Finance Manager

Allfire Supplies Pty Ltd; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office role

Hybrid working arrangements negotiable

Direct exposure to CFO

AI and finance transformation projects

Growing ANZ business

Job summary

Allfire Group, a privately owned leader in fire protection supplies across Australia and New Zealand, seeks a Finance Manager to join the growing finance team and support the next growth stage. The role will provide broad exposure to finance, systems and business improvement, working directly with the CFO to strengthen controls and deliver better insights.

The role covers day-to-day management of finance across Australia and New Zealand, with UK-style governance and AI deployments to improve

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification preferred.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge.
• Experience with month-end, reconciliations and external audits.
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance team members.
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, wholesale or inventory-based business.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of the Group's finance function across Australia and New Zealand.
• Ensure accurate, timely and well-controlled financial reporting.
• Oversee month-end, year-end audit, statutory and tax compliance.
• Payroll and cash flow management.
• Develop the finance team and strengthen processes and controls.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and decision-making.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for growth.
• Drive improvements across systems, automation, reporting and governance.
• Hands-on involvement in AI implementation and governance across finance and operations.

Job description

Allfire Group is a privately owned, fast-growing leader in fire protection supplies, fabrication and special hazards across Australia and New Zealand. Operating across multiple locations and supporting major construction and infrastructure projects, we are continuing to invest in our people, technology and systems as we scale.

About the role

This is a newly created role with the opportunity to join a growing finance team and support the next stage of Allfire Group's growth. The role provides broad exposure across finance, systems and business improvement, working directly with the CFO to strengthen processes and controls and deliver better financial insights to support decision-making.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Group's finance function across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring accurate, timely and well-controlled financial reporting. You will also play a key commercial role in the business, supporting budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and decision-making across the Group. Working closely with senior leaders, you will help translate financial information into meaningful insights that support business performance and growth.

The role will suit someone who is technically strong but also highly practical someone who understands how transactions flow through the business, can identify where controls or processes need improvement, and works effectively with operational teams to implement better ways of working.

As the Group continues to evolve, the Finance Manager will also contribute to improvements across systems, automation, reporting and finance processes to ensure the function can scale with the business. With a number of AI initiatives already deployed across the Group, this role will also provide hands-on exposure to the implementation, governance and ongoing use of AI across finance and operations.

Key responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of the Group's finance function across Australia and New Zealand
• Ensure accurate, timely and well-controlled financial reporting
• Oversight of month‑end, year‑end audit, statutory and tax compliance
• Payroll and cash flow management
• Development of the finance team
• Support budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and decision-making across the Group
• Translate financial information into meaningful insights that support business performance and growth
• Identify where controls or processes need improvement
• Contribute to improvements across systems, automation, reporting and finance processes
• Hands‑on involvement in AI implementation, governance and ongoing use across finance and operations

About you

• Background in a Finance Manager or similar senior finance role, with candidates from a CA firm Business Services background also considered
• CA or CPA qualification
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge, including experience leading or supporting external audits
• Strong track record managing month‑end, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting processes
• Sound knowledge of payroll and payroll‑related compliance
• Strong commercial capability, including budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and maintaining the Group forecast
• Experience working across multi‑entity organisations and group consolidations
• Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting processes and governance
• Proven ability to lead, support and develop finance team members
• Background in distribution, manufacturing, wholesale or another inventory‑based business is essential

What's on offer:

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• This is primarily an in-office role, with hybrid working arrangements negotiable.
• A newly created role with direct exposure to the CFO and senior leadership team.
• Broad responsibility across finance, commercial analysis, systems and business improvement.
• Hands-on involvement in AI, automation and finance transformation initiatives.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a growing Australia and New Zealand business