Finance Manager

Melbourne, VIC
Permanent
Full-time

27 days ago

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work.Culture Amp is the world's leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,500 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world's top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.For more information visit .How you can help make a better world of workWe are looking for a highly skilled Finance Manager to join our financial reporting and compliance team. This role primarily will own the monthly financial close process, prepare the monthly and quarterly financial reports, prepare annual audited financial statements, ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, and manage the company's Employee Stock Option Plans in compliance with the policies and regulations.The role requires hands-on involvement in the monthly R2R processes such as preparing and reviewing journal entries, preparing and reviewing reconciliations, troubleshooting complex accounting issues, building process improvements amongst others.The Finance Manager will work closely with the Financial Accountant and the Director of Reporting and Compliance to deliver high standards of financial transparency, governance, and regulatory compliance, driving process improvements to optimise for scalability, delivering value-add financial information and insights required by our global, fast growth company that truly embraces putting culture at the forefront of everything we do. The Finance Manager will also collaborate routinely with the Financial Operations (FinOps) team including AR, AP, Payroll and Tax to ensure integrity of financial records on areas of the financial statements.As part of this team of amazing humans,You will

Financial Close and Reporting

Work closely with the Financial Accountant to ensure all accuracy and completeness of monthly financial records. This will include hands-on involvement in preparing reconciliations, posting ledger entries along with reviewing records prepared by the wider FinOps team.
Own the monthly financial reporting and close processes, in compliance with relevant local standards and regulatory requirements.
Own the quarterly reporting requirements, including investor reporting, bank reporting, and statutory reporting obligations.
Be a key collaborator for external audits and consulting work, ensuring the timely resolution of audit queries and the smooth completion of audit procedures.
Develop a robust understanding of the FinOps processes and systems underpinning each of these operational areas to help drive day to day financial reporting deliverables.
Direct oversight and responsibility for technical accounting matters, ensuring appropriate policies are implemented and adhered to relevant to scale.
Provide support for ad-hoc projects and analysis of key financial matters.
Team

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on financial reporting and compliance processes to drive financial accuracy and insights.
Become a power user of NetSuite accounting system, recommending and implementing process improvements in the system for transactions and workflows as a result help to evolve the wider finance function.
Subject matter expert (SME) on financial reporting and compliance-related matters, offering recommendations to senior leadership on best practices, policy changes, and system improvements.
Compliance

Oversee the administration and compliance of the ESOP, including issuances, exercises, secondaries and reporting of stock options.
Monitor and maintain compliance with business registration requirements
Establish, monitor, and maintain the system of internal controls that ensures the integrity of accounting processes and deliverables.

You have/you are

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
CA / CPA (or equivalent) qualification
6+ years of experience in financial reporting and regulatory compliance including preparation of general purpose financial statements and year end audits.
In-depth knowledge of financial reporting standards (GAAP/IFRS), coupled with experience researching and presenting complex technical accounting issues to a broader audience.
Experience with multi-jurisdictional financial reporting and analysis and statutory compliance.
Ability to design and implement accounting and finance related best practices, controls, and processes.
Strong technical skills in financial software, reporting tools, and ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You are able to work effectively across organisational and functional boundaries. You have a collaborative mindset.
Proactivity and initiative. You are capable of juggling multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing and fluid organisation. You are highly organised and skilled at creating structure in situations that are uncertain or ambiguous.
Deep curiosity and complex problem-solving skills. You are innovative with the ability to create differentiated analysis based on the situation. You are able to clearly and simply present key takeaways and make recommendations.
Results focus. Strong results orientation and accountability with the ability to solve problems and execute in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

We believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our success. We're committed to fostering a work environment that truly cares for and develops its people, and creates lasting positive impact. In addition to providing a competitive compensation package, some of the key benefits we offer are:

Employee Share Options Program: We empower you to be an owner in Culture Amp and share in our success
Programs, coaching, and budgets to help you thrive personally and professionally
Access to external providers for mental wellbeing and coaching support to sustain the wellbeing, safety and development of our people
Monthly Camper Life Allowance: An automatic allowance paid out each month with your pay - you can spend it however you like to help improve your experience and life outside work
Team budgets dedicated to team building activities and connection
Intentional quarterly wellbeing pauses: A quarterly company-wide shutdown day in each region to to collectively pause, reset and focus on restoration and rest, without having to tap into individual vacation time
Extended year-end breaks: An extended refresh period at the end of year
Excellent parental leave and in work support program available from day 1 of joining Culture Amp
5 Social Impact Days a year to make a positive impact on the community outside of work
MacBooks for you to do your best & a work from home office budget to spend on setting up your home office
Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Additionally, we don't just focus on our internal community; we believe in creating a better world of work for all. We're committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with Employee Resource Groups and ally communities in place.We have a strong commitment to Anti-Racism, and endeavor to lead by example. Every step we make as a business towards anti-racism is another step we can take to support our customers in making a better world (of work). You can see our current commitments to Anti-Racism .Please keep reading...Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria - unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements.We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to know how you can amplify our team with your unique experience!If you decide to apply, as part of your application, we will ask you to complete voluntary diversity questions (excluding roles in Germany). These questions are completely optional, but your participation truly helps. By sharing this anonymous information, you support our efforts to build a more inclusive and equitable hiring process-and help us hold ourselves accountable to that commitment. Your responses are entirely confidential and will not impact hiring decisions.If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy or contact .

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