Your opportunity: This business offers flexibility (2-days WFH), a high level of autonomy, a mature leadership team that values work/life balance with an understanding that things happen outside of the office, and genuine exposure to private equity decision-making. Following multiple acquisitions, this multi-entity business now requires a technically strong finance leader to bring structure, alignment and commercial clarity to the function. You will work directly with an experienced CFO, alongside the COO and private equity stakeholders, to strengthen controls, elevate reporting and ensure the finance team is operating at a high standard Your role: You will be responsible for the end-to-end finance function across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and commercial relevance of financial information as well as team management. Key responsibilities include: Full ownership of month-end across multiple entities Supporting integration of newly acquired entities and future growth initiatives Delivery of high-quality management reporting, budgeting and forecasting Short and long-term cashflow forecasting (including 12-month outlooks) Strengthening financial controls, policies and governance frameworks Ensuring compliance with AASB, tax, BAS/IAS, payroll tax, WorkCover and multi-state obligations Oversight of AP, AR, billing, collections and payroll Driving systems alignment and process improvement following acquisitions Preparing board packs and executive reporting for senior leadership and PE stakeholders Leading, mentoring and holding accountable a small but critical finance team This is a role for someone who can operate both strategically and operationally, and who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves while also presenting confidently at board level. Who you are: We are seeking a proven Finance Manager who is already operating at this level and understands the pace, scrutiny and performance expectations of a private equity environment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take ownership and set the benchmark. You're a fully qualified (CA/CPA) experienced Finance Manager (or equivalent) You have previous team management experience Possess a systems-oriented mindset with a track record of improving processes and reporting. Strong technical accounting capability. A good knowledge of payroll You're a confident communicator who can engage senior leadership and investors Apply Today Submit your CV directly via email to Stewart Selwood on stewart.selwood@roberthalf.com.au or by pressing the Apply button. By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.