Finance Manager

Adecco Australia Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Adecco Australia Pty Ltd is partnering with a growing, well-established organisation seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the finance function and partner with operational and executive stakeholders. The role combines governance, commercial finance, and team leadership within a dynamic environment.

You will drive strategic planning, financial modelling, and performance insights, while mentoring the finance team. Hybrid work arrangements and career development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified
• Degree qualified in Accounting, Commerce or Finance
• Demonstrated experience within a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Senior Management Accountant or Finance Business Partner role
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capabilities
• Experience delivering financial and commercial insights that drive business performance
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to ERP systems
• Proven stakeholder management and business partner­ing experience
• Strong understanding of financial controls, compliance and reporting requirements
• Experience leading process improvement or transformation initiatives highly regarded
• Previous leadership or mentoring experience advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting activities
• Deliver accurate and insightful management reporting across key business units
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and long-range financial plans
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide meaningful commercial and financial insights
• Monitor business performance, identify key trends and provide recommendations to improve profitability
• Develop financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions
• Manage cash flow forecasting, working capital and financial risk
• Oversee statutory compliance, taxation obligations and external audit requirements
• Drive continuous improvement, process optimisation and systems enhancement initiatives
• Lead and mentor finance team members while fostering a high-performance culture
• Support executive leadership with strategic planning and financial decision-making

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Financial modelling

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Degree in Accounting, Commerce or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Adecco are currently partneringwith a growing and well-established organisation seeking an experienced FinanceManager to join their high-performing finance team.

Reporting directly to seniorleadership, this role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of thefinance function while partnering closely with operational and executivestakeholders to influence business performance and strategic decision-making.

This position combines financialcontrol, commercial finance, business partnering and team leadership, making itideally suited to a finance professional looking to take the next step in theircareer within a dynamic and evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end reportingactivities
• Deliver accurate and insightful managementreporting across key business units
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and long-rangefinancial plans
• Partner with senior stakeholders to providemeaningful commercial and financial insights
• Monitor business performance, identify key trendsand provide recommendations to improve profitability
• Develop financial models and business cases tosupport strategic initiatives and investment decisions
• Manage cash flow forecasting, working capital andfinancial risk
• Oversee statutory compliance, taxation obligationsand external audit requirements
• Drive continuous improvement, process optimisationand systems enhancement initiatives
• Lead and mentor finance team members whilefostering a high-performance culture
• Support executive leadership with strategicplanning and financial decision-making

About You

To be successful in this role, youwill be an experienced finance professional who is equally comfortableoperating at both a strategic and hands-on level.

You Will possess strong technicalexpertise, excellent commercial acumen and the ability to build trustedrelationships across all levels of an organisation.

• CA or CPA qualified
• Degree qualified in Accounting, Commerce or Finance
• Demonstrated experience within a Finance Manager,Financial Controller, Senior Management Accountant or Finance BusinessPartner role
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financialmodelling capabilities
• Experience delivering financial and commercialinsights that drive business performance
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to ERP systems
• Proven stakeholder management and businesspartnering experience
• Strong understanding of financial controls,compliance and reporting requirements
• Experience leading process improvement ortransformation initiatives highly regarded
• Previous leadership or mentoring experienceadvantageous

What's On Offer

• High-impact role with significant visibility acrossthe business
• Opportunity to partner directly with seniordecision-makers
• Broad exposure across both commercial finance andfinancial control
• Supportive and collaborative leadership team
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Competitive salary package and additional benefits