Job Description Finance Manager – Western Sydney

Are you a commercially minded Finance Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, Excel-heavy environment?

This is an opportunity to join one of Australia's largest service providers in its industry, working closely with an experienced local CFO and global finance leadership team.

We're looking for someone who enjoys being close to the numbers, can move quickly between financial accounting and commercial analysis, and is confident turning large volumes of Excel data into meaningful information for the business.

Location:

Western Sydney Employment:

Full-time Working Arrangement:

On-site Reporting to:

Local CFO

The Role As Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of the local finance function while acting as a key business partner to the CFO and wider management team.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys a

high-volume workplace , is highly proficient in Excel and can work independently.

Financial Accounting

Own the month-end close, including GL and balance sheet reconciliations

Prepare BAS and Payroll Tax returns

Manage payroll tax and workers compensation allocations

Oversee daily cash reporting and weekly cashflow forecasting for the Board

Maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting

Lead and develop the local finance team

Commercial Accounting

Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks and opportunities

Work across milestone and project-based accounting

Prepare meaningful financial analysis for management and senior leadership

Use large datasets to identify variances and explain the underlying drivers

Support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management

Turn detailed Excel analysis into clear commercial insights

Business Partnering

Partner closely with the CFO and operational leaders across the business





Provide financial insight to support commercial and operational decision-making

Challenge assumptions and ask the right questions rather than simply reporting the numbers

Work with global finance stakeholders and an overseas subsidiary

Provide the Board and senior management with accurate, timely and commercially relevant information

About You You'll be a qualified

CPA or CA

with experience operating as a Finance Manager, ideally within a complex, fast-moving organisation.

Most importantly, you'll be someone who is

extremely comfortable in Excel .

You'll be working with high volumes of data, financial models, reporting and analysis, so you should be fluent in Excel and able to manipulate, interrogate and make sense of information quickly.

We're looking for:

Strong, high-volume Excel capability

Previous experience managing a finance team

Experience reporting to an overseas parent, subsidiary or Private Equity environment

Milestone or project-based accounting experience

Strong financial accounting and month-end knowledge

Commercial acumen and proven business partnering capability

A proactive, independent approach with robust accountability

Experience with Xero, Salesforce and/or COGNOS

CPA or CA qualification

The Opportunity This is more than a traditional Finance Manager position.

You'll work closely with both the

local CFO and Global CFO , giving you exposure to senior leadership and the broader business while becoming the

2IC within the finance function .

You'll also have the opportunity to be part of a business with a significant growth trajectory over the coming years, with bonuses linked to company performance.

If you're a Finance Manager who

enjoys working with numbers, thrives in Excel, understands the commercial story behind the figures and wants genuine exposure to senior leadership , I'd like to hear from you.

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📌 Finance Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Norwest Recruitment
📍 Sydney