Finance Manager

Perigon Group Pty Limited; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Southside location

Potential to extend or go permanent

Competitive hourly rate

Immediate start

Industry leader

Job summary

Perigon Group Pty Limited in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Finance Manager on a 2-month contract to lead financial operations, ensure compliance and drive process improvements across a multi-entity service line.

You will support month-end, prepare reports, and provide senior stakeholder visibility, with hands-on balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and detailed variance analyses.

Qualifications

• Manage and perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Lead month-end close processes, including journals and prepayments.
• Provide variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
• Support internal and external reporting and audit requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end financial reports and reconciliations
• Undertake variance analysis against budgets and forecasts
• Review and analyse divisional P&L results
• Compile working papers and assist with ad hoc reporting for executives
• Maintain accurate records across general ledger accounts
• Oversee reconciliations across bank, intercompany, payroll, debtor and creditor accounts
• Review existing processes and controls to improve reconciliation accuracy and month-end efficiency

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliations

Month-end close

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Intercompany reconciliations

General ledger

Audit support

Job description

The Organisation

Join a purpose-driven organisation that makes a genuine difference in the community. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to step into a well-established finance team and contribute to meaningful work, while enjoying the flexibility of a 2-month contract. This is a pivotal role responsible for managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and driving process improvements across a complex service line.

The Role

Working closely with the Senior Leadership team, you will be responsible for supporting the month-end process, preparing reports, and ensuring accuracy across ledgers. This short-term contract offers an opportunity to contribute your skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while gaining valuable exposure to senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end financial reports and reconciliations
• Undertake variance analysis against budgets and forecasts
• Review and analyse divisional P&L results
• Compile working papers and assist with ad hoc reporting for executives
• Maintain accurate records across general ledger accounts

About You

• Manage and perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities, ensuring accounts are accurate, complete and fully supported.
• Take a hands-on role in month-end and year-end reporting, including journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions and balance sheet adjustments.
• Oversee bank, intercompany, general ledger, payroll, debtor and creditor reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and clearing outstanding items.
• Review and analyse balance sheet movements and aged reconciling items, identifying errors and implementing appropriate corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain detailed reconciliation schedules and supporting working papers for internal reporting and external audit requirements.
• Work closely with operational and finance teams to resolve complex accounting and reconciliation issues across multiple entities.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial statements and variance analysis, providing clear commentary on key movements.
• Ensure accurate accounting for accruals, provisions, fixed assets, revenue and other technical accounting areas relevant to a large, multi-entity environment.
• Assist with year-end audit, statutory reporting and compliance requirements, including responding to auditor queries and providing supporting documentation.
• Review existing processes and controls, identifying opportunities to improve reconciliation accuracy, financial controls and month-end efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance to the wider finance team while remaining hands-on with the preparation, review and resolution of day-to-day accounting matters.

What'son offer.

• On site parking
• Southside location
• Potential to extend or go permanent depending on business needs.
• Competitive hourly rate
• Immediate start
• Industry leader.