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About the Role
The Finance Manager, Corporate Advisory & Equities is responsible for financial control, reporting, regulatory compliance, and financial risk management across the MA Advisory and MA Securities businesses. This role ensures accurate and timely financial information, effective review of management reporting, sound accounting judgments, and a robust control environment. The role leads the Financial Accountant and partners with business leaders, compliance, and wider finance stakeholders to support informed decision-making and ongoing process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Oversee financial control for MA Advisory FC and MA Securities FC, including month-end and year-end close, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, and accounting adjustments.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial results and supporting schedules in accordance with applicable accounting standards and Group policies.
- Investigate material movements, variances, and unusual transactions, and resolve reporting issues with relevant stakeholders.
- Review the monthly management pack for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and meaningful commentary on business performance.
- Review significant accounting estimates, judgments, and complex transactions; document conclusions and escalate matters as appropriate.
- Ownership over the budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of financial performance for business stakeholders.
- Oversee accounts receivable processes, including invoicing, debtor reconciliations, aged debt monitoring, and follow-up of outstanding balances.
- Review revenue-related balances and support appropriate recognition and allocation of advisory and securities-related income.
- Monitor foreign currency exposures, related balances, and movements, and coordinate hedging activities in line with approved policies and authorities.
- Review FX accounting, reconciliations, and reporting, escalating material exposures or exceptions.
- Coordinate finance inputs to applicable regulatory reporting and compliance obligations for the relevant entities, holding Australian Financial Services Licences.
- Maintain evidence, reconciliations, and review controls supporting regulatory submissions and audit requests.
- Complete year-end financial statements.
- Maintain effective financial controls, review key reconciliations, and address identified control gaps and operational risks.
- Support internal and external audits, policy adherence, remediation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage, coach, and review the work of the Financial Accountant, setting clear priorities and supporting development.
- Assist in various month-end activities and reporting to close the general ledger for Service Area Finance: Fixed Assets, Prepayments, WIP.
- Build productive relationships across Corporate Advisory & Equities, Group Finance, Risk, and Compliance.
Requirements
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline; CA/CPA qualification preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in financial control, management reporting, and month-end close within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
- Sound knowledge of applicable accounting standards, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, and accounting judgments.
- Experience with accounts receivable, FX exposure monitoring, and audit or regulatory reporting support.
- Experience reviewing the work of others and coordinating multiple deadlines.
- Experience supporting corporate advisory, equities, securities, or capital markets businesses.
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements relevant to financial services entities.
- Experience with Dynamics 365 F&O or comparable ERP and reporting tools.
Skills
- Strong technical accounting capability and confidence assessing complex or judgemental matters.
- Ability to critically review management packs and explain financial results clearly.
- Strong risk awareness, attention to detail, and commitment to a sound control environment.
- Effective stakeholder engagement across finance, front-office, and compliance teams.
- Proficiency in Excel, financial systems, and data analysis; interest in automation and process improvement.
- Strong organisation, ownership, and ability to meet competing reporting deadlines.
- Proficiency in financial systems, spreadsheets, and remuneration management tools.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (Dynamics 365 Adaptive preferred) and reporting/BI tools in large, complex organisations.
- Exposure to SQL and ability to develop and train finance users.
- Exposure to AI-enabled tools or automation within finance (or strong appetite and capability to adopt them).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving.
Location
- Sydney, Australia
Work Type
- Fixed Term Contract
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
- CA/CPA qualification preferred
About the Company
- MA Financial Group is a global alternative asset manager specialising in private credit, real estate and hospitality.
- We lend to property, corporate and specialty finance sectors and provide corporate advice.
- We invest and manage $15.3 billion on behalf of our clients, have $175 billion in managed loans and have advised on over $135 billion in advisory and equity capital market transactions.
- We have a team of over 900 professionals across locations in Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United States and the Philippines.
- MA Financial is a place of opportunity and unlimited potential.
- It’s a place that empowers you to think, collaborate, and help create something truly valuable.