Finance Manager - Western Sydney

About the role

Norwest Recruitment is recruiting a Finance Manager for a Western Sydney employer, one of Australia's largest service providers in its industry. The role reports to the local CFO and sits alongside a global finance leadership team. It is a hands-on, high-volume position where the Finance Manager takes ownership of the local finance function and acts as a key business partner to the CFO and wider management team.

Key responsibilities

• Financial accounting: own the month-end close including GL and balance sheet reconciliations; prepare BAS and Payroll Tax returns; manage payroll tax and workers compensation allocations; oversee daily cash reporting and weekly cashflow forecasting for the Board; maintain the accuracy of financial reporting; lead and develop the local finance team.
• Commercial accounting: analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks and opportunities; work across milestone and project-based accounting; prepare financial analysis for management and senior leadership; use large datasets to find variances and explain their drivers; support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management; turn detailed Excel analysis into clear commercial insights.
• Business partnering: partner with the CFO and operational leaders, provide financial insight for commercial and operational decisions, challenge assumptions, work with global finance stakeholders and an overseas subsidiary, and give the Board and senior management accurate, timely information.

Required profile

• Qualified CPA or CA with experience as a Finance Manager, ideally in a complex, fast-moving organisation.
• Previous experience managing a finance team.
• Experience reporting to an overseas parent, subsidiary or Private Equity environment.
• Milestone or project-based accounting experience.
• Strong financial accounting and month-end knowledge.
• Commercial acumen and proven business partnering capability.
• Proactive, independent approach with strong accountability.

Required skills

• Very strong Excel capability, able to handle large volumes of data and financial models.
• Experience with Xero, Salesforce and/or COGNOS.

The employer offers exposure to the local and global CFO, the chance to become the second-in-command of the finance function, and bonuses linked to company performance. Applications are made through the recruiter.