Finance Manager

Job title : Finance Manager
Location : Queensland
Job type : Contract or Temp
Job reference : 1745574
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to step into a key leadership role within a large and complex organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance leader who can quickly take ownership of month-end, financial control and reporting activities, support the finalisation of financial statements and lead an established finance team through a busy external audit period.

Reporting into the senior finance leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of critical finance processes while providing leadership, direction and technical support to the broader team.

Key responsibilities:
  • Leading and overseeing month-end financial reporting and control processes
  • Supporting the finalisation of annual financial statements and associated reporting requirements
  • Leading the finance team through the external audit process and working closely with auditors to ensure deadlines are met
  • Supporting the preparation and finalisation of the annual report
  • Providing guidance, oversight and technical support to the broader finance team
  • Overseeing aspects of treasury and cash management
  • Driving key deliverables while ensuring strong financial controls, accuracy and compliance
About You
  • Strong experience in month-end reporting, financial control and statutory reporting
  • Proven experience preparing or finalising financial statements
  • Experience managing and coordinating external audit processes
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience and the ability to support and guide a finance team
  • Strong technical accounting capability and attention to detail
  • Experience within a complex, multi-entity or asset-heavy environment will be highly regarded
  • A background in property or asset accounting would be advantageous
  • CA/CPA qualification or equivalent
This role would suit someone who is confident operating autonomously, can quickly understand a complex finance environment and is comfortable balancing hands-on technical responsibilities with team leadership.
 
What's on Offer
  • 3-month contract, with potential for extension
  • Immediate or ASAP start preferred
  • Senior, hands-on finance leadership opportunity
  • Opportunity to lead key month-end, financial reporting and external audit deliverables
  • Work closely with senior finance leadership in a large and complex organisation
If you are an experienced Finance Manager available to commence immediately or on short notice and looking for an impactful short-term opportunity, we would love to hear from you.