Finance Manager

Laurus Education is a education management company, overseeing the work of multiple colleges.

We are seeking a qualified, experienced and motivated Finance Manager to join our finance team to maintain our accounting finance and organisational obligations. This full-time role reports directly to the CFO.

Tasks included

• Manage daily finance operations, including accounts payable, receivable and accounting enquiry team.
• Work closely with the AP and AR teams to assess current processes and identify areas for improvement;
• Identify and lead continuous process improvements across invoice/payment automation in these functions
• Prepare the taxation related activities, including but not limited to GST, BAS and Payroll tax.
• Provide support to operational team in the professional and accurate processing of accounting information and reporting requirements; 
• Accurate preparation of commission invoices on a monthly and adhoc basis
• Reconciling and processing accurate payments to suppliers and other related parties
• Pays invoices by verifying transaction information; scheduling and preparing disbursements and obtaining authorization of payment.
• Assist in financial statement, management of budgeting, forecasting and expense trackers
• Process end to end payroll and human resource related responsibilities & payroll system management.
• Resolves account discrepancies by investigating & liaising with suppliers, agents and internal staff regarding invoice queries and contract tracking and bonus program.
• Developing and recommending broad financial policies and monitoring the integrity of all financial matters to establish a best practice environment.
• Ensure efficient, timely and accurate payment processing and management of all invoices relating to supplier, and agent commission invoices.
• Manage month end processes and general ledger reconciliations.
• Support CFO as required 
• Support ad hoc project for CFO

Experience and requirement

• Previous management experience across Overall high performance finance team or corporate shared services
• Tertiary qualification in Accounting or Commerce
• Either CA or CPA qualified or working towards CA or CPA qualification preferred
• Demonstrated successful experience in implementing process improvements in AR and AP.
• Team Leadership and coaching experience
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills 
• Previous industry experience in RTO education sector highly regarded
• Commercial acumen
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills
• Advanced computer skills
• 5+ years of mid-senior finance level experience.