Finance Manager/Analyst at Relevanceai

Location 📍: [Sydney, AUS (Hybrid)] About Us 🚀 At Relevance AI, we’re building the home of the AI workforce. Our mission is simple: empower every team to delegate meaningful work to AI agents that think, act, and collaborate like experts. With Relevance AI, anyone can create and manage intelligent agents that handle workflows, decisions, and collaboration - all within one unified platform. Our technology already powers industry leaders such as Canva, Databricks, Confluent, Autodesk, Lightspeed, Rakuten, Aveva, Qualified, and Activision Blizzard, helping them scale excellence across operations, marketing, and sales. We’re backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and King River Capital, and raised our Series B in April 2025 to accelerate growth and push the boundaries of agentic automation. Headquartered in Sydney, SF & Barcelona, we operate on a hybrid model and thrive on curiosity, collaboration, and execution - we move fast, think big, and win together. In 2025, we were proud to be named LinkedIn’s #1 Startup in Australia. If you want to define how the world works with AI, join us. The Role 🥳 We are building our finance function with a strong focus on tactical operations and cross-functional support. In this role, you'll help run the day-to-day financial operations that keep the business moving, while also contributing to broader financial and strategic analysis as capacity grows. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, and working across both operational finance and analytical work. Your role as a Finance Manager? Take ownership of critical finance operations, bring rigor to the systems and workflows that support the business, and create the foundation for smarter, more efficient financial processes over time. Your impact💥 - Own collections and invoicing processes, managing LedgerUp to ensure proper customer payment submissions and accurate cash collection. - Manage employee and company expense submissions through Brex, ensuring correct coding and categorization of all spend. - Oversee accounts payable operations including Ramp/Airwallex systems, managing approval workflows, payment execution, and fraud detection. - Lead payroll management with responsibility for Rippling implementation, ensuring accuracy of salary payments, bonuses, and employee records. - Calculate, audit, and manage quarterly commission payments for the GTM organization and deploy commission plans for new employees. - Ensure timely and accurate quarterly investor reporting and identify process improvements across financial operations. - Partner cross-functionally to maintain reliable execution, drive automation and efficiency gains, and support strategic financial analysis as needed. What We’re Looking For 🧠 - Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years of experience in finance operations, accounting support, or generalist finance roles that span both execution and analysis. - Comfort working across operational finance workflows such as payments, invoices, receivables, and expense management. - Ability to work in a hands-on environment where priorities may evolve and responsibilities can span multiple areas of finance. - Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. - A process-oriented mindset with an eye for efficiency, structure, and continuous improvement. - Interest in using systems and automation to improve recurring financial workflows. - Organised, adaptable, and resourceful, with the judgment to balance detail-oriented execution and broader business needs. Benefits ✨ - 📈 ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan so you can grow with the company - 🤖 AI Productivity Benefit – Get up to $1200 USD/year to spend on AI tools, courses, and learning resources that help you work smarter and grow your skills - 👶 Parental Leave – We offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all eligible new parents, and an additional 6 weeks for the birthing parent - 🎉 Milestone Merch – Celebrate your work anniversaries with customised Relevance AI swag - 🍿 Food, Drinks & Community – Stay energised with free breakfasts, healthy snacks, and a fully stocked fridge of drinks. Enjoy team lunches provided every Thursday and Friday, plus Uber Eats dinners and regular catered office meals throughout the week. As the home of the AI workforce, we also host vibrant community events featuring thought leaders, industry partners, and the wider tech community. - 🪩 Quarterly Team Events – Build stronger connections through fun, meaningful team bonding experiences every quarter - 🏓 Social Clubs – Share your hobbies and interests by joining or starting a club with your teammates. From hiking and chess to board game nights and social committee activities—there’s something for everyone! - 🧠 Sonder EAP – Access 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support through Sonder, our Employee Assistance Program