The Company

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Finance to join our client, a large, established and highly complex organisation with a diverse range of operations, a significant asset base and a broad stakeholder environment across Victoria.

The organisation is entering an exciting period of transformation, with major initiatives underway across asset management, capital investment, governance, technology and operational improvement.

With a strong management team and a people-focused culture, this is an opportunity to join an organisation where the Head of Finance will have genuine influence, working closely with senior leadership to shape the future direction of the finance function and support several significant strategic initiatives.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the role will suit a dynamic, commercially minded and people-focused finance leader who is comfortable operating across both strategy and execution.

• Lead and uplift the finance function, driving a high-performing and commercially focused team.
• Provide strategic financial leadership and commercial insight to senior stakeholders.
• Lead financial oversight of a significant asset-management program, including asset lifecycle planning.
• Drive capital planning, funding and investment strategies across major initiatives.
• Provide financial leadership and governance across significant capital projects.
• Strengthen financial governance, risk management, controls and Board reporting.
• Lead finance transformation, including ERP optimisation, process improvement and digital initiatives.
• Leverage Power BI, data and analytics to improve financial reporting and decision-making.
• Oversee statutory reporting, audit, financial controls and broader financial compliance.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation and take ownership of major strategic initiatives, driving meaningful change and continuous improvement.

Your Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified in Accounting or Finance, with CA or CPA qualification
• Strong commercial and strategic capability.
• Experience within an asset-heavy, infrastructure, property, construction, services or similarly complex environment.
• Exposure to asset lifecycle management and capital planning.
• Experience working with Boards, senior executives and complex stakeholder groups.
• Strong governance, risk and financial reporting capability.
• Strong data and reporting capability, ideally including Power BI.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop and uplift finance teams.

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