Role based in Bowen / Airlie Beach, Whitsundays, QLD

Step into a newly created senior finance role with genuine influence across a growing, family-owned business.

- Competitive Salary Package circa $140K, commensurate with skills and experience

- Relocation Assistance negotiable for the right candidate

- Partner directly with senior leaders to drive commercial performance and accountability

- Enjoy genuine work-life balance and an enviable Whitsundays lifestyle

About the Role

Hillery Group is seeking a full-time Commercial Finance Manager based in Bowen or Airlie Beach, reporting to the Director of Finance and Commercial.

- Prepare job-level budgets, forecasts, and oversee project/job costing

- Prepare P&Ls;, management reports, and director/board-level reporting packs

- Partner with directors and operational leaders to strengthen commercial accountability

- Provide financial modelling and analysis for tenders, pricing and commercial activities

- Manage the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable team

About You

You're an experienced commercial finance professional who is comfortable working across both the detail and the bigger picture.

You'll bring:

- Proven hands-on commercial finance experience across P&Ls;, budgets, forecasts and job costing

- Advanced Excel skills and strong financial modelling capability

- Strong business partnering skills and confidence working with senior stakeholders

- Team leadership experience and a practical, hands-on approach to finance

- Strong commercial judgement, accuracy and an ability to turn financial information into useful business insight

Experience in civil construction, project-based businesses, quarrying, heavy industry or a similar operational environment will be highly regarded.

CIMA, MBA, Master's in Finance, CA/CPA or another relevant postgraduate/qualified qualification will also be highly regarded.

What's on Offer





This is an opportunity to take on a senior commercial finance role where you'll have genuine visibility and influence within the business.

You'll benefit from:

- A competitive salary package circa $140,000, commensurate with skills and experience

- Relocation assistance, negotiable based on individual circumstances

- Direct access to and collaboration with senior decision-makers

- Autonomy to identify opportunities and improve financial processes

- A long-standing, family-owned business with a practical and collaborative culture

- Genuine work-life balance in one of Queensland's most distinctive coastal regions

About Hillery Group

Hillery Group is a proud Indigenous, family-owned business with nearly 50 years of experience across civil construction, quarrying and heavy machinery.

The Group operates seven quarries and has an established presence across the Whitsunday, Burdekin, Collinsville, Townsville and Proserpine regions.

Learn more at hillerygroup.com.au.

Live and Work in the Whitsundays

Based in Bowen, known as the "Top of the Whitsundays," you'll have eight beautiful beaches, a relaxed coastal community and the wider Whitsundays right on your doorstep.

Swim, fish, dive, explore the Great Barrier Reef or simply enjoy a lifestyle where the coast is part of everyday life.

The role includes regular face-to-face time in the Bowen office, typically 2–3 days per week, giving you direct access to the operational leaders you support while offering flexibility around how the remainder of your working week is structured.

For candidates considering a move to the region, relocation support is available and negotiable based on individual circumstances.

How to Apply

If you're an experienced commercial finance professional who combines strong technical capability with commercial judgement and the confidence to build trusted relationships across a business, we'd love to hear from you - APPLY NOW!

Hillery Group is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

📌 Commercial Finance Manager (Whitsundays)
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