Finance Manager
Flexischools
Finance Manager
Are you a finance professional who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments? If you’ve built or led a finance function in a start-up or scale-up, relish the challenge of setting up systems and processes from scratch, and have a keen interest in using technology to streamline operations, we’d love to hear from you!
Take on a pivotal role in delivering dynamic financial insights and strategic analysis that drive impactful decision-making! You'll ensure optimal resource allocation and robust financial planning, all while supporting Flexischools’ diverse customers—schools, suppliers, and parents.
Your hands on ability to provide actionable financial intelligence will empower our stakeholders to make informed business choices and elevate their operations to new heights. Join us in shaping the future of Flexischools!
About us
Flexischools is Australia’s #1 school payments and ordering technology platform and we’re on a mission to simplify school life!
We work with more than 1700 schools across Australia, streamlining how canteens, events, uniform shops and other payment services are run and managed. We enable convenient cashless solutions for parents and more efficient business operations for schools.
We are a profit for purpose business - improving life for schools, service providers and parents through our technology and customer support.
At Flexischools, we are driven by our core values:
- Innovation: We stay curious every step of the way.
- Making it Simple: We work smarter, not harder.
- Passion: We give a damn.
- Accountability: We enjoy freedom within boundaries.
- Customer Focus: We are here for our customers.
- Teamwork: We are in it together.
To learn more and catch a glimpse of what’s next, visit our careers page.
With a focus on diversity we have engineered this position to be super flexible so a lead could choose to step up, or a senior person can achieve a great family / work life balance, with an option to look at 4 days per week.
Duties
🧐Role Specifics
- Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, with detailed analysis of business performance.
- Finance Business Partnering: Aligning financial strategies with business objectives through data presentation and insights to influence decision-making.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process, prepare regular forecasts, and update financial models to reflect changes in market dynamics and business strategies
- Cost Analysis: Analyse costs related to customer acquisition, platform operations, R&D, administrative and marketing efforts across the business. Provide insights into ways to optimize spending and increase profitability.
- Revenue and Profitability Tracking: Monitor and report on the financial performance of different revenue streams, including transaction fees, subscriptions, and advertising revenue.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., marketing, product, operations) to provide financial insights and support business decisions with robust data analysis and reporting.
- KPI Reporting: Develop and track key financial and operational KPIs specific to the business, including user acquisition cost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), churn and contribution margins.
- Financial Control: Ensure accurate and timely posting of financial transactions, manage the general ledger, and perform month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Banking and Cash Management: Manage client cash balances in line with regulatory requirements along with the day-to-day banking and payment structures for the business.
- Compliance and Taxation: Ensure compliance with all regulatory and tax requirements relevant to the business, liaising with external auditors, tax advisors and tax authorities where necessary.
- Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate financial processes and systems, identifying opportunities for automation and increased efficiency.
- Monthly Payroll Adjustments: Collaborating on monthly payroll reviews with P&C and Payroll.
✍️Skills & Experience
- Education: Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CA, CPA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software (MYOB would be an advantage, but not necessary), advanced Excel skills, and experience working with financial modeling tools.
- Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and deliver actionable insights.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial data clearly and effectively to non-financial stakeholders.
- Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and forecasting.
- Experience in a high-growth tech startup or marketplace environment.
- Understanding of subscription-based and transaction-based revenue models.
- Familiarity with key SaaS metrics such as CAC, LTV and churn.
- Experience using Metabase.
Flexischools
Finance Manager
Are you a finance professional who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments? If you’ve built or led a finance function in a start-up or scale-up, relish the challenge of setting up systems and processes from scratch, and have a keen interest in using technology to streamline operations, we’d love to hear from you!
Take on a pivotal role in delivering dynamic financial insights and strategic analysis that drive impactful decision-making! You'll ensure optimal resource allocation and robust financial planning, all while supporting Flexischools’ diverse customers—schools, suppliers, and parents.
Your hands on ability to provide actionable financial intelligence will empower our stakeholders to make informed business choices and elevate their operations to new heights. Join us in shaping the future of Flexischools!
About us
Flexischools is Australia’s #1 school payments and ordering technology platform and we’re on a mission to simplify school life!
We work with more than 1700 schools across Australia, streamlining how canteens, events, uniform shops and other payment services are run and managed. We enable convenient cashless solutions for parents and more efficient business operations for schools.
We are a profit for purpose business - improving life for schools, service providers and parents through our technology and customer support.
At Flexischools, we are driven by our core values:
- Innovation: We stay curious every step of the way.
- Making it Simple: We work smarter, not harder.
- Passion: We give a damn.
- Accountability: We enjoy freedom within boundaries.
- Customer Focus: We are here for our customers.
- Teamwork: We are in it together.
To learn more and catch a glimpse of what’s next, visit our careers page.
With a focus on diversity we have engineered this position to be super flexible so a lead could choose to step up, or a senior person can achieve a great family / work life balance, with an option to look at 4 days per week.
Duties
🧐Role Specifics
- Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, with detailed analysis of business performance.
- Finance Business Partnering: Aligning financial strategies with business objectives through data presentation and insights to influence decision-making.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process, prepare regular forecasts, and update financial models to reflect changes in market dynamics and business strategies
- Cost Analysis: Analyse costs related to customer acquisition, platform operations, R&D, administrative and marketing efforts across the business. Provide insights into ways to optimize spending and increase profitability.
- Revenue and Profitability Tracking: Monitor and report on the financial performance of different revenue streams, including transaction fees, subscriptions, and advertising revenue.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., marketing, product, operations) to provide financial insights and support business decisions with robust data analysis and reporting.
- KPI Reporting: Develop and track key financial and operational KPIs specific to the business, including user acquisition cost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), churn and contribution margins.
- Financial Control: Ensure accurate and timely posting of financial transactions, manage the general ledger, and perform month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Banking and Cash Management: Manage client cash balances in line with regulatory requirements along with the day-to-day banking and payment structures for the business.
- Compliance and Taxation: Ensure compliance with all regulatory and tax requirements relevant to the business, liaising with external auditors, tax advisors and tax authorities where necessary.
- Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate financial processes and systems, identifying opportunities for automation and increased efficiency.
- Monthly Payroll Adjustments: Collaborating on monthly payroll reviews with P&C and Payroll.
✍️Skills & Experience
- Education: Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CA, CPA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software (MYOB would be an advantage, but not necessary), advanced Excel skills, and experience working with financial modeling tools.
- Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and deliver actionable insights.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial data clearly and effectively to non-financial stakeholders.
- Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and forecasting.
- Experience in a high-growth tech startup or marketplace environment.
- Understanding of subscription-based and transaction-based revenue models.
- Familiarity with key SaaS metrics such as CAC, LTV and churn.
- Experience using Metabase.
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