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Finance Manager | Financial Services
Posted 16 days ago
Location
Sydney C B D,
New South Wales
Salary
$140,000 - $180,000
per annum
Specialty
Accounting & Finance and Accounting Support
Job Type
Permanent
Job ID
43427
Job Details

As the Finance Manager, you’ll be responsible for the accuracy and integrity of financial data across the organisation. This includes ownership of the general ledger, uplift of financial controls, and support for key regulatory, statutory and trust reporting requirements.

You’ll also play a central role in ongoing finance transformation projects aimed at improving processes and shortening close timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Control

  • Ensure GL structures, postings and hierarchies support accurate balance sheet, P&L and cashflow reporting;

  • Maintain and improve policies and controls to ensure all product balances are captured, reconciled and substantiated;

  • Provide analysis for product-level financial performance;

  • Maintain accurate legal entity trial balances;

  • Support hedge accounting processes;

  • Work closely with Financial Control, FP&A and Regulatory Reporting teams; and

  • Drive finance systems improvements and contribute to month-end close efficiency.

Regulatory & Statutory Reporting

  • Ensure GL data used for regulatory reporting is complete and accurate.

  • Support half-year and full-year statutory reporting.

  • Co-ordinate audit preparation and respond to internal and external audit queries; and

  • Provide technical accounting insight where needed.

Trust Reporting

  • Prepare warehouse trust reports and maintain key portfolio data; and

  • Liaise with trustees and lenders on reporting queries.

Other

  • Support treasury and operational requirements related to bank balances;

  • Build strong relationships across the business; and

  • Contribute to ad hoc projects including system changes, new accounting standards and accounting treatments.

About You

  • 5+ years’ experience in Banking or Financial Services;

  • Strong financial reporting and analysis capability;

  • Proven experience improving controls and managing risk within Finance;

  • Advanced Excel skills; Workday GL experience an advantage;

  • Experience leading finance projects and managing stakeholders;

  • Knowledge of APRA/ASIC reporting (desirable); and

  • CA or CPA qualification.

What You’ll Bring

  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture;

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;

  • Ability to work across multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment;

  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset; and

  • Commitment to integrity and sound risk management.

Why Apply?

  • Broad exposure across Finance, Risk and Regulatory teams;

  • Opportunity to influence process improvements and system uplift;

  • Meaningful role in strengthening finance operations and reporting capability; and

  • Supportive team environment with ongoing development opportunities.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please call Ed Burgess at u&u on 02 8245 7916 quoting reference number 43427.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

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