Senior Finance Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a high-performing, ASX-listed organisation in a newly available Senior Finance Manager role within a specialist finance function.

This role sits within a broader Financial Control team and is responsible for the accounting, reporting, governance and administration of employee remuneration arrangements, including share-based payment schemes. The position offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders and would suit someone looking to leverage their technical accounting capability in a highly visible role.

Importantly, we are open to candidates from any industry background. Financial services experience is not required, provided you have strong end-to-end finance experience and exposure to share-based payments and employee remuneration accounting.

The Role

Reporting to a senior finance leader, key responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of share-based payment accounting and employee remuneration reporting
• Ensuring compliance with AASB 2 / IFRS 2 Share-Based Payments and AASB 119 Employee Benefits
• Managing monthly, quarterly and annual remuneration-related accounting and reconciliations
• Supporting external financial reporting, remuneration disclosures and annual reporting requirements
• Oversight of employee equity plans, including grants, vesting, forfeitures and exercises
• Working closely with HR, payroll, tax, legal and senior leadership teams
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling of remuneration costs
• Driving process improvement, controls enhancement and reporting automation initiatives
• Managing and developing a small team

About You

We are keen to speak with candidates who possess:

• CA, CPA or equivalent qualification
• 8+ years' experience in finance, financial reporting, financial control or group finance
• Strong understanding of:
  • AASB 2 / IFRS 2 Share-Based Payments
  • Employee remuneration and incentive accounting
  • Listed company reporting environments
• Experience owning month-end, financial reporting and audit processes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• A hands-on approach combined with the ability to operate strategically

Ideal Backgrounds

Candidates could currently be working as:

• Senior Finance Manager
• Group Reporting Manager
• Financial Controller
• Finance Manager - Financial Control
• Senior Manager - External Reporting
• Head of Financial Reporting

We would be particularly interested in professionals who have had exposure to:

• Share-based payments
• Employee share plans
• Equity accounting
• Remuneration disclosures
• Employee share trusts
• Executive incentive schemes

What's on Offer

• Senior Manager level role with high visibility
• Exposure to executive leadership and key decision makers
• Strong mix of technical accounting, business partnering and process improvement
• Collaborative and high-performing team environment