La Trobe Financial is Australia’s leading alternative asset manager, helping Australians build better futures for over 70 years. With $24 billion in assets under management and the trust of 160,000 customers, we’ve grown through a commitment to service, innovation, and putting people first.

We don’t just deliver retirement income – we shape lives, careers, and communities. Our culture is built on trust, excellence, accountability, and a shared purpose: to make a meaningful difference every day.

Build your future with us.

The Opportunity

As a key member of the Corporate Finance Team, the Finance Manager plays a critical role in supporting the commercial finance function by working closely with key stakeholders within Technology, Marketing, HR, and AM/RECF teams. The key focus of the role is to build strong, trusted relationships across these functions, and along with the EGM Corporate, ensure that finance acts as a valued partner in respect of the management of departmental financial performance. The role supports the management of department spend, expense budgets and forecasting processes, monitors actual spend versus budget, provides insightful financial analysis, and delivers monthly reporting to stakeholders.

The role is ideally suited to finance professional who excels at building trust and strong relationships with stakeholders across the business. Experience in accounting for internally developed software and other capital projects is preferred, along with the ability to interpret complex financial information and translate it into clear, actionable business insights. In addition,



the Finance Manager provides guidance and support to junior finance team members to ensure the smooth delivery of day-to-day finance operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Producing accurate and timely divisional expense reports to each cost centre
- Organising and participating in monthly meetings with cost centre owners.
- Partner with business teams to manage accruals, prepayments and rolling forecasts.
- Contribute to KPI analysis and presenting to the wider Finance team when required.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide clear financial commentary and recommendations.
- Assist the EGM Head of Corporate in liaising with the business on tracking the actual expense to budget and producing quality financial data when required.
- Provide training and encourage development of the team to ensure staff engagement.
- Contribute to Finance initiatives in uplifting and streamlining processes.

About You

The successful applicant will be CA or CPA qualified with over 5 years post qualification experience. Additional skills and experience required include:

- Minimum of 3 years in business partnering
- Relevant professional memberships and certifications
- Demonstrated ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders, particularly across IT, Marketing, HR or similar commercial teams.
- Strong analytical skills, financial modelling / excel capability,



and ability to interpret financial data
- Excellent communication skills able to simplify financial information for non-finance audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication and time management skills.
- Knowledge of Technology One software will be highly advantageous.

Employee Benefits

We’re all about balance – delivering great work and enjoying the journey. Alongside a market-competitive salary, here are some perks that make working with us even better:

- Celebrate your birthday – with a paid day off, just for you!
- Give back – with paid volunteer days to support causes you care about;
- More time for you – purchase additional annual leave when you need it;
- Support for families – 18 weeks paid primary carer parental leave plus superannuation contributions;
- Wild perks – free annual membership to Taronga Zoo and Collingwood Football Club!
- Wellbeing first – access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- Keep growing – with ongoing training and development opportunities;
- Unforgettable socials – from team events to celebrations you’ll actually want to attend! and
- Retail therapy – enjoy discounts through Reward Gateway.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and safe. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and proudly support an inclusive recruitment process and work environment. If you require adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know, we’re here to help.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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📌 Finance Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 La Trobe Financial
📍 Melbourne