Group Finance Leader – Multi‑Entity Growth & Acquisitions

Golden Hire Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Partnership with Managing Director &CO

Exposure to acquisitions

Career development

Autonomy and ownership

Build finance team

Job summary

Golden Hire Recruitment partners with a growing Australian business group to appoint a Group Finance Manager in Sydney. The role leads the finance function across multiple entities, delivering accurate reporting and informing strategy.

It offers a hands-on leadership position in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment with scope to build the finance team. You will manage cash flow, budgeting and forecasting, oversee compliance and controls, and support acquisitions integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in financial management or accounting.
• Experience as a Finance Manager, Group Finance Manager or Financial Controller.
• Multi‑entity finance experience (highly desirable).
• Acquisition, due diligence and integration exposure (highly desirable).
• Strong month‑end, management reporting and reconciliation capability.
• Cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and working capital expertise.
• Experience managing intercompany transactions.
• Advanced Excel skills; strong Xero and Microsoft 365 capability.
• Experience improving systems, processes and controls.
• Strong commercial acumen and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations across multiple entities.
• Deliver accurate month-end and year-end reporting.
• Prepare management accounts, financial statements and performance reports.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger integrity and intercompany transactions.
• Implement consistent reporting standards across the group.
• Provide meaningful financial insights to senior leadership.
• Manage group cash flow, working capital and forecasting.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Monitor financial performance and identify risks.
• Analyse profitability, margins and operational performance.
• Support commercial decision-making and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll and daily financial transactions.
• Maintain accurate financial records and strengthen internal controls.
• Support compliance requirements and liaise with external advisers.
• Streamline processes and reduce manual administration.
• Ensure finance operations remain scalable as the business grows.
• Provide financial analysis for acquisitions and new business opportunities.
• Assist with due diligence and integration.
• Support integration of newly acquired entities.
• Establish consistent accounting, reporting and control frameworks.
• Assist with system, banking and reporting integration.
• Own finance systems and drive automation and improvement.
• Optimise Xero, Excel and reporting tools.
• Develop documented processes that support consistency across entities.
• Build a finance function capable of supporting a larger, more complex group.
• Contribute to future team structure as the organisation expands.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Strategic finance

Stakeholder communication

Excel - advanced

Xero

Microsoft 365

Process improvement

Team leadership

Cost control & forecasting

Education

CA/CPA qualification

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Xero

Excel

Microsoft 365

Job description

Golden Hire Recruitment partners with a growing Australian business group to appoint a Group Finance Manager in Sydney. The role leads the finance function across multiple entities, delivering accurate reporting and informing strategy.

It offers a hands-on leadership position in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment with scope to build the finance team. You will manage cash flow, budgeting and forecasting, oversee compliance and controls, and support acquisitions integration.