Finance Manager

Mars Recruitment; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting, financial control and reporting experience.
• Background within financial services, ideally banking or asset finance.
• Experience managing a small finance team.
• Comfortable being hands-on with reconciliations, journals and month-end reporting.
• Exposure to multi-entity structures and regulatory reporting would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the finance function.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day finance function, including AP, AR and general ledger.
• Manage month-end close, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Oversee cash flow, liquidity and financial controls.
• Lead and support a small finance team.
• Manage financial reporting across multiple entities and securitisation structures.
• Support statutory, tax and regulatory reporting, including ASIC and APRA requirements.
• Oversee annual financial statements and external audit.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Technical accounting

Financial control

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Multi-entity structures

Regulatory reporting

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Job description

We are working with an established financial services business based in North Sydney that is looking to appoint an experienced Finance Manager to oversee its finance function.

This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced Finance Manager who is comfortable getting into the detail whilst managing a small finance team.

The role offers broad exposure across financial reporting, cash flow, statutory and regulatory requirements, alongside the opportunity to improve existing finance processes.

The Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day finance function, including AP, AR and general ledger.
• Manage month-end close, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Oversee cash flow, liquidity and financial controls.
• Lead and support a small finance team.
• Manage financial reporting across multiple entities and securitisation structures.
• Support statutory, tax and regulatory reporting, including ASIC and APRA requirements.
• Oversee annual financial statements and external audit.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across the business.

The Requirements:

• Strong technical accounting, financial control and reporting experience.
• Background within financial services, ideally banking or asset finance.
• Experience managing a small finance team.
• Comfortable being hands-on with reconciliations, journals and month-end reporting.
• Exposure to multi-entity structures and regulatory reporting would be advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the finance function.

To Note:

• Temporary to Permanent or Permanent position with an established financial services business.
• Broad role with responsibility across financial control, reporting and finance operations.
• Opportunity to lead a small finance team.
• North Sydney location, 5 days per week in the office.
• Open to immediately available candidates and those currently serving notice periods.