Finance Manager

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Full Time
Mid Level

About us

Founded in Sydney in 2014, ezyCollect by Sidetrade is Australia's leading Order-to-Cash platform for small and mid-sized businesses. We automate credit management, collections, and payments - taking the manual work out of getting paid. Our 1,500+ customers manage A$19 billion in receivables through the platform, typically cutting late payments by 40% and bad debt by 80% within three months.

Now part of global AI leader Sidetrade, we're scaling our reach across three continents - bringing enterprise-grade technology to the mid-market while staying true to our Sydney roots. We process approximately $100 million per month in payment volume and operate as a subsidiary within a larger international group. Australian innovation. Global ambition.

Why this role exists

We are seeking a candidate looking to step up to a reliable Finance Manager role and to take ownership of financial reporting integrity, compliance, and audit management across the group. Ideally you will have 4-5 years experience, and are completing or have recently completed your CA or CPA program. 

In this role, you will oversee the accounting and finance function through leading a small offshore leadership of the Finance Team and act as the primary custodian of the company’s financial control environment. 

This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role that is focused on governance, reporting discipline, and financial oversight within a growing organisation. The role is focused on maintaining strong reporting and compliance discipline while providing financial insight and oversight to support informed decision-making.  

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Governance

  • Oversee and review month-end and year-end close processes across the group
  • Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of consolidated financial statements
  • Maintain balance sheet governance, including review of reconciliations and supporting schedules
  • Oversee revenue recognition and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards
  • Review management reporting packs prior to submission to the CFO
  • Ensure financial documentation is audit-ready and consistently maintained
  • Identify and proactively address financial reporting risks
  • Support budgeting processes and conduct variance analysis against forecasts and budgets
  • Liaise with the French headquarters on reporting and finance matters

Cashflow Management

  • Oversee the company’s cashflow position and maintain appropriate liquidity across the group
  • Oversee payroll processes and ensure timely and accurate pay runs
  • Supervise Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations to maintain healthy working capital

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

  • Oversee corporate income tax compliance across relevant global jurisdictions (working with income tax advisors)
  • Manage BAS, GST, R&D tax incentives and other statutory lodgements
  • Manage relationships with external tax advisors and regulatory bodies
  • Ensure compliance with local accounting standards and regulatory requirements
  • Maintain robust documentation and governance frameworks across compliance areas

Audit & Control Environment

  • Lead the external audit process and manage relationships with auditors
  • Prepare audit schedules and coordinate responses to audit queries
  • Maintain and strengthen internal control frameworks
  • Ensure appropriate segregation of duties across finance processes
  • Monitor key financial risks and implement mitigation controls
  • Drive improvements in financial controls and reporting efficiency

Leadership & Oversight

  • Manage, mentor and develop members of a small offshore finance team
  • Establish clear accountability, ownership and performance standards within finance
  • Ensure finance operations are well-controlled, disciplined and scalable
  • Foster a culture of accuracy, integrity and continuous improvement

Strategic & Ad-Hoc Support

  • Provide financial insights to support executive decision-making
  • Assist with management and head office reporting, financial commentary and investor updates
  • Support profitability analysis, margin review and cost optimisation initiatives
  • Contribute to process improvement and system enhancement initiatives

About You

  • CA or CPA qualified
  • 4 to 6 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial reporting
  • Strong technical accounting and compliance expertise
  • Advanced Xero and/or NetSuite and Excel skills
  • Experience in SaaS, payments, technology or multi-entity environments is highly regarded
  • High attention to detail with a structured and disciplined approach
  • Commercially minded with the ability to provide practical financial insights

Our finance stack

  • Current system: Xero (migrating to Netsuite)
  • Entities: AU,NZ and USA consolidation, subsidiary within Sidetrade group
  • Team structure: Small, hands-on team (~4 people) with offshore support

What we offer

High autonomy and trust: You own the financial environment. You're trusted to deliver reliable, accurate reporting and governance without micromanagement.

Collaborative culture: Work with a practical, hands-on team that values accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Exposure to complex finance operations: Multi-entity consolidation, subsidiary reporting within a multinational group.

Potential for growth: As the business scales there's potential for this role to evolve into a larger opportunity.

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