About us
Founded in Sydney in 2014, ezyCollect by Sidetrade is Australia's leading Order-to-Cash platform for small and mid-sized businesses. We automate credit management, collections, and payments - taking the manual work out of getting paid. Our 1,500+ customers manage A$19 billion in receivables through the platform, typically cutting late payments by 40% and bad debt by 80% within three months.
Now part of global AI leader Sidetrade, we're scaling our reach across three continents - bringing enterprise-grade technology to the mid-market while staying true to our Sydney roots. We process approximately $100 million per month in payment volume and operate as a subsidiary within a larger international group. Australian innovation. Global ambition.
Why this role exists
We are seeking a candidate looking to step up to a reliable Finance Manager role and to take ownership of financial reporting integrity, compliance, and audit management across the group. Ideally you will have 4-5 years experience, and are completing or have recently completed your CA or CPA program.
In this role, you will oversee the accounting and finance function through leading a small offshore leadership of the Finance Team and act as the primary custodian of the company’s financial control environment.
This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role that is focused on governance, reporting discipline, and financial oversight within a growing organisation. The role is focused on maintaining strong reporting and compliance discipline while providing financial insight and oversight to support informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Governance- Oversee and review month-end and year-end close processes across the group
- Ensure the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of consolidated financial statements
- Maintain balance sheet governance, including review of reconciliations and supporting schedules
- Oversee revenue recognition and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards
- Review management reporting packs prior to submission to the CFO
- Ensure financial documentation is audit-ready and consistently maintained
- Identify and proactively address financial reporting risks
- Support budgeting processes and conduct variance analysis against forecasts and budgets
- Liaise with the French headquarters on reporting and finance matters
Cashflow Management
- Oversee the company’s cashflow position and maintain appropriate liquidity across the group
- Oversee payroll processes and ensure timely and accurate pay runs
- Supervise Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations to maintain healthy working capital
- Oversee corporate income tax compliance across relevant global jurisdictions (working with income tax advisors)
- Manage BAS, GST, R&D tax incentives and other statutory lodgements
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and regulatory bodies
- Ensure compliance with local accounting standards and regulatory requirements
- Maintain robust documentation and governance frameworks across compliance areas
- Lead the external audit process and manage relationships with auditors
- Prepare audit schedules and coordinate responses to audit queries
- Maintain and strengthen internal control frameworks
- Ensure appropriate segregation of duties across finance processes
- Monitor key financial risks and implement mitigation controls
- Drive improvements in financial controls and reporting efficiency
- Manage, mentor and develop members of a small offshore finance team
- Establish clear accountability, ownership and performance standards within finance
- Ensure finance operations are well-controlled, disciplined and scalable
- Foster a culture of accuracy, integrity and continuous improvement
- Provide financial insights to support executive decision-making
- Assist with management and head office reporting, financial commentary and investor updates
- Support profitability analysis, margin review and cost optimisation initiatives
- Contribute to process improvement and system enhancement initiatives
- CA or CPA qualified
- 4 to 6 years of progressive experience in accounting and financial reporting
- Strong technical accounting and compliance expertise
- Advanced Xero and/or NetSuite and Excel skills
- Experience in SaaS, payments, technology or multi-entity environments is highly regarded
- High attention to detail with a structured and disciplined approach
- Commercially minded with the ability to provide practical financial insights
Our finance stack
- Current system: Xero (migrating to Netsuite)
- Entities: AU,NZ and USA consolidation, subsidiary within Sidetrade group
- Team structure: Small, hands-on team (~4 people) with offshore support
What we offer
High autonomy and trust: You own the financial environment. You're trusted to deliver reliable, accurate reporting and governance without micromanagement.
Collaborative culture: Work with a practical, hands-on team that values accuracy, integrity, and continuous improvement.
Exposure to complex finance operations: Multi-entity consolidation, subsidiary reporting within a multinational group.
Potential for growth: As the business scales there's potential for this role to evolve into a larger opportunity.
ezyCollect Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office
320 Pitt St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2000
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