<p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>This is a dual-focus role designed for someone who enjoys the bridge between complex data analysis and technical financial discipline. You will be a key player during a heavy forecasting and budgeting cycle, ensuring the leadership team has the decision-useful insights they need to scale.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Core Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Deliver accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including insightful variance analysis and commentary.</li><li>Support budgeting and forecasting, including coordination of inputs, data cleansing, consolidation, and quality checking.</li><li>Produce monthly business performance reporting packs, including operational, executive, board, and private equity reporting.</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to explain performance drivers, challenge assumptions, and improve reporting quality.</li><li>Improve reporting templates and processes to support scale and acquisition integration.</li><li>Support the month-end close process: journals, accruals/prepayments, consolidation, and timely delivery of close tasks.</li><li>Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving variances promptly.</li><li>Assist with debtors / accounts receivable support, including professional communication with customers to resolve billing queries.</li><li>Contribute to acquisition integration from a finance perspective, including alignment of processes and reporting structures.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About You</strong></p><p>You are a technical expert who isn't afraid to roll up your sleeves in a changing environment.</p><ul><li>Qualifications: CA/CPA qualified is essential.</li><li>Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP/reporting tools.</li><li>Experience: Demonstrated experience producing management accounts and performance reporting.</li><li>Capabilities: Proven experience in month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and process improvement.</li><li>Communication: Clear communicator with confidence engaging both internal stakeholders and external parties.</li><li>Environment: Comfortable in a changing environment involving acquisitions and system changes.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Why Apply?</strong></p><p>This role offers the chance to work within a sophisticated finance function during a transformative period. You will gain exposure to PE-level reporting and play a tangible role in the integration of new acquisitions.</p><p>Location: Melbourne City (Hybrid) Term: 6 Months (Temporary)</p><p><br /> Reference Number: 006810-0013389086</p><p>This is a Hybrid position.</p><p><em>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: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy</a>. 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.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Y29zbW8uZnllcnMuMDk3NDAuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
