Commercial Finance Manager

Atlas Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct line to Group CFO

Growing, autonomous function in a mid‑

Job summary

Atlas Partners in Melbourne seeks a hands-on Finance Lead to own the finance function across project-based growth. You will run from transaction to report, partnering with the CEO and Group CFO, and spend four days on site with one day collaborating with the group finance team.

The role requires CA/CPA qualification, project accounting experience, payroll proficiency, and strong Xero/Excel skills, with a view to adopting AI tools. Immediate start available.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualified with project accounting experience in project-based business.
• Hands-on payroll experience and knowledge of wages, awards, STP.
• Strong skills in Xero and Excel; open to AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage job costing, WIP and profitability for each project.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasts and budgets.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll including awards and STP.
• Handle progress claims, invoicing, retentions and debtor follow-up.
• Ensure BAS, IAS, payroll tax and workers' comp lodgement on time.
• Provide capex analysis and pricing to leadership.
• Build controls and processes with AI where helpful.
• Lead one Accounts Officer
• Report to CEO and Group CFO

Skills

Job costing

Payroll experience

Xero

Excel

AI tools

Explain numbers to non-finance

Education

CA/CPA

Tools

Xero

Excel

AI tools

Job description

Own the finance function, not just a piece of it.

A growing, project-based business in Melbourne's east needs a hands-on finance lead. It's part of a larger, well-established group and delivers residential and commercial projects nationally. The owner is entrepreneurial and backs growth, so there's plenty happening.

You'll run finance from transaction to report and be the commercial partner the CEO relies on. You'll be on site four days a week, and spend one day a week with the group finance team.

The Role

• Job costing, WIP and job profitability: quoted margin vs actual, on every job
• Monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasting, budgets and reforecasts
• End-to-end payroll: awards, super, STP, onboarding and terminations
• Progress claims, invoicing, retentions and debtor follow-up
• BAS, IAS, super, payroll tax and workers' comp, lodged on time
• Pricing, quoting and capex analysis for the leadership team
• Build better controls and processes, using AI where it helps
• Lead one Accounts Officer
• Report to the CEO and the Group CFO

About You

• CA/CPA qualified
• Job costing or project accounting experience from manufacturing, construction, trades or another project-based business
• Hands-on payroll experience
• Strong on Xero and Excel. You already use AI tools or want to.
• Commercial enough to explain the numbers to people who aren't finance people

What's on Offer

• A function that's yours to shape in a business that's growing
• Direct line to the Group CFO and senior leadership
• The backing of a larger group without the big-corporate pace
• $150,000 base plus super

This role is for an immediate start.