Senior Finance Expert — AI Training & Evaluation

Obsidian; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian seeks a Non-Investment Finance Expert to build and review complex finance deliverables, including PnL, reconciliations, and pro-forma models. You will reason from primary sources, identify material items, and craft CFO-ready narratives with clear recommendations.

The role requires 3+ years in hands-on finance roles, strong US GAAP/IFRS knowledge, and advanced Excel modeling. CFA background not required; this is operational finance, not markets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a hands-on non-investment finance role.
• CPA / CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Strong US GAAP / IFRS and advanced Excel modeling (linked 3-statement models, reconciliations, pro formas).
• Comfort exercising professional judgment on incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Note: CFA / investing / portfolio-management background is not required — this is operational and technical finance, not markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and review deliverables such as PnL and mark-to-market reconciliations; vendor/AP payments and 3-statement models with adjustments.
• Reason from primary sources and separate material from distractors.
• Write CFO-ready narratives that explain assumptions, variances, and recommendations.

Skills

US GAAP

IFRS

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Judgment under ambiguity

Education

CPA/CA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Obsidian seeks a Non-Investment Finance Expert to build and review complex finance deliverables, including PnL, reconciliations, and pro-forma models. You will reason from primary sources, identify material items, and craft CFO-ready narratives with clear recommendations.

The role requires 3+ years in hands-on finance roles, strong US GAAP/IFRS knowledge, and advanced Excel modeling. CFA background not required; this is operational finance, not markets.