JDE is a subsidiary of JDE Peet’s, the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, JDE has been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. Today, JDE unleashes the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries, through a portfolio of over 50 brands including Moccona, L’OR, Harris, Campos, Piazza D’Oro, Espresso di Manfredi, Pickwick and more.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world. We care about our environment and have a sustainability program in place called Common Grounds focused on Responsible Sourcing, Minimised Footprint and Connected People. We’re striving to use 100% responsibly sourced coffee and green packaging and achieve gender balance in management by 2025 while reducing our emissions.

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Manufacturing Financial Analyst, Plant Controller / Plant Accountant / Manufactory Accountant, or FP&A Specialist as we’d like to call you internally, to be the Finance business partner to the manufacturing division of JDE in Australia. This is a great opportunity to use your financial expertise while gaining commercial experience and to be at the forefront of all of JDE Australia’s exciting innovations. Our current Analyst has, for example, put together the business case for Moccona and Harris beans which are advertised and sold in stores. Are you up for this challenge?

You will work across both our manufacturing plant in Kingsgrove and in our modern office in North Sydney, where we currently have a hybrid work policy (3 days WFO / 2 days WFH).

In this role, you will:

• Provide result analyses that can be used for performance improvement of the factory
• Partner with our plant manager and Supply Chain Director to identify opportunities, including Capex investment, for improvement of financial results for manufacturing
• Calculate budgets and cost price tariffs in SAP, consulting related departments
• Complete the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) with the plant management team taking into account both short term as well as long term consequences
• Review and prepare the costing of the Bill of Materials
• Work on NPD projects, supporting with business case calculations
• Take an active role within continuous improvement projects relating to Finance
• Support with internal control, ad hoc analysis and continuous improvements

If you have the courage and confidence to venture into new cultures & territories, and you’re brimming with an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed, you’ll fit right in at JDE. We roll up our sleeves, pitch in, and get our hands dirty to break new ground. Committed to playing at our best, we think bigger and move faster, always rising to the challenge that matters most and celebrating the wins that count.

For this role as a Manufacturing Analyst, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• A bachelor’s degree and ideally you have or are working towards a CPA or CA qualification
• You ideally have a few years of experience in a similar role, working within an FMCG
• You have great attention to detail
• You enjoy data analysis
• You like to take a leading role in the creation of business cases and have commercial acumen
• You have excellent stakeholder management skills and enjoy working with both our Manufacturing and Finance teams

Perks

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary with contributions to your super and a bonus opportunity
• A full-time permanent contract
• Support, training, conferences, and an extensive onboarding program
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff orders
• Career development opportunities
• Experienced and enthusiastic team

If you think you're up for a new challenge just like this, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to Nikki Suijkerbuijk (nikki.suijkerbuijk@jdecoffee.com).