Finance Manager

About the role

As our Melbourne practice continues to grow, we are seeking a Finance Manager to join our National Finance Team. Reporting to the Head of Finance in Sydney, you will partner closely with Melbourne Partners and senior stakeholders, providing financial leadership, commercial insights and strategic advice to support informed decision making and sustainable growth.

Acting as a trusted adviser, you will play a key role in supporting profitability, financial performance, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management. You will help stakeholders understand the financial drivers of their practice, identify opportunities for improvement and provide meaningful insights that contribute to stronger commercial outcomes.

This is a highly visible role that requires a strong commercial mindset and the ability to build trusted relationships across the firm. Supported by the broader national finance team, you will adopt a hands on approach and be actively involved in both strategic and operational finance activities, while driving continuous improvement initiatives across processes, systems and reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with senior stakeholders to provide financial insights and commercial advice.
• Analysing practice performance, utilisation, profitability and financial trends.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes.
• Providing cash flow analysis and advice to support business decision making.
• Preparing and presenting meaningful management reporting and financial analysis.
• Preparation of month end and year end accounts
• Assisting with partner finance matters and broader partnership related financial requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, systems and reporting capabilities.
• Driving process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, accuracy and stakeholder experience.
• Collaborating with finance colleagues nationally to deliver consistent financial outcomes and best practice across the firm.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused finance professional who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders and influencing business outcomes within a dynamic and growing national law firm.

About you

You are an experienced finance professional who combines strong technical capability with commercial acumen and a genuine passion for partnering with the business.

You thrive in a fast paced environment, are willing to roll up your sleeves when required, and are confident operating across both strategic and operational aspects of finance. You enjoy solving problems, challenging the status quo and identifying opportunities to improve the way things are done.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• CA or CPA qualifications.
• Proven experience in management accounting, commercial finance, finance business partnering or a similar role, ideally within a professional services or law firm environment.
• A strong understanding of partnership structures, profitability drivers, partner reporting and cash flow management.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic financial advice to senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial, analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of delivering process and system improvements.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with a hands on, practical approach.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear and actionable insights.

Most importantly, you will be a proactive, commercially minded professional who enjoys working closely with business leaders, building trusted relationships and helping drive financial performance across a growing national practice.

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

We’re one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for our legal expertise across insurance, commercial, workplace and government matters. Our teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

With more than 800 people across Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, we combined high quality work with collaborative and supportive culture.

We’re also proud to be recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide and to have one of the highest percentages of female partners among Australia’s top 50 law firms.

Culture & benefits of working with us

As a national firm with the scale and reputation to attract great clients and high-quality work, every day is different. To support you, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, onsite Mental Health First Aiders, discounts on health insurance, and corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands
• Financial benefits including discounted conveyancing services, financial planning assistance, and our generous employee referral program
• Paid parental leave and accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs to ensure you are always being challenged, engaged, and encouraged to grow and further your career
• Connection and community including office-based social events, sporting events, paid blood donation leave, and a long-standing commitment to pro bono work and community contribution
• Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Employee Reference Groups (LGBTQIA+, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing, and Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups) ensuring that we continue to live our values and encouraging our people to be their authentic selves at work each day
• Dress for your Work Day Policy because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including First Nations people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.