Job title: Project Manager - Finance Systems
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Sydney
Job ID: 59624

Job Description

Location: Sydney
Salary Package: Competitive Salary
Role Highlights: Step-up your career within a high performing Australian brand. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will lead transformational change across the organisations new finance systems, and step foot on the pathway to a Tech C-level role.

 

Role Overview

This newly created IT & Change leadership role sits at the heart of a major transformation initiative, reporting directly to the CFO. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading IT strategy, overseeing complex systems integration projects, and championing data-led decision-making across the business. With a dual remit to drive business improvement and act as CFO in their absence, this role is critical for ensuring strategic continuity and operational excellence.

Key deliverables within the first year include leading the automation, ERP systems integration programs, fully documenting process and creating governance framework around data warehouse, and reporting aligned to regulatory reform, and delivering executive dashboards and creating a culture of data-led decision making.

 

Responsibilities

  • Leading a team of 2x direct reports and 10x broader team
  • Lead and deliver the organisation’s IT projects and change initiatives across major transformation initiatives under the CFO’s direction
  • Manage C-level stakeholders, working closely to align business objectives with technology
  • Oversee system integrations across core platforms and ERP systems to ensure seamless data flow and process efficiency
  • Manage and document the data warehouse, ensuring robust support structures, data quality, and governance
  • Drive finance process improvements including AP automation, enhanced reporting, and policy development
  • Provide leadership in the CFO’s absence, ensuring continuity across finance and strategic functions
  • Develop and deliver executive dashboards and reporting using Power BI and SQL to enable data-led decision making

 

Candidate Profile

You are a seasoned IT and transformation leader with a strong foundation in finance, ideally holding a CA or CPA qualification. You bring a unique blend of financial expertise and technical know-how, enabling you to lead complex system integrations and data-driven initiatives while understanding their financial impact and compliance needs. You have proven experience managing finance operations, and you’re confident stepping into the CFO’s role when required to provide strategic oversight across both finance and IT. Your leadership style is collaborative and inclusive, empowering your team through mentorship, clear communication, and a strong focus on results. You thrive in ambiguous environments, driving change by aligning people, processes, and systems to support continuous improvement and long-term organisational success.

 

Culture & Benefits

This Australian company with a clear growth mission provides for its people.

  • Grow your career – possibility to grow into CTO role over time
  • Flexible working – 4 days from home, 1 day in office
  • Be rewarded – performance based bonus for key milestones

 

Apply

If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking the “apply” link below. The reference number for this role is NSFSM59624. Please allow for 3 - 5 working days for us to process all the applications. All applicants will hear back from us, either via email or a telephone call.