💵 $150k - $170k + Super + Bonus + Benefits

📍 Sydney CBD Location

🏢 2-3 days in the office

💼 Banking, Non-Bank Lending or Financial Services experience preferred but not essential

MARS Recruitment are working exclusively with a dynamic and fast-growing financial services organisation to recruit a talented Finance Manager. This pivotal role will lead management reporting, drive financial insights to support strategic decision-making, and oversee the end-to-end finance operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong financial controls.

They're seeking a hands-on finance professional with strong technical accounting skills, a process improvement mindset, and the confidence to collaborate with both internal teams and external partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting to support commercial decision-making across the business.
• Manage financial planning activities, including preparing budgets and forecasts that track performance and support strategic objectives.
• Play a strategic role in supporting the execution of group-wide initiatives aimed at driving growth and operational efficiency.
• Prepare and reconcile daily cashbooks to facilitate accurate cash flow management.
• Drive pricing optimisation by enhancing internal processes and developing frameworks that improve the business's ability to understand, analyse, and optimise product and fund pricing.
• Ensure timely and compliant settlement funding, including overseeing daily approvals and coordinating regular drawdowns.
• Support finance operations by overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to internal controls.
• Maintain and monitor the finance calendar, ensuring all key reporting deadlines and deliverables are met.
• Assist in maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance in line with the organisation's Finance Process Guide.
• Provide proactive finance support to internal and external stakeholders, helping customers achieve their finance-related goals.

About You:

• CA or CPA qualified, with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Substantial management/financial reporting experience, within a commercial environment or a business services/advisory firm (finanical services background is advantageous)
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to collaborate across functions and influence key business decisions.
• Comfortable and confident working in a smaller, fast-paced organisation, where adaptability and a hands-on approach are essential.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with strong time management and the ability to deliver in a deadline-driven environment.
• Thrives in a dynamic, high-growth setting, bringing energy, adaptability, and a proactive mindset to evolving business needs.
• Commercially astute and motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

To Note:

• Experience in a bank, non-bank lender or financial services is preferred but not essential.
• Individuals from a business advisory/services firm are encouraged to apply.
• They operate a hybrid work model of 2-3 days in their CBD office.
• Shorter notice periods are preferred but not compulsory.
• Must be a Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold long term working rights in Australia.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please apply to the role directly. Alternatively, you can send your CV over to [email protected]

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.