Finance Manager (Australian Client)

Company Overview:

Outsourced is a leading ISO certified global offshore outsourcing company that provides dedicated remote staff to some of the world's leading international companies from Philippines, India, Colombia, Argentina, Vietnam and Malaysia. Outsourced is recognized as one of the Best Places to Work and has achieved Great Place to Work Certification. We are committed to providing a positive and supportive work environment where all staff can thrive. As an Outsourced staff member, you will enjoy a fun and friendly working environment, competitive salaries, opportunities for growth and development, work-life balance, and the chance to share your passion with a team of over 1000 talented professionals.

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Finance Manager / Senior Management Accountant with strong hands-on experience in manufacturing and project-based accounting to join a growing, project-based manufacturing and engineering business supporting an Australian Finance Manager. This is not a narrow shared-services or pure FP&A role — it sits at the intersection of technical accounting and transactional ownership, requiring someone who is comfortable moving between month-end close, WIP and project costing, reconciliations, and process improvement across multiple non-integrated systems. The ideal candidate is a strong self-starter with genuine end-to-end ownership experience, able to trace transactions from operational activity through to the financial statements with minimal hand-holding.

Working Location: Home-based Setup (Vietnam based)

Work Schedule: 9AM - 6PM (AEST)

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and support the month-end close process, including P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow reporting
• Prepare and review general ledger entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions and other key journals
• Complete and review balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and management reporting
• Support WIP accounting and milestone / percentage-of-completion revenue recognition for complex, multi-stage engineering and manufacturing projects
• Maintain accurate project and job costing, including labour, materials, subcontractors and overhead allocations
• Support standard costing, inventory movements, stock reconciliations and margin analysis
• Monitor project profitability and analyse variances throughout the project lifecycle
• Work across multiple non-integrated operational, production and finance systems to trace transactions end-to-end and reconcile differences
• Monitor cash flow and working capital, oversee AP/AR processes, and manage customer milestone billing and progress claims
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, depreciation schedules and related reconciliations
• Support year-end and periodic audit processes, and assist with Australian compliance support (BAS, GST, FBT) in coordination with the Australia-based finance lead
• Identify data-quality issues, process gaps and control weaknesses, and implement practical ERP and process enhancements
• Collaborate closely with project managers, procurement, engineering and operations teams to ensure financial information reflects operational reality

Must-Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Approximately 8–12 years of finance/accounting experience, including solid experience as a Finance Manager, Senior Financial Accountant, Senior Management Accountant or equivalent
• Prior experience working with an Australian business (Australian employer, client, or subsidiary) is mandatory for this role
• Strong hands-on experience in manufacturing, engineering and/or project-based environments
• Demonstrated experience with cost accounting, inventory, WIP, job/project costing and project profitability
• Experience with milestone or percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and progress billing
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a lean finance team without heavy process documentation
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of finance processes, rather than experience limited to a narrow shared-services function
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables and multi-source data reconciliation
• High self-learning capability with strong initiative and problem-solving orientation; comfortable operating with minimal hand-holding
• Clear and confident written and spoken English; comfortable working directly with an Australian-based manager and team

Nice-to-Have:

• Professional qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA or CIMA
• Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and Australian GST / tax requirements
• Power BI or other BI reporting experience as a user/consumer
• Proficiency with manufacturing-focused ERP / finance systems (e.g., NetSuite) and comfort working across multiple non-integrated systems