Finance Manager

Frog Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Build finance function from ground up

Recruit and shape a small team

Support during transition phase

Job summary

Frog Recruitment seeks a Finance Manager to establish and lead a centralised finance function supporting operations across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. This hands-on role will ensure the day-to-day finances run smoothly, recruit and mentor a small team, and progressively improve the function.

You will run month-end close, reporting, budgeting, cashflow and compliance, while partnering with senior management to shape strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification or equivalent recognised accounting credential.
• Experience in a Big 4 or comparable professional-services environment is highly preferred.
• Hands-on Finance Manager/Financial Controller or similar role experience.
• Proven ability in management reporting, cashflow, budgeting and financial controls.
• Demonstrated capability to improve processes and establish practical ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Run the finance function and own day-to-day operations across four regions.
• Manage month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting processes.
• Lead commission calculations for payroll provider handoff.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cashflow, and working-capital reporting.
• Coordinate year-end, tax, audit, and compliance with specialists.
• Build and lead a small finance team of two, including recruitment and onboarding.
• Transition finance operations to a centralised model and standardise processes.
• Identify automation opportunities and improve systems.

Skills

CA/CPA qualified

Big 4 experience

Hands-on finance leadership

Management reporting

Cashflow & budgeting

Team leadership

Job description

The organisation operates within the recruitment sector.

About the role

The organisation is creating a dedicated Finance Manager role to establish and lead a centralised finance function supporting operations across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. This is a hands-on position where the Finance Manager will ensure the day-to-day finance operations run smoothly, recruit and lead a small team, and progressively improve the function's operations.

Key responsibilities

• Run the finance function and own the day-to-day finance operation across four regions
• Manage month-end close, reconciliations, and management reporting processes
• Lead commission calculations for payroll provider handoff
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cashflow, and working-capital reporting
• Coordinate year-end, tax, audit, and compliance processes with specialist advisers
• Build and lead a small finance support team of two, participating in recruitment and onboarding
• Lead the transition of finance operations from existing providers to a centralised model
• Improve processes and systems by standardising finance operations and identifying automation opportunities.

Skills & experience

• CA or CPA qualified, or equivalent recognised accounting qualification
• Strong technical grounding, ideally gained in a Big 4 or comparable professional-services environment
• Experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, or similar hands-on role
• Proven experience in management reporting, cashflow, budgeting, AP, AR, and financial controls
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and establish practical ways of working
• Experience leading a small team and working directly with senior management.

What’s in it for you

• Opportunity to build a finance function from the ground up
• Scope to recruit and shape a team while improving systems and processes
• Support from management and specialists during the transition phase.

For further information please contact Liam Grafitti, Team Leader, Accounting & Finance, on 02 8270 9***. As an inclusive workforce, we welcome everyone and encourage our employees, clients, and candidates to showcase their authentic selves. Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request by phoning the above-mentioned recruitment consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.