Financial Strategy Manager

About the role

SMA Australia is hiring a full-time Financial Strategy Manager for its Large-Scale team, based in Sydney with a hybrid arrangement of office and home work. The role covers financial planning, reporting and analysis, statutory compliance and financial control at subsidiary level, with strong emphasis on forward-looking FP&A to support the Managing Directors in executing the sales and finance strategy. It is a hands-on role in a lean team, supporting accounting and tax colleagues.

Key responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and financial performance analysis, highlighting risks, opportunities and improvement initiatives.
• Deliver scenario modelling and financial analysis on profitability, cash flow, investment and risk.
• Develop, monitor and report KPIs, dashboards and financial metrics for local management and group reporting.
• Partner with executives and cross-functional teams to evaluate commercial opportunities and support decisions.
• Drive working capital improvements through cash collection, inventory, procurement, supplier payments and capital investments.
• Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including accounting, payroll, AP/AR, cash flow and financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with Australian tax, accounting and regulatory requirements, manage audits and external stakeholder relationships.
• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly and statutory reports to local and global stakeholders.
• Lead finance systems, reporting and process improvement, including ERP governance and digital tools.
• Coach and mentor the finance team and key business users.

Required profile

• Career in senior finance of 8-10 years, with first-hand financial leadership experience, ideally in a subsidiary of a multinational or a stand-alone FP&A/finance manager role.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field; CPA qualified.
• Experience with B2B, project-based industries (renewables, engineering, industrial equipment) preferred.
• Comfortable working across time zones and reporting to European HQ.

Required skills

• Strong FP&A, cash forecasting and financial modelling.
• Inventory management, cost accounting and project-based financial analysis.
• Familiarity with project-based commercial funding structures.
• ERP systems and financial modelling tools.
• Knowledge of Australian statutory and tax frameworks.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, annual bonus and an extra 5 days of paid leave at Christmas.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Staff benefits including a ping-pong and relax room and a staff kitchen.