Why This Opportunity:
- Newly created position where you'll build and shape the finance function
- Partner with the owners and influence strategic decisions
- Outstanding flexibility with 3-days WFH
- Be part of a growing, acquisition-led business
- Drive finance transformation and improvements
- A broad role that spans financial reporting, commercial finance, governance, and strategy
- Outstanding culture with down-to-earth leaders you'll enjoy working with
This is a newly created position within a successful and growing multi-site business that is bringing finance in-house for the first time.
Reporting directly to the owners, you'll have the opportunity to build the finance function, influence how the business makes decisions and create the reporting, systems and processes that will support the next phase of growth.
They're an organisation that makes decisions quickly and where relationships matter.
What You'll Be Doing:
This is a hands-on Financial Controller role with broad responsibility across financial reporting, commercial finance and business improvement.
You'll be responsible for:
Financial Reporting & Control
- Lead month-end, year-end and statutory reporting, ensuring strong financial controls and compliance.
- Deliver management reporting, budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections with meaningful commercial insight.
- Oversee taxation, governance and all core financial accounting activities.
Commercial Business Partnering
- Partner directly with the owners to support pricing, investment and strategic decision-making.
- Analyse business performance, develop KPI reporting and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
Build the Finance Function
- Lead the transition from an outsourced finance model to a scalable internal finance function.
- Improve systems, reporting, controls and processes while driving automation and continuous improvement.
- Build and mentor the finance team as the business continues to grow.
Growth & Acquisitions
- Support acquisitions through due diligence, financial modelling and post-acquisition integration.
- Ensure the finance function evolves alongside the continued growth of the business.
About You:
You're technically strong but commercially minded, and you're able to see how finance interacts and influences a growing, acquisitive business.
You enjoy partnering with business owners, challenging the status quo and building finance functions that genuinely add value.
You'll bring:
- CA or CPA qualification (must have)
- Experience building, transforming or leading a finance function.
- Strong commercial acumen and business partnering capability.
- Multi-entity consolidation experience within a high-volume, multi-site environment.
- Strong cash flow, forecasting and financial planning capability.
- Experience improving finance systems, reporting and internal controls.
- Confidence influencing business owners and senior stakeholders with clear communication skills
- A hands-on leadership style with the ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day delivery.
- Experience supporting acquisitions or integrating newly acquired businesses will be highly regarded.
Interview Process:
First stage will be Monday 27th July with final stage later the same week.
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Submit your CV directly via email to Stewart Selwood on stewart.selwood@roberthalf.com.au or by pressing the Apply button.
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