Finance Manager

About the Opportunity

We are a construction industry labour hire company on a strong growth trajectory, entering an exciting new chapter. The business currently operates with a small, close-knit team and relatively simple systems — and we're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to help us professionalise our accounting & payroll functions, implement new technology, and build the foundations needed to scale.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a genuine leadership role with real scope to shape how and billing operate across the business, and to grow your role as the company grows.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, the Finance Manager will take ownership of end-to-end payroll across multiple sites, ensure the business meets all of its statutory and industrial obligations, and lead the selection and implementation of a new Pay & Bill labour hire software platform. You will also manage our administration team, acting as a hands-on leader through a period of significant change and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Financial reporting and month-end close

• Budgeting and forecasting activities.

• Developing insightful management reporting and KPIs

• Owning the end-to-end month-end close process and supporting accurate Group reporting

• End-to-end payroll processing across multiple sites.

• Interpretation and application of Enterprise Agreements and/or industrial awards (AWU agreement experience highly regarded).

• Processing variable pay conditions including allowances, penalties, and overtime.

• Managing leave calculations, accruals, and adjustments.

• Ensuring accurate and timely payroll cycles.

• Handling payroll queries and corrections.

Statutory Compliance

• Payroll tax.

• LeavePlus.

• Incolink/Protect.

• WorkCover.

• Superannuation.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of a new Pay & Bill labour hire software platform, ensuring employees are paid and clients are charged accurately and on time.

• Identify opportunities to streamline and strengthen accounting & payroll processes and controls as the business scales.

Leadership

• Manage and develop the administration team.

• Act as the key point of escalation for payroll-related matters, both internally and for clients.

• Partner with senior leadership to help stabilise and support the business through a period of fast growth.

About You

• Demonstrated experience as a Finance Manager, ideally within labour hire and/or construction.

• Strong working knowledge of Enterprise Agreements and Modern Awards; experience with AWU agreements highly regarded.

• Practical experience managing statutory schemes such as LeavePlus, Incolink/Protect, WorkCover, and superannuation compliance.

• Experience selecting, implementing, and/or managing payroll or Pay & Bill software — or the confidence to lead this process for the first time.

• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop a small team.

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines across multiple sites.

• A hands-on, adaptable approach, and the resilience and initiative to help stabilise and scale a business through a fast-growth period.

• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools

• CA or CPA qualification

What's on Offer

• A genuine leadership role with the scope to grow as the business grows.

• The opportunity to shape and modernise accounting systems and processes from the ground up.

• Autonomy and support to implement new technology and make the role your own.

• Negotiable Salary.

• Flexible working arrangements, combined with the agility and close-knit culture of a smaller team.