Finance Manager - GCIS

Ventia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Parental Leave

Novated Car Leasing

Professional memberships & Education a

VenPerks

Job summary

Ventia is seeking an experienced Finance Manager for the Gold Coast infrastructure contract portfolio, reporting to the Senior Finance Partner. You will oversee financial performance, drive value, and partner with operational leaders to deliver insights that boost business outcomes.

You will lead a team of accountants, drive close processes, budgeting, and forecasting while maintaining financial integrity in a complex environment.

Qualifications

• Proven finance leadership experience in large contracts.
• Strong reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis skills.
• Experience handling large complex datasets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Collaborative leadership with team development track record.
• Advanced Excel and financial systems knowledge.
• SAP S/4HANA experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Commerce and CA/CPA qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting, month-end close, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Drive revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital optimisation.
• Prepare variance analysis and KPI dashboards, including Power BI.
• Oversee budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Provide commercial insights and risk analysis for contracts.
• Partner with operations and clients to support outcomes.
• Drive finance, payroll, procurement, and reporting process improvements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.
• Foster cross-functional relationships across finance and operations.

Skills

Finance leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Excel expertise

SAP S4 Hana

CA/CPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Commerce

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Find your further with Ventia supporting a key Infrastructure Partnership with GCI Solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experience and commercially minded Finance Manager to lead financial performance, reporting, forecasting, and business partnering activities across one of the Gold Coast's most significant infrastructure service partnerships, delivering critical asset lifecycle services to the City of Gold Coast's Water and Waste operations through a collaborative joint venture between Ventia and Downer. In this influential leadership role, you will drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, and lead a high-performing finance team.

What’s on Offer

• Attractive salary and stability in a long-term contract
• Lead finance for a major infrastructure services contract - GCI Services
• Work with respected industry partners in Ventia and Downer
• Influence strategic and operational decision-making
• Manage and develop an established finance team
• Be part of a collaborative culture focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and delivering value to the Gold Coast community
• Flexibility offering work life balance
• Opportunity for self-development through Ventia Academy and mentorship programs
• Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program
• Employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, Novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts with retailers Australia wide including Woolworths, Coles, Booking.com and Expedia

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Partner, you will oversee all financial performance and analysis activities for the Gold Coast Infrastructure Solutions contract portfolio. You will partner closely with operational leaders, project stakeholders, and senior management to provide financial insights that enhance business performance and deliver value for clients and shareholders.

Leading a team of accountants and finance professionals, you will play a critical role in maintaining financial integrity, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting the ongoing success of a complex operational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting, month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, cost accruals, and revenue recognition
• Monitor and optimise performance against revenue, EBITDA, cash flow, and working capital targets
• Prepare insightful financial and operational reporting, including variance analysis, KPI reporting, and Power BI dashboards
• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes
• Participate in contract performance reviews and provide commercial insights, risk analysis, and improvement recommendations
• Partner with operational teams and client stakeholders to support business outcomes
• Drive process improvements across finance, payroll, procurement, and reporting functions
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals
• Foster strong relationships across finance, project, and operational teams

Required Skills and Experience

You are a proactive finance leader with strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. You enjoy working in complex environments where you can combine technical expertise with strategic business partnering.

• Proven experience in a Finance Manager, Commercial Finance, FP&A, or Business Partnering role
• Strong financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Experience managing and interpreting large, complex datasets
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
• A collaborative leadership style with demonstrated experience developing teams
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial systems knowledge
• SAP experience highly regarded (S4 Hana)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline
• CA or CPA qualification

About Ventia

As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

Position Reference Number: 168773

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