OUR CLIENT
Based in the Arundel area, our client is a specialist in technical safety and engineering services to a niche industry.
While the business is highly successful in its field, the internal finance and admin processes are currently quite manual.
They are looking for a finance professional who understands technical workflows and can help modernise the way the back office operates.
YOUR ROLE
As the Finance & Business Support Lead, you will take ownership of the finance function and the data that drives it.
This isn't a role for a data-entry clerk; it requires someone who can look at manual financial processes and find a faster, smarter way to get the job done.
Reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the books are accurate and the month-end reporting is ready for timely review without the need for constant supervision.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Xero Management: Full-function handling of A/P and A/R.
You will ensure invoices are issued promptly and take ownership of the collections process, ensuring accounts receivable are followed up in a timely and scheduled fashion to maintain healthy cash flow.
Purchasing & Logistics: Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of orders, ensuring equipment is tracked, received, and accounted for correctly.
Month-End Reporting: Preparing the General Ledger and monthly Trial Balances to a high standard for review.
Process Improvement:



Identifying manual data entry bottlenecks and introducing better digital tools or workflows to tighten the ship.
General Administration: Maintaining the administrative standards required to support a specialised technical team.
IS THIS YOU?
You have deep expertise in Xero and understand how the finance side of a small-to-medium business actually works.
You have a natural affinity for technical or engineering environments; you pick up industry nuances quickly and enjoy the logic of how a technical business operates.
With at least 5 years of Xero experience or a Cert IV in Bookkeeping/Accounting, you pride yourself on being the person who just gets it done.
Role Essential Skills:
Xero Expertise: Fast and accurate full-function accounting software experience.
Efficiency Mindset: A proven track record of finding better ways and using software to reduce manual workloads.
Technical Aptitude: The ability to understand technical workflows and integrate them with financial reporting.
Role Desirable Skills:
Dynamics Lite experience or similar ERP-adjacent tools.
Process efficiency: The ability to close gaps in a process before they become problems.
BENEFITS & CULTURE
Remuneration: competitive salary Super.
Professional Autonomy: The chance to improve manual systems and implement better workflows.
Stability: A long-term role in a specialised industry with a down-to-earth team.
Convenient Location: Modern office setting in the Arundel/Northern Gold Coast area.
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📌 Finance And Business Support Lead (Gold Coast)
🏢 ArcTree
📍 Gold Coast