Finance Manager

One of Australia's largest privately held groups is seeking a Finance Manager to join its team in Melbourne.

This role has been created due to significant growth and complexity across the group's investment and trading operations. It offers rare exposure to a sophisticated, multi-entity environment - spanning both active and passive investments across a range of asset classes alongside an established trading business. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded CA or CPA qualified professional looking for a meaningful step into a high-profile, relationship-driven environment.

The role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing day-to-day accounting and finance operations across investment and group entities
• Preparing management reports for investment entities, including board packs and variance commentary
• Managing statutory reporting obligations, year-end audit preparation and Division 7A requirements
• Managing tax compliance requirements including BAS, FBT and annual reconciliations
• Overseeing cash flow management and forecasting across entities
• Business partnering with investments, group finance, legal and treasury functions
• Liaising with external advisors including tax agents, auditors and fund managers
• Leading, mentoring and developing a small team of three finance professionals

About you

To be successful in this role you will likely have:

• CA or CPA qualification
• Strong management accounting and reporting experience, ideally from a business services or professional services background
• Experience with trust structures, partnerships, companies and superannuation funds
• Exposure to tax compliance including trust distributions, BAS and FBT
• Strong interpersonal skills and the maturity to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
• An appreciation for discretion and confidentiality in a trust-based environment
• Open to someone looking for their first Finance Manager position

For the right candidate, this is a career-defining opportunity - one that offers genuine commercial variety, high-profile stakeholder exposure and the kind of long-term relationships that open doors that are otherwise very difficult to access.