Finance Manager - 3 days per week

About the role

As one of the founding team, you'll work directly with the CEO to build the finance function from the ground up – establishing the systems, controls and reporting needed to support a rapidly scaling workforce. This is a genuinely hands-on role. Initially, you'll own the day-to-day finance function yourself while designing the processes and structure that future team members will slot into.

Key responsibilities

• Own management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow

• Manage AR and AP during the initial growth phase

• Review outsourced payroll outputs and ensure accuracy

• Establish financial controls, governance and reporting

• Manage banking and funding requirements

• Build financial models to support business decisions

• Integrate Xero with CVL's workforce/recruitment platforms

• Improve reporting and automate manual finance processes

• Build a scalable finance structure as the business grows

About you

• Experienced Finance Manager / Financial Controller with strong hands-on capability

• Proven success building a finance function in start up or growth businesses

• Ideally experienced in labour hire, workforce services or another high-volume operational environment

• Strong Xero capability and confidence working across business systems

• Commercially minded with strong cash flow, forecasting and management accounting experience

• Comfortable working in an early-stage business where not everything is built yet

• Able to move between strategic advice and getting into the detail

• CA/CPA or accounting qualification highly regarded

About us

CVL is a private equity-backed skilled labour hire and workforce solutions start-up entering the Victorian construction market, well supported by capital and established by industry leaders with a long-term, strong track record, currently building its founding team ahead of launch.