Fleet Finance Leader – Asset-Intense Portfolio (NZ & AU)

Sharp & Carter; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1 day WFH

Travel and accommodation discounts

Leadership exposure

Career development

Superannuation

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Fleet Finance Manager to oversee the financial management of a large vehicle portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. You will own month-end reporting, asset accounting, budgeting and covenant reporting while partnering with Fleet, Operations and Finance teams.

You will lead a three-person finance team, manage relationships with financiers, ensure AASB16/IFRS16 compliance, and drive process improvements in a high-volume asset-intensive environment.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification and strong financial accounting background.
• Month-end ownership and fixed asset accounting experience.
• Experience with large asset portfolios in fleet/related industries.
• Experience preparing management reports, budgets and forecasts.
• Understanding of AASB16 / IFRS16 lease accounting.
• Experience working with financiers and lenders.
• Past leadership or mentoring of finance professionals.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive partner to operations and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end reporting for fleet finance activities
• Manage fixed asset accounting, acquisitions, disposals and depreciation
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management for fleet operations
• Manage relationships with vehicle financiers and funding partners
• Monitor financing facilities and covenant reporting requirements
• Support compliance with AASB16 / IFRS16 accounting standards
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of three finance professionals
• Partner closely with Fleet, Operations and Finance stakeholders
• Drive process improvement, controls enhancement and reporting efficiencies
• Support audit, statutory and compliance requirements

Skills

Financial accounting

Month-end ownership

Fixed assets

Budgets & forecasts

Cashflow management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

IFRS16 / AASB16

Asset portfolio exposure

Lender reporting

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Job description

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Fleet Finance Manager to oversee the financial management of a large vehicle portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. You will own month-end reporting, asset accounting, budgeting and covenant reporting while partnering with Fleet, Operations and Finance teams.

You will lead a three-person finance team, manage relationships with financiers, ensure AASB16/IFRS16 compliance, and drive process improvements in a high-volume asset-intensive environment.