Business Services Manager

Company Description

SGS Australia is a leading provider of Testing, Inspection, and Certification services, supporting multiple industries across the country with trusted expertise and technical excellence. Backed by SGS’s global legacy of over 140 years, we operate one of the largest networks of accredited laboratories and field facilities in Australia, with a network of more than 50 offices and laboratories and over 1,400 employees across Australia. We are accredited by NATA and ISO 9001, ensuring our services meet both Australian and international standards.

Job Description

Help shape the systems, controls and support services behind a growing industrial technology business.

We are seeking an experienced Business Services Manager to support our Industrial Asset Intelligence division across Fulcrum Robotics, IQ and the IAI Central Platform.

This is a highly visible, hands-on role for a commercially minded professional who can bring structure, accuracy and momentum to a complex, multi-entity environment. Working closely with business leaders, project managers, operational teams and corporate support functions, you will coordinate finance and administration, strengthen reporting and document control, and help the division scale efficiently.

Why this role?

• Influence finance, reporting and business-service operations across multiple entities.
• Partner directly with leaders and operational teams to resolve issues and deliver outcomes.
• Improve systems and processes that support integration, compliance and business growth.
• This role offers the flexibility to be based in one of our offices in Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth.

About the role

• Coordinate day-to-day finance administration and month-end activities, including purchase orders, accruals, invoicing, WIP reviews and supporting reconciliations.
• Prepare accurate financial and operational reporting for individual businesses and the consolidated division.
• Maintain effective document-control and SharePoint environments, including permissions, registers, templates, version control and compliance records.
• Coordinate onboarding, training, competency and system-access administration.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, HR, HSE, Procurement and other support functions.
• Identify and implement practical improvements that increase accuracy, remove delays and support growth.
• Support the integration of acquired businesses and provide functional direction to the team.

Qualifications

About you

• Experience in senior administration, business operations or finance support within a complex or multi-entity environment.
• Practical experience with transactional finance, month-end activities, WIP and reporting support.
• Strong SharePoint, document-control and information-management capability.
• Excellent organisation, numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confidence managing competing priorities and following actions through to completion.
• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• A current driver’s licence and willingness to travel between business locations as reasonably required.
• Qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline are desirable; equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
• Experience administering training, competency or HSE information systems will be highly regarded.

Ready to make an impact?

If you are a proactive, detail-focused professional who enjoys creating order, improving processes and partnering with diverse teams, we would welcome your application. Join SGS from Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth and help build the foundations that enable our Industrial Asset Intelligence businesses to grow and deliver outstanding results.

Additional Information

WHY SGS?

Working at SGS means joining an innovative, Global company. Here are some of the benefits to working for SGS. 

•    As a company, we have embraced the shift to flexible work
•    Sustainability is embedded in our culture and the way we do business
•    Paid parental leave
•    Paid time for volunteering day and blood donations
•    Corporate health & wellbeing offers
•    Ongoing learning & development 
•    Career development opportunities (Nationally and Globally)
•    SGS Rewards: Our employee benefits platform with access to retail and online discounts and cashback

COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU
SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative, and forward-thinking workplace.

SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.