Financial Controller | Alternative Investment Manager | Sydney

Permanent role. Immediate starters welcome on a contract-to-perm basis.

Wilson Select is working with a leading multi-strategy alternative investment manager to find their next Financial Controller. They manage over $5 billion across real estate, private equity and hybrid capital, and the firm is fully owned by its staff.

The business is growing from a focused real estate debt strategy into larger, institutional-scale funds. To support that growth, it is bringing in a new operating model and new systems, including Sage Intacct and eFront. This is a great time to join and help shape how corporate finance works for the next stage.

The role

You'll report to the CFO and own the corporate financials for the manager and group entities. That covers the monthly close, statutory accounts, tax, cash and the control framework. It's a hands-on job in a lean team: you'll run corporate finance day to day so the CFO can focus on strategy, the funds and the Board.

You will

- Run the month-end and year-end close, management reporting and group statutory accounts across around 30 entities
- Lead the group budget, rolling forecasts and variance analysis, and explain the numbers in commercial terms
- Coordinate the external audit and prepare finance papers for the Board and Audit & Risk Committee
- Look after corporate tax compliance (income tax,



GST, FBT, payroll tax) and AFSL financial requirements (RG 166)
- Manage group cash, banking and payments within the delegations framework
- Make Sage Intacct the reliable core of corporate reporting, and lead process improvement and automation
- Lead and develop a small corporate accounting team

What you'll bring

- CA or CPA, with a degree in accounting, finance or a related field
- 10 years in finance, including time as a Financial Controller in funds management or financial services
- Strong technical accounting and experience with multi-entity statutory accounts and group audits
- Working knowledge of corporate tax and AFSL financial requirements
- Experience with ERP rollouts (Sage Intacct a plus) and a real interest in systems and automation
- Exposure to private markets or alternative assets is a bonus

The person who will thrive here is accurate, organised and calm under pressure. You're happy in the detail and can still see the bigger picture. You'll push back when something isn't right, and you like making things work better. An ambitious senior manager who is ready to step up into the Financial Controller role will also be considered.

On offer is a high-profile role with direct exposure to the CFO, the executive team and the Board, plus adaptable working.

📌 Financial Controller (Sydney)
🏢 Wilson Select
📍 Sydney