Finance Manager, GL at Babcock International Group in Adelaide, SA, AU, 5000

Job description

• Broaden your exposure across a large Australasian business.
• Be part of a collaborative team driving financial excellence.
• Make a tangible impact within a high-performing Corporate Finance team.
• Due to continued growth across the region, Babcock is seeking a Finance Manager - General Ledger to join our Corporate Finance team. Based in our Franklin Street CBD office and reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting financial governance, reporting, and strategic decision-making across our Australian and New Zealand operations.
• In this role, you will lead the month-end close and reporting process, ensure the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, oversee labour and payroll costings, and manage financial control risks across the business. You will provide technical accounting expertise, drive continuous improvement initiatives, strengthen financial processes and controls, and partner with senior leaders to deliver meaningful insights that support business performance and growth.
• This opportunity is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with business partnering, financial analysis, and process improvement. You'll have the chance to influence decision-making, support strategic initiatives, and make a tangible impact within a growing and dynamic organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close and reporting process
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger
• Oversee labour and payroll costings
• Manage financial control risks across the business
• Provide technical accounting expertise
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Strengthen financial processes and controls
• Partner with senior leaders to deliver meaningful insights

Requirements

• Australian Citizenship with a Defence Security Clearance (or the ability to obtain).
• Chartered Accountant, ANZ qualified.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex accounting matters.
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy, supported by advanced analytical capability and the ability to recall and apply relevant information during report review and finalisation.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including the ability to work with complex data sets and analytical models.
• Extensive experience in financial business partnering, including leading complex financial analysis and contributing to strategic decision-making.

Skills

Required

• Chartered Accountant, ANZ qualified
• Advanced analytical capability

Benefits

• Our agile working policies offer more choice and autonomy. For you, this could mean flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or even condensed working weeks.
• Our work life integration policy offers attractive leave entitlements including (not limited to) wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave, and we are proud to be a Work180 endorsed employer.
• Babcock’s supportive and engaging environment, coupled with our capability framework, aims to advance your career with internal development programs, self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave.
• Our beRewarded platform offers endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan.
• As a principles driven organisation, our weRecognise program aims to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in line with our Principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.