Finance Manager

ASX; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ASX is looking for a Senior Commercial Planning professional to join its team in Sydney. You will support the Group’s financial performance by delivering robust financial information, driving performance insights, and advising Executive leadership.

In this role you’ll partner with business units, manage budgets, forecasts and five-year plans, and prepare Board-level reports. The position requires deep financial acumen and impact across diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to influence key stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes.
• Strong technical accounting, business partnering, project management and analytical skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or a related field, plus CA/CPA qualifications.
• Eight+ years in a management accounting role, ideally in a commercial organisation.
• Experience in financial services or technology sectors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the business to form long- and short-term plans to maximise opportunities based on insights.
• Understand strategy, KPIs and performance drivers; present trends, risks and opportunities to senior stakeholders.
• Influence stakeholders to improve commercial performance and achieve objectives.
• Coordinate capital expenditure budgets and portfolio reporting.
• Collaborate on quarterly forecasts, monthly results, and five-year plans for revenue and expenses.
• Prepare monthly management and Board reports with ratios, transactions and KPIs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Accounting

Business partnering

Project management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business/Accounting or related field

CA/CPA qualifications (AANZ/CPA Australia)

Job description

ASX: Powering Australia’s financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose - to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Your Team:

The Commercial Planning team is the Group’s central financial performance management function. The purpose of the team is to deliver robust financial information and explain the drivers of the company’s performance, both over the short to medium term and in the past.

The team supports the Group Executives and Board with insightful analysis of financial and operating performance and acts as a trusted adviser to management.

Your Responsibilities:

• Partner with the business to form long- and short-term plans to maximise opportunities based on in-depth commercial insights and business knowledge.
• Understand the business strategy, value drivers and KPIs, and provide financial analysis and insights into performance. Identify trends, risks, opportunities and gaps, and present these to senior stakeholders across the business and Finance.
• Positively influence stakeholders to improve commercial performance and achieve business and financial objectives.
• Coordinate capital expenditure budgets and portfolio reporting.
• Collaborate with business partners and key stakeholders on quarterly forecasts and monthly performance results, and develop annual budgets and five-year plans for revenue and expenses.
• Prepare monthly management and Board reports, including reports on ratios, key transactions, revenue statistics and KPIs.

Your Experience and Qualifications:

Must Have

• Proven ability to influence key stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes.
• Strong technical accounting, business partnering, project management and analytical skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or a related field, along with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand or CPA Australia qualifications.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience in a management accounting role, ideally within a commercial organisation.
• Relevant industry experience in a financial services or technology organisation would be advantageous.

Nice to Have:

• Ability to be a self-starter, operate independently and demonstrate a curious mindset.
• Ability to critically analyse and solve complex problems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, as the role has significant exposure to all levels of senior management, including Group Executives and the Board of Directors.
• An interest in financial services, including financial products, markets and securities exchanges.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [e-mail].

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.