Financial Controller

Our client, a highly respected global market leader with over $1 billion in revenue, is looking for a Financial Controller to lead its Australian Finance function.

About the business

Wholly owned by a global parent, the business has been part of the Australian market for decades and has grown rapidly into a sizeable corporate of around 200 staff. They are embarking on an important new chapter including a newly formed Corporate Services portfolio, significant digital transformation and new growth initiatives. It is a warm, people-first culture where Finance sits alongside supply chain, procurement etc, so you will see the levers of the business, not just the ledger.

About the role

This is not a maintain-the-status-quo position. The leadership team wants a finance partner who explains what the numbers mean, not just what they are. Reporting to the GM Corporate Services, you will lead a team of seven and have a clear mandate to reset and modernise the function, including Finance's part in a major ERP program. The business is investing in its people and systems and the Financial Controller will play a central role in shaping how Finance supports that growth over the next few years.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading month-end, statutory and management reporting, and group reporting to the parent.
• Owning budgeting and forecasting, and presenting a monthly business outlook to the leadership team.
• Managing transfer pricing, Australian tax compliance and the related ATO obligations.
• Overseeing treasury, internal controls and the external audit.
• Leading Finance's part in the ERP program, bringing more insight, automation and integration to long-established processes.
• Partnering with the GM Corporate Services and the leadership team on investment decisions, pricing and business performance.
• Coaching and developing a team of seven, and building the capability the function needs as the business grows.

About you

We are searching for a candidate who has:

• CPA or CA membership, with prior Financial Controller experience in a business of comparable size and complexity.
• A strong grasp of transfer pricing and Australian tax compliance, including the ATO implications.
• Statutory and management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, explained with confidence to senior non-finance leaders.
• An empathetic, hands-on leadership style, with the energy to coach a team and build rather than maintain.
• Experience improving processes or systems, ideally including an ERP implementation.
• Ideally, experience reporting to an international parent.

Above all, they want a business person first: someone who is comfortable being the senior technical voice in the room, and who can explain which levers to pull, not just report the result.

What is on offer

• A genuine opportunity to put your fingerprint on Finance at a $1B+ market leader at a pivotal time.
• Visibility across the whole business and a direct line into the leadership team and the global parent.
• A supportive, people-first culture.
• Three days in the office and two from home.
• An attractive salary package including a generous car lease plan, additional superannuation contributions and an annual bonus.