Lead financial control, planning and reporting for a growing healthcare organisation supported by high-calibre investors.
- $160,000–$180,000 base salary on a long-term contract
- Broad ownership across month-end, audit, budgeting and commercial analysis
- Join a growing healthcare organisation during a major growth and transformation
About the client: We’re working with a growing healthcare organisation operating across a highly regulated and evolving sector.
Supported by high-calibre investors and an experienced leadership team, the business is entering its next stage of growth and investing in its finance capability, operating processes and technology platform.
About the role:
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Senior Finance Manager will provide additional leadership and capacity during an important period of organisational and technology transformation.
The role is weighted towards financial control and reporting, with broader responsibility across budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and commercial analysis. You will also manage and develop a Senior Financial Accountant.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Owning the end-to-end month-end close process and reporting timetable.
- Managing the integrity of the general ledger and sub-ledgers.
- Reviewing the P&L;, balance sheet, cash flow statement and monthly reconciliations.
- Improving the quality and timing of the month-end close process.
- Managing BAS, FBT, fixed assets and other financial compliance requirements.
- Coordinating interim and year-end audit requirements.
- Supporting the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes.
- Preparing cash flow forecasts, financial models and ad hoc commercial analysis.
- Supporting annual resident pricing reviews.
- Managing aged care, retirement village and grant-related financial reporting.
- Mentoring your direct report and helping maintain stability and cohesion across the broader finance team.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will need to work through imperfect processes, find information across multiple systems and take ownership without waiting for detailed instructions.
About You:
You are an experienced Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager or Senior Finance Manager with strong technical accounting foundations and broader commercial capability.
You are comfortable operating with autonomy, managing competing deadlines and improving processes in a growing workplace. You can move between detailed financial reporting and higher-level analysis while building effective relationships across the organisation.
You will bring
- CA or CPA qualification.
- Experience leading an end-to-end month-end close.
- Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capability.
- Experience coordinating audits and meeting strict reporting deadlines.
- Previous responsibility for leading and developing finance professionals.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Advanced Excel capability and experience using Xero or a similar accounting platform.
- A proactive and adaptable approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of aged care, home care, NDIS would be highly regarded. Experience within broader healthcare, childcare or another highly regulated and funding-driven environment may also be useful.
What's on offer
- $160,000 to $180,000 base salary.
- An 18-month fixed-term contract.
- A broad role spanning financial control, commercial finance and team leadership.
- Convenient access to public transport.
Next Steps If this sounds like the right role for you, please apply online today! If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Ross McLelland,
[email protected]
📌 Senior Finance Manager (Sydney)
🏢 4DTalent
📍 Sydney