Commercial Finance Manager

weave. Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working from Melbourne

Ownership of software P&L

Stability of profitable listed group

Job summary

ASX Listed Technology Group in Melbourne is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to lead finance for its software business unit. This role partners with senior leaders, owns the P&L, and shapes the framework for planning and reporting as the business scales globally.

The successful candidate will have around ten years in listed, multinational or scaling businesses, CA/CPA qualification, and strong commercial judgement. Hybrid work from Melbourne with a growth-focused, profitable group.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leader with strong commercial discipline and P&L ownership.
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting for a software or digital business.
• Proven ability to partner with product, sales and operations and influence strategic decisions.
• Experience with revenue recognition for subscription models and cost accounting.
• Experience integrating acquired businesses and aligning chart of accounts.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted finance partner to the business unit leadership across product, software, R&D, sales and operations.
• Lead strategy, growth initiatives and capital allocation decisions.
• Provide forward-looking insight and scenario modelling.
• Translate financial performance into clear narratives for non-finance stakeholders.
• Own BU-Group finance relationship and resolve cross-boundary matters.
• Lead annual budget, forecast and rolling forecast for the business unit.
• Own monthly management reporting and performance commentary to group and BU leadership.
• Ensure visibility of actual, budget and forecast results, product economics and KPIs for leadership.
• Own P&L and improve month-end close timing, accuracy and consistency.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial judgement

Finance partnering

Forecasting

Communication

Education

CA/CPA

Tools

Power BI

TM1

Job description

Accounting and Finance | Commercial Finance

Melbourne | Hybrid | $180,000 to $220,000 plus superannuation

An ASX listed technology group is appointing a Commercial Finance Manager to lead finance for its software business unit. The role is the single finance partner to the unit’s leadership team and owns the P&L. It sits at the point where commercial decisions are made, not after them.

The group is profitable and growing, with a global footprint and a strong recent result. Its software business is a deliberate growth focus, built through product investment and a series of acquisitions. Leadership is largely based in Australia, and operations and customers are spread internationally.

The business unit has scale, ambition and executive attention. What it needs now is a senior finance lead to bring commercial discipline to how it plans, reports and grows. Systems and processes are still maturing, so the person in this seat will shape the framework rather than inherit one.

The Role

Business partnering

• Act as the trusted finance partner to the business unit Chief, General Managers and functional leads across product, software, R&D, sales and operations
• Partner leadership on strategy, growth initiatives and capital allocation decisions
• Provide forward looking insight and commercial challenge on business cases, pricing, product economics, ROI and scenario modelling
• Translate financial performance into a clear narrative for people outside finance, and build financial understanding across the leadership group
• Own the relationship between the business unit and group finance, resolving matters that cross business boundaries

Planning and performance

• Lead the annual budget, forecast and rolling forecast for the business unit
• Own monthly management reporting and performance commentary to group and business unit leadership
• Give clear visibility of actual, budget and forecast results, product economics and key metrics, so leadership is never surprised
• Own the P&L outcome and review the month end result, working with the processing team to improve close timing, accuracy and consistency

Policy, systems and integration

• Shape cost accounting principles and policy that suit a software business
• Work with group finance so revenue recognition is fit for a subscription model
• Embed acquired businesses into one framework, aligning the chart of accounts, cost centres, reporting and product economics
• Be the business unit’s finance contact for integration milestones, building processes that are repeatable and not dependent on one person

Leadership

• Lead and develop a small team of two, with real responsibility delegated to the direct report
• Bring a practical view on using AI and automation to improve finance processes
• Degree qualified, CA or CPA, with around ten years in listed, multinational or scaling businesses
• Lead finance business partnering experience, ideally within a software or digital business
• Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge assumptions while staying independent
• The ability to explain complex financial information clearly, in writing and in person, to senior and technical audiences
• Sound attention to detail alongside a big picture view, and comfort with ambiguity and change
• Integration, revenue recognition or cost accounting design experience is valued. TM1 and Power BI exposure is helpful but not essential

What’s On Offer

Total package of $180,000 to $220,000 plus super, depending on experience. Hybrid working from Melbourne.

You will have direct ownership of a growing software P&L and a seat with the leadership team. You will also have real influence over how the business is structured as it scales. The backing of a profitable listed group means the role offers both build work and stability, which is rarely found together.