Finance Manager

Staff Solutions Bilingual/HOBAN Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership

High visibility

Finance transformation projects

International exposure

Brisbane CBD location

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Staff Solutions Bilingual/HOBAN Recruitment in Brisbane CBD is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead finance operations across Australia and overseas, reporting to the Group Financial Controller, driving financial controls, process automation, and strategic partnering. You will manage a multi‑entity finance team, modernise processes with NetSuite, support budgeting and forecasting, and partner with senior stakeholders to enable growth.

A CA/CPA and proven leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or CPA with substantial post‑qualification experience in financial control and reporting.
• Proven track record leading month‑end and year‑end close, statutory reporting, and external audit.
• Strong systems capability, including NetSuite (or a comparable ERP), and a drive to automate manual, Excel‑based processes.
• Solid budgeting, forecasting, and commercial decision‑support experience.
• Demonstrated people leadership — building capability, coaching, and managing performance within a small team.
• Excellent stakeholder management across finance, commercial, and operational functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Deliver accurate, timely monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly with complete documentation.
• Support external audit and tax lodgement processes.
• Drive financial discipline and accountability across the team.
• Optimise use of NetSuite and AI, reducing reliance on manual Excel‑based processes.
• Implement structured, repeatable reporting processes.
• Assess team capability and implement development plans.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and performance management.
• Assist the Group Financial Controller in developing and consolidating the annual budget framework.
• Develop and maintain a reforecasting model to keep projections current throughout the year.
• Partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to support pricing, investment appraisal, and decision‑making.
• Act as the senior finance point of contact for the partner client relationship, working closely with the representative.
• Oversee trading, reporting, and reconciliation obligations to ensure they are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain a strong partnership with the team, suppliers, and customers—resolving escalated queries and safeguarding commercial and financial interests.

Skills

Financial close & reporting

Leadership & coaching

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Audit coordination

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Tools

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

FINANCE MANAGER

• Brisbane CBD
• Growing International Business
• Perm Full time

An exciting and attractive opportunity has become available for an experienced Finance Manager to join a growing international business headquartered in Brisbane. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this role offers the opportunity to lead finance operations, strengthen financial controls, drive process transformation, and partner with senior stakeholders across the business. Managing a finance team across Australia and overseas, this is a hands‑on leadership position for someone who enjoys both operational and strategic finance responsibilities as well as reporting partner company.

The Opportunity

This role will play a key part in modernising and scaling the finance function by improving processes, enhancing systems utilisation, and developing team capability. You will work closely with executive leaders and business stakeholders to provide financial insights that support business performance and growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Close, Reporting & Controls
   • Lead month-end and year-end close to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
   • Deliver accurate, timely monthly management accounts and financial reports.
   • Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly with complete documentation.
   • Support external audit and tax lodgement processes.
   • Drive financial discipline and accountability across the team.
2. Systems Utilisation & Process Transformation
   • Optimise use of NetSuite and AI, reducing reliance on manual Excel-based processes.
   • Implement structured, repeatable reporting processes.
3. Team Capability & Leadership
   • Assess team capability and implement development plans.
   • Provide coaching, guidance, and performance management.
4. Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Support
   • Assist the Group Financial Controller in developing and consolidating the annual budget framework.
   • Develop and maintain a reforecasting model to keep projections current throughout the year.
   • Partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to support pricing, investment appraisal, and decision‑making.
5. Stakeholder Management
   • Act as the senior finance point of contact for the partner client relationship, working closely with the representative
   • Oversee trading, reporting, and reconciliation obligations to ensure they are completed accurately and on time
   • Maintain a strong partnership with the team, suppliers, and customers — resolving escalated queries and safeguarding commercial and financial interests.

Skills & Experience

• CA or CPA qualified, with substantial post‑qualification experience in financial control and reporting.
• Proven track record leading month-end and year-end close, statutory reporting, and external audit.
• Strong systems capability, including NetSuite (or a comparable ERP), and a drive to automate manual, Excel-based processes.
• Solid budgeting, forecasting, and commercial decision‑support experience.
• Demonstrated people leadership — building capability, coaching, and managing performance within a small team.
• Excellent stakeholder management across finance, commercial, and operational functions.
• Experience operating across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

What's on Offer?

• Senior leadership opportunity
• High visibility role partnering with executive management
• Opportunity to lead finance transformation projects
• Diverse and international business exposure
• Brisbane CBD location
• Collaborative and supportive team culture

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at ••••@hoban.com.au or visit www.hoban.com.au/adjustmentsfor additional contact details.