Finance Director (Building Services)

Recruitment Labs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Labs in Sydney is seeking a Senior Finance Director to lead the finance function across a multi-entity building services group, reporting to the MD and engaging with PE observers. You will own management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, contract profitability and revenue recognition, guide acquisition integrations and build a high‑performance team to drive growth.

This role demands commercial acumen, tight working capital management, and the ability to deliver board-ready

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in building services or contracting.
• Strong project accounting understanding.
• Experience with recurring service revenue models.
• Experience in PE-backed environment reporting requirements.
• Multi-entity finance experience including consolidations and intercompany activity.
• Experience supporting acquisition integration across finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function across a multi-entity building services group.
• Own management reporting, forecasting, budgeting and board-level analysis.
• Provide visibility on contract profitability, margin, WIP and revenue recognition.
• Deliver high-quality reporting including board packs and KPI reporting.
• Support acquisition integration, including systems, controls and process alignment.
• Lead, develop and structure the finance team to support growth.
• Act as a commercial partner to leadership and operational teams.

Skills

Senior Finance Leadership

Project Accounting

Contract Revenue

WIP Management

Board Reporting

Job description

• Location: Sydney
• Industry: Building Services / HVAC / Fire / Mechanical Services
• Focus: Project accounting, service revenue, PE reporting, acquisitions and multi-entity finance
• Flexibility: On-site5Days(thereis\"common-senseflexibility\",butnodesignatedWFHdays)
• Ideal Background: Building, construction, engineering or infrastructure services (contracting/project-led environments)

The Opportunity

This is a proper FD role in a business with scale, complexity and a clear growth agenda.

After recent investment from private equity, the business has grown to $100m+ revenue and continues to scale through a combination of organic growth, operational improvement, and acquisition activity.

This is not a sleepy finance seat where the biggest challenge is getting the month-end pack out on time.
The business has multiple entities, project revenue, service and maintenance contracts, working capital pressure, lingering acquisition integrations, evolving PE reporting requirements and all the moving parts that come with a rapidly growing group.

There is plenty to sink your teeth into here.

Role Profile

Reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with PE observers, you will lead the finance function and provide clear, commercial financial leadership across the group. Your remit will include:

• Leading the finance function across a multi-entity building services group.
• Owning management reporting, forecasting, budgeting and board-level financial analysis.
• Providing clear visibility across contract profitability, margin (and driving margin improvement), WIP, and revenue recognition.
• Delivering high-quality reporting, including board packs, KPI reporting, cash flow visibility and performance commentary.
• Supporting acquisition integration, including systems, reporting, controls, entity structure and process alignment.
• Leading, developing and structuring the finance team to support the next stage of growth.
• Acting as a genuine commercial partner to the leadership team and operational leaders across the technical service lines
  

Successful Candidate Profile

The role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the commercial engine room. You will need to understand contract economics (project performance, revenue recognition, margin, cash, WIP, etc.) and the expectations of a growth-oriented private equity environment.

You are there to help leadership understand what is really happening across the business, where performance is strong, where risk is building, and what needs to change. For someone who has worked in the building services world, this is a strong opportunity to step into a broad leadership role with genuine commercial influence.

This role will suit someone who has probably seen a fast-growing services group from the inside. You will bring:

• Senior finance leadership experience in building services or a similar contracting environment.
• Strong project accounting understanding and experience
• Experience working with recurring service, maintenance or contract revenue models.
• Confidence operating in a private equity-backed environment with demanding board/investor reporting requirements.
• Strong multi-entity finance experience, including consolidations, intercompany activity, reporting discipline and process standardisation.
• Experience supporting acquisition integration, ideally across finance systems, controls, reporting and operating rhythms.

Please note that only candidates currently based in Australia with full Australian working rights will be considered.