About the Role
Join our growing Brisbane Head Office team as Finance Manager. The purpose of this role is to provide accurate results to management with commentary and insights. The Finance Manager is also responsible for delivering results and implementing Group Finance policies and process improvement initiatives as required. This role also provides leadership for the finance function including reporting, budgeting, financial analysis, governance, accounts payable and receivable. The role will have two directs reports and will report to the GM Finance
of NPI.
Who We Are
We’re a family business that calls it how it is. No corporate politics, no empty slogans - just real work, real people, and a real passion for providing solutions to our customers and communities. National Pumping and Irrigation (NPI) is the parent company for a group of businesses in the pump and irrigation industry across Australia. We are constantly expanding our footprint and are looking for “A” players to join our team.
You will:
- Provide detailed margin analysis for product profitability at a branch level for the retail and project-based product lines.
- Leading the budgeting process and ensuring alignment with broader strategic goals and
financial forecasts
- Manage the month end close in timetable ensuring data integrity and completeness.
- Monthly project review of costings, margins and forecast costs to complete project
revenue recognition on a POC basis.
- Monthly business performance commentary by product line and branch with working capital analysis.
- Support the Group Finance team with external audit requirements, policy implementation
and compliance, process improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with Group Finance policies including approvals frameworks to reduce financial risk to the business
- Maintain and develop internal controls to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data.
- Ensure compliance with Group Finance IT policy associated with ERP system, software,
hardware and operating management systems.
Key skills
- CA/CPA qualified
- Manage the month end process some of the operating business
- Assist in the tax compliance for the group, ITR, FBT, GST
- Assist with cashflow reporting and the forecasting and budgeting process
- Assist with treasury and banking requirements
- Extensive knowledge of financial reporting, effective internal control and operational
excellence
- Ability for clear thinking and providing practical solutions to complex problems in a
corporate head office environment
- Process improvement experience in developing improved financial controls and reporting
processes
- Ability to handle large amounts of information and detail in an organised efficient manner
- Assist in the preparation and executing of an audit plan for a corporate including
managing the external audit relationship
- Ability to deliver quality work within required deadlines in a dynamic work environment
- 5 years’ experience in corporate financial accounting role
- Knowledge and use of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
- ERP implementation experience desirable
- Project accounting desirable
- Inventory experience desirable
- Lease accounting experience desirable
What’s in it for you?
- Above-market pay and benefits
- Ongoing training and development to keep your skills sharp.
- Being part of a head office team, in a great central location in Fortitude Valley.
- Employee Assistance Program (financial, legal, medical support).
- A team culture that’s grounded, straight-talking, and proud of their craft.
- Be part of a company that has such values as “give a s&^t” and “get s&^t done
Ready to Take Charge?
Our culture is unique and brutally down-to-earth. This is a chance to be part of something exciting, where you can be the ultimate subject matter expert. If you are ready for a great experience, send us your resume and cover letter today.
