Finance Manager

Description

• Act as a strategic trusted advisor to the Vice President to support financial management and drive continuous process improvement.
• Undertake ad hoc project work as part of the regional Finance Director’s improvement agenda.
• Support Group projects such as audit coordination and other finance-related initiatives.
• Manage local audits and ensure all tax deadlines are met.
• Analyse financial data to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions.
• Maintain all company documents in according with Company Act requirements.
• Ensure internal controls are in place and compliant with Group Policies and Procedures.
• Ensure local statutory accounts are produced and audited on time
• Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies to ensure full compliance, audit readiness, and timely resolution of financial queries.
• Coordinate with Central/Regional Treasury to ensure short-term cash flows align with P&L forecasts and business expectations.
• Maintain full ownership of the country’s legal entities
• Partner with the Shared Services Director – ASPAC to ensure timely and accurate delivery of transactional finance services.
• Ensure all direct taxes (CIT, PIT) and indirect taxes (GST, VAT, etc.) are filed in an accurate and timely manner
• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process, ensuring timely and complete submissions aligned with group timelines.
• Involved with regional credit control team to establish good cash collection process to meet targeted DSO KPI
• Prepare or review monthly variance analysis comparing actuals to budget and prior year, with recommendations for management.
• Influence regional decision-making through financial insight. Evaluate new business proposals, including full economic impact and cash flow requirements.
• Oversee month-end reporting by the CoE (GL and FP&A team
• Ensure compliance with any other government bodies e.g. Tax office
• Lead and participate in process improvement initiatives across the region.
• Ensure that all statutory filings and payments in relation to employment are completed in an accurate and timely manner (eg. Superannuation)

Requirements

• Experience in co-ordinating remote teams and managing large teams
• Knowledge of Australia complex payroll scenarios across multiple Australian jurisdiction, with a strong grasp of payroll-related compliance and operational requirements
• Ability to work autonomously and show initiative and proactiveness to ensure all legal entities are always fully compliant.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and ability to handle decision-making regarding audit and tax queries
• Experience with regional laws and regulations pertaining to financial matters
• At least 3 years’ experience in recruitment/similar role/industry
• Knowledge of OneStream finance system preferred but not pivotal.
• Experience in Group reporting and working to tight deadlines
• Ability to be flexible and able to multitask with day-to-day workflow.
• Must be located in Brisbane, Australia and meet hybrid work requirements as defined by the President for ASPAC
• Confident in challenging existing processes and holding colleagues to standards set out by Senior Management.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive, pressured environment with non-flexible Group deadlines.
• Previous experience working with either one or more accounting systems, ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or CFA and be minimum 5 years post-qualified.
• Effective communicator who is articulate, professional and confident at all times, both with finance and non-finance colleagues.

Benefits

• Career breaks available after one year.
• Yearly destination trips as part of our High Flyers program (Dubai, Buenos Aires, etc…)
• Virtual Onboarding Events exclusively for new hires.
• Mental Health First Aiders to signpost you to support when you need it.
• Team driven environment, supportive culture with a focus on work-life balance.
• World-class training programmes and development opportunities.
• Genuine career progression opportunities, either locally or globally!
• Attractive monthly base salary + competitive commission/performance bonus.
• Charity days for various important causes such as Relay for Life and Earth Day.
• Real time recognition through our employee reward platform.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance