Finance Manager - Financial Accounting

About the role

A growing, private equity-backed healthcare organisation is looking for a Finance Manager to report to the Financial Controller. This newly created role owns the core financial accounting function and helps build stronger processes, controls and reporting. It is a hands-on accounting position with an immediate focus on improving month-end, strengthening balance sheet controls, resolving accounting issues and making better use of finance systems. The role leads the financial accounting function supported by a Senior Accountant and oversees an offshore Accounts Payable team.

Key responsibilities

• Drive transformation through systems and process improvements.
• Lead month-end close and improve the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Own balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, journals, accruals and financial controls.
• Review management reporting and investigate variances and accounting issues.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, improving processes, controls and supplier reconciliations.
• Review complex payroll accounting, journals, accruals and reconciliations.
• Identify weaknesses in systems and processes, particularly within NetSuite and payroll.
• Support audit, statutory and compliance requirements.
• Coach and develop the financial accounting team.

Required profile

• Qualified CA or CPA with strong financial accounting experience.
• May already be a Finance Manager or an experienced Senior Financial Accountant stepping into a first management role.
• Experience in a reasonably complex or high-volume operating environment.
• Practical exposure to payroll accounting, including reviewing payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Experience managing or overseeing Accounts Payable.
• Proactive, hands-on approach and resilience in an environment where not everything is documented.
• Prior experience in a PE environment is advantageous; healthcare or NDIS experience is useful but not essential.

Required skills

• Technical accounting skills across month-end, balance sheet management and financial reporting.
• Strong systems capability; NetSuite experience is advantageous.

What we offer

• Newly created role with direct exposure to an experienced Financial Controller and senior leadership team.
• Hybrid working: three days in the office and two from home.
• Salary of $140k plus superannuation.