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Occupations / Finance Managers

Finance Managers

Finance Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the financial and accounting activities within organisations.

Business & adminANZSCO 1322
$2,904/wkMedian full-time pay
78kPeople employed
+22% ▲Growth to 2035
88%Work full time
45Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1322.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

determining, implementing, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating budgetary and accounting strategies, policies and plans in consultation with other managersproviding financial information and interpreting the implications for business performance and funding needscoordinating the development, implementation and monitoring of accounting systemsdirecting the preparation of financial reports summarising and forecasting the organisation's financial position such as income statements, balance sheets and analyses of future earnings and incomeassessing capital finance proposals and the financial status of operational projectsadvising on investment strategies, sources of funds and the distribution of earnings
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 1322 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 16,700 more people in finance managers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 2.7% in the year to February 2026, adding about 2,100 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1322.More about our sources: How we check our facts
76.3k2025
85.8k2030 PROJ.
93k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

7 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

14% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 1322. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

11102NATDiploma

Diploma of Payroll Management

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1322.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW31.4k
VIC20.3k
QLD12.2k
WA6.8k
SA4.7k
ACT1.6k
NT0.7k
TAS0.7k