Position Overview: Senior Finance Manager (Confidential Advertising Client)
About Our Client
Our client is a leading, globally connected creative and marketing agency based in Sydney. Operating in a collaborative and dynamic environment, they partner with major global and local brands across diverse industries.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy:
Lead, mentor, and oversee the finance team; set priorities and establish process documentation.
Month-End & Financial Control:
Own month-end closing, General Ledger, balance sheet integrity, WIP tracking, revenue recognition, budgeting, and cash flow forecasting.
Overhead & Accounting Standards:
Manage overheads, fixed assets, prepayments/accruals, and apply IFRS standards (including IFRS 16 lease accounting).
Group Reporting & Audit:
Prepare and submit group consolidation reporting packs to global HQ, manage intercompany reconciliations, and serve as the primary audit contact.
Tax & Regulatory Compliance:
Oversee BAS, GST, FBT, corporate income tax, transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar Two, and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting.
Business Partnering:




Collaborate with account service and production teams on job profitability, cost control, scope management, and WIP releases.
Process Improvement:
Automate manual workflows and optimize financial reporting systems.
Candidate Requirements
Work Authorization:
Must be an
Australian Citizen
or
Permanent Resident (PR)
.
Industry Experience:
Must have proven experience working within an
Advertising Agency
(or closely related creative agency environment with project/WIP exposure).
Qualifications & Experience
CA or CPA
qualification.
5+ years post-qualification experience
with proven leadership capability.
Robust technical IFRS expertise (especially IFRS 16) and experience with consolidation reporting to an overseas parent company.
Hands-on experience with Australian tax compliance (BAS, FBT, Income Tax) and familiarity with/capacity to handle Transfer Pricing and BEPS Pillar Two.
Advanced Excel skills, proficiency with large data sets, and strong commercial business-partnering capabilities.

📌 Finance Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Sirius.
📍 New South Wales