The Company

Our client is a globally recognised creative agency that specialises in delivering immersive, experience-led campaigns for some of the world's most well-known brands. With offices around the world and a strong presence in Sydney, they bring together strategy, storytelling, design, and technology to create bold, meaningful work.

They operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where creativity and commercial thinking go hand in hand. With a team of passionate, high-performing individuals, they've built a culture that values initiative, innovation, and impact. This is a great opportunity to join a business that's not only creatively brilliant but also genuinely people focused.

The Role

You'll partner with fun, creative project and business leads to manage the financial performance of major client projects-handling everything from budgeting and forecasting to WIP and reconciliations.

You'll be supported by a capable Finance Assistant and work alongside a local and global finance team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project leads and business directors to review, shape, and approve client budgets, ensuring each project is set up for maximum commercial success.
• Monitor financial performance across multiple projects, tracking budget vs. actuals, managing invoicing and cash flow, and maintaining accurate forecasting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Take ownership of WIP reporting and project reconciliations, ensuring financials are accurate and transparent, and that revenue is recognised correctly.
• Lead and contribute to budgeting and forecasting cycles, helping to identify risks, manage costs, and provide commercial insights that support business planning
• Build and maintain reporting tools that give project teams and stakeholders real-time visibility into financial performance, helping them make informed decisions.
• Support the development and management of rate cards and assist with resourcing conversations to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and profitably.
• Oversee timesheet compliance, assist with scheduling of annual leave, and support freelancer onboarding, invoice processing, and forecasting for contingent labour.
• Contribute to finance admin and operational tasks such as month-end close, expense reconciliation, cab charge tracking, and general financial housekeeping.

Your Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3+ years of commercial finance experience, ideally within a creative, media, consulting, or project-based environment.
• Strong understanding of WIP (Work in Progress) management, revenue recognition, and project reconciliations.
• Confident communicator who can collaborate effectively with both creative teams and senior stakeholders.
• A team player with a positive, energetic attitude who thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance culture

Apply today!

Applications will be accepted by submitting your CV directly via email to Vicky Tan on [email protected]

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