Senior Finance Officer / Finance Manager
Senior Finance Officer / Finance Manager
Canberra | Permanent | Full-time
Take the next step in your finance career with MTP Services.
MTP Services is seeking a hands‐on Senior Finance Officer / Finance Manager to join our team on a permanent basis.
This is a great opportunity for a finance professional who is ready to take on more ownership, broaden their experience and continue progressing their career.
Working directly with our CFO, you'll be involved across the full finance function – from month‐end, reporting and payroll through to budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis.
You'll also have the opportunity to support and develop other members of the finance team and help us improve the way we do things as MTP continues to grow.
About MTP Services
MTP Services is a Canberra‐based IT services company supporting organisations across the Australian Government.
Our business operates across recruitment and project services, which means our finance team works in a busy and varied environment covering contractor payments, payroll, invoicing, project financials and multiple billing arrangements.
We're proud of the culture we've built at MTP.
We're a close‐knit team that works hard, supports each other and genuinely enjoys coming to work.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the CFO, you'll take on a broad range of responsibilities including:
Managing day‐to‐day finance operations
Month‐end close, reporting and invoicing
Employee and contractor payroll
Accounts receivable and cash‐flow management
Preparing budgets and forecasts
Management reporting and financial analysis
Bank and balance‐sheet reconciliations
Monitoring financial performance and investigating variances
Supporting audit, compliance and statutory reporting




Partnering with stakeholders across the business on financial and commercial matters
Supporting and developing Finance Officer/s
Identifying opportunities to improve and automate finance processes
Supporting finance‐system and operational improvement projects
Working closely with the CFO on ad‐hoc analysis and projects
About You
You might already be a Finance Manager or Senior Accountant, or you could be an experienced Finance Officer who is ready to take the next step.
What matters most is that you're hands‐on, confident across the numbers and looking for an opportunity where you can continue to grow.
Ideally, you'll have:
Strong hands‐on finance experience
Experience with month‐end close and reporting
Exposure to budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Experience across payroll, invoicing, reconciliations and cash flow
Strong attention to detail and financial accuracy
The confidence to work directly with a CFO and senior stakeholders
Experience supporting, mentoring or managing other team members
A commercial mindset and willingness to understand the broader business
An interest in improving and streamlining finance processes
Experience with Xero, MYOB or similar finance platforms
Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
Experience within professional services, recruitment, contracting, project services or another high‐volume environment would be highly regarded.
Why MTP?
This is an opportunity to join MTP at an exciting stage of our growth and build a long‐term career with us.
You'll have direct exposure to the CFO, plenty of variety in your role and the opportunity to take on greater responsibility as you develop.
Most importantly, you'll be joining a outstanding team and culture where people are trusted to do their jobs, supported to develop and encouraged to make an impact.
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📌 Senior Finance Officer / Finance Manager (Canberra)
🏢 MTP Services
📍 Canberra