Chief Financial Officer

Symons Clark Logistics is a 140 year old, family owned, Port Adelaide based transport and logistics company. Our experience brings with it premium wharf cartage and container transport services, with a focus on providing customers with complete logistics solutions including warehousing, container pack/unpack, distribution, over-dimensional, heavy haulage, project logistics and Australia wide bulk haulage.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will have a day-to-day, ongoing impact on company operations, helping Symons Clark Logistics to analyse, strategise, and grow their financial position. As a seasoned strategist not only will you understand current accounting practices and trends, but also have experience raising capital and adapting to change.

What you will be doing…

• Providing strong leadership, guidance, and direction to the Finance Team.
• Effectively communicating and implementing organisational change initiatives to deliver against Symons Clark Logistics Strategic Plan.
• Preparing group budgets and forecasts.
• Delivering timely and accurate monthly consolidated results and accompanying analysis, including reconciliation (monthly, quarterly, or annually), Balance Sheet, P&L, Fixed Asset Register Maintenance, and Cashflow Management.
• Providing taxation planning and advice.
• Overseeing and managing external stakeholders for taxation planning and advice.
• Completing statutory tax compliance, including BAS, PAYG, FBT, Income Tax, and Payroll Tax calculations and lodgements.
• Providing accurate annual statutory reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• Assisting with financial planning, i.e., 5-year performance reporting.
• Deliver quarterly and accurate financial statements, and income tax models including proactively managing the audit and legal process.
• Manage month end close.
• Mange annual audits.
• Actively lead and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Do you have…

• CA/ CPA qualification with a strong Financial Accounting background.
• Demonstrated experience in a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role, or similar role within the transport industry or related industry.
• Demonstrated experience working with accounting systems, i.e., MYOB (Greentree).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and professionally across departments.
• Advanced troubleshooting and multi-tasking skills.
• Advanced attention to detail and analytical skills.

Do you align with Symons Clark Logistics values?

• Respect – We respect each other and those around us.
• Accountability – We are accountable for our actions and results including everyone’s safety.
• Integrity – We always act with honesty and will do what we say.
• Persistence – We work hard with urgency to make it happen.
• Passion – We have pride and believe in everything we do.

Why it’s great to work with Symons Clark Logistics…

• We provide career development opportunities, we believe in supporting, training, and developing our talented employees.
• Enjoy being part of a fun and flexible work culture.
• Be supported by mentors who value your input in finding new and improved ways to achieve success.
• Enjoy a varied work experience, where each day is different and exciting from one day to the next.
• We are a steadily growing market leader in South Australia with a proud history and at a time of embarking on several exciting changes.

We really want you to be able to shine in the application process - successfully demonstrate your strengths, as such we are happy to be flexible around our process.

Interested in finding out more or have a specific question?

Please email ***************@symonsclark.com.au

Interested in applying?

• Click on the ‘Apply’ button.
• Send a Resume and Cover Letter detailing your relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

Applications close Sunday 17th March, 11:59pm.