validate and approve cost savings and cost take-out initiatives
Provide forward-looking analysis and scenario modelling to support decision-making
Australia Plant Network Accounting (Leadership & Oversight)
Lead, coach, and develop a team of 2 accountants across the Australian manufacturing network
Drive standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement across finance processes and reporting
Ensure consistency in financial reporting, controls, and governance across all Australian sites
Build capability and accountability to deliver high-quality financial insights
Partner with Supply Chain and Commercial Finance to align operational performance with customer and pricing outcomes
Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & Long-Range Plan (LRP)
Lead development of Supply Chain AOP and LRP
Develop production cost centre budgets and capital expenditure forecasts
Partner with divisional finance and operational teams to align COGS with business strategy
Challenge assumptions and identify risks and opportunities within plans
Present AOP and LRP to Supply Chain and Commercial leadership for approval
Asset Management and Analysis
Safeguard company assets through effective financial oversight and governance
Monitor and optimise working capital, with a focus on inventory performance
Lead financial evaluation of capital projects, including approvals and post-investment (make-good) analysis
Participate in Capital Management and Investment Committee reviews
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, CA/CPA preferred
8+ years’ experience in finance, with strong Supply Chain Finance and FP&A expertise
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive business outcomes
Strong systems capability (SAP, OneStream, Hyperion Smart View, Power BI, Excel)
Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of accounting principles, costing, and internal controls (SOX)
Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and building high-performing teams
Ability to drive change, standardisation, and continuous improvement
Strong communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organisation
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
If you’re a motivated, high-performing professional ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note: You must have the permanent Australian work rights to be considered for this role. A detailed job description is available.
Requisition id: 54414
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
- Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
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WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?
It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.
Corporate sustainability - it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.
Customer Success - meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.
Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.
