Business Manager

Harvest Recruitment; Geelong; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Recruitment in Geelong is seeking a highly commercial Business Manager to lead and coordinate finance and administration, people and payroll, technology, workplace safety and facilities services. Reporting to the Directors, you will provide commercial insight, interpret financial data, monitor budgets and performance, and drive systems and process improvement.

This senior leadership opportunity offers influence across multiple corporate functions within a privately owned business

Qualifications

• Finance, accounting or business qualifications are essential.
• Strong financial and commercial judgement.
• Experience improving systems, processes and ways of working.
• Sound leadership and stakeholder management capability.
• Advanced communication and negotiation skills.
• Organised, proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• The confidence to contribute ideas and respectfully challenge thinking.

Responsibilities

• Providing clear reporting and commercial insights to leadership
• Monitoring budgets, financial performance and business trends
• Leading and developing the administration function
• Coordinating corporate services and external service providers
• Reviewing commercial agreements and supplier arrangements
• Maintaining appropriate governance, compliance and controls
• Improving systems, processes and business reporting
• Supporting technology-enabled business transformation
• Contributing to business projects and strategic initiatives

Skills

Financial acumen

Commercial judgement

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication/Negotiation

Data interpretation

Education

Finance, accounting or business qualifications

Job description

• Lead commercial, compliance and corporate services activity
• Drive process, systems and performance improvement
• Senior leadership opportunity based in Geelong

About the Company

Our client is an established, privately owned business supplying quality products and services to commercial and consumer markets.

With a strong regional presence and an experienced workforce, the organisation is entering an important period of business transformation. Investment in improved systems, technology and contemporary work practices is creating greater efficiency, stronger business insights and an increased focus on continuous improvement.

The business is now seeking a highly commercial Business Manager to lead and coordinate its corporate services functions.

About the Role

Reporting to the Directors, the Business Manager will provide commercial insight and oversee the effective delivery of finance and administration, people and payroll, technology, workplace safety and facilities services.

Leading a close-knit business support team, you will interpret financial and management information, identify business trends and provide practical advice to support performance, productivity and profitability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clear reporting and commercial insights to leadership
• Monitoring budgets, financial performance and business trends
• Leading and developing the administration function
• Coordinating corporate services and external service providers
• Reviewing commercial agreements and supplier arrangements
• Maintaining appropriate governance, compliance and controls
• Improving systems, processes and business reporting
• Supporting technology-enabled business transformation
• Contributing to business projects and strategic initiatives

About You

You may currently be working as a Business Manager, Finance Manager, Corporate Services Manager or in a similarly broad commercial leadership role.

Commercially astute and highly numerate, you will bring experience across several corporate functions. These may include finance, administration, people and culture, payroll, workplace safety, technology, procurement, compliance or facilities.

Finance, accounting or business qualifications are essential supported by a depth of commercial exposure.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong financial and commercial judgement
• Confidence in interpreting data and presenting meaningful insights
• Experience improving business systems, processes and ways of working
• Sound leadership and stakeholder management capability
• Advanced communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• An organised, proactive and solutions-focused approach
• The confidence to contribute ideas and respectfully challenge thinking
• An ability to lead people effectively through business change

Applications are welcome from candidates across a broad range of industries.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a broad and influential portfolio within an established organisation undergoing positive change. You will work closely with senior leaders, improve the foundations that support business performance and help shape more efficient and contemporary ways of working.

Harvest Recruitment is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who values the contributions that a diverse workforce can bring to our community. Harvest Recruitment offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities on request.