Financial Controller

Our client is a leading global creative brand agency, creating brands for some of the world’s most recognised names. With studios around the world, the APAC business is a growing, profitable region with significant global clients.

The role
Reporting to the Group CFO, with a dotted line to the APAC Managing Director, you’ll lead finance for the APAC region. This is a hands-on role. You’ll own the numbers, present the monthly accounts with the MD, and lead a small team.
Key responsibilities include:

• Budgets and forecasts, delivered to group templates and timetables
• Reviewing and strengthening financial controls
• Project profitability and burn-rate reviews, with robust pricing conversations with client leads
• Partnering with People and Operations on hiring, resourcing and utilisation
• Leading and developing a small team
• Revenue recognition on client projects, including associated costs
• Month-end close and monthly management accounts across multiple entities
• Statutory, tax and audit oversight with external advisers and the group team

About you

• CA or CPA qualified, currently a Financial Controller or senior Finance Manager
• Month-end, reporting, budgeting and forecasting experience in a multi-entity group
• Confident partnering with an MD and holding budget holders to account
• Autonomous and robust, and comfortable working across time zones
• Experience in a business where people bill time to projects (agency, consulting or professional services) is highly regarded
• Reporting into an overseas head office, or multi-country and multi-currency exposure, is an advantage
• Warm, curious and collaborative, with a roll-up-your-sleeves approach

Why apply?

• Join a globally recognised creative business working with world-class brands
• Report to the Group CFO, with investment in finance, data and FP&A
• Have real influence over how APAC finance runs, with autonomy and senior exposure
• Hybrid working, with three days in the office
• $200,000 Package

How to apply
Click apply, or contact Jake Densley at Atlas Partners for a confidential discussion on 0476 597 590 or at jake.densley@atlaspartners.com.au.