Asset Rental Group (Holdings) Ltd – Sydney CBD NSW

Asset Rental Group (ARG) is a national leader in commercial Rent To Buy solutions, helping sole traders and small businesses secure the vehicles they need to work and grow their income.We support clients who are often overlooked by traditional finance models - new ABNs, limited credit history, or past credit challenges - and give them a practical pathway to ownership. We’re growing quick and expanding our presence across Australia.

The opportunity

This is a senior, hands-on Finance Manager role. You'll take day-to-day ownership of the finance operation, help build and train a new offshore team in the Philippines, and pick up high-impact projects across a transaction-heavy, multi-entity business. It's a genuine ownership role with room to grow as the function scales.

What you'll do

Own the month-end close end-to-end - accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and the management pack

Prepare and oversee the monthly board pack, including analysis and supporting schedules

Prepare consolidated reports across the group, including intercompany eliminations, balances and transfer pricing / recharge mechanics

Review and approve bank reconciliations across all entities

Produce lender / financier reporting and support covenant and borrowing-base monitoring

Lead the transition of finance in-house - managing the handover from our incumbent provider cleanly and with no disruption

Help hire, onboard,



train and supervise the offshore finance team (AR, AP/Fleet, Payroll & Compliance); set ways of working, review standards and escalation paths

Support group compliance: BAS, FBT, payroll tax, STP and year-end audit and financial statements

Assist with Baseplan and Xero administration and data integrity, and drive process improvement using AI and automation

Take on ad hoc projects and commercial analysis - data-quality audits, portfolio / book analytics and funding-related modelling

What you'll bring

Experience managing a team

CA / CPA qualified (or equivalent); degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field

Strong technical accounting, including consolidations and intercompany

Solid understanding of Australian GST, BAS, FBT, payroll tax and compliance

Excellent Excel skills and confidence working across financial systems and data

Genuinely self-directing - able to take ownership, run to deadlines and brief a busy Financial Controller concisely

Experience leading or coaching teams, ideally offshore / outsourced

High attention to detail and a consistent track record of hitting monthly deadlines

Nice to have

Process and systems improvement using AI and automation

Experience with Baseplan or a similar asset / fleet ERP

Proficiency in Power BI and Xero

Experience in a lender-backed / debt-funded business (covenant and borrowing-base reporting)

Experience managing a provider transition or standing up an offshore finance team

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📌 Finance Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Asset Rental Group (Holdings
📍 New South Wales