Divisional Commercial Manager

Dean & Ling Executive has been exclusively engaged to recruit this rare opportunity within a highly regarded Australian business as it continues to grow and achieve outstanding commercial outcomes.  The business is committed to remaining at the forefront of its industry and building on its performance.  Key to its future is a strong culture of customer first, teamwork/collaboration, thinking outside the box and delivering.  

This role operates effectively as the divisions CFO.  You will provide commercial and financial leadership to the business with a focus on driving financial results and supporting the growth of the business.  It has end to end financial responsibility, including the following:

• Financial accounting and reporting, analytics and performance insights;
• Budgeting, Forecasting and expense control;
• Analysing and optimising product/customer pricing and margin;
• Implementation and review of Business Unit internal controls;
• Lead and support M&A activity in the segment; and
• Business Partnering with the GM, and Leadership Team.

This is a genuine opportunity for a highly motivated senior finance professional to stamp their mark on the continued growth and long term success of a rapidly growing Australian enterprise. This exceptional role should appeal to a qualified and commercially astute senior CA/CPA, preferably with previous experience in a product distribution business who is looking for a broadly scoped and pivotal finance leadership role. The success of the business can be attributed to its core values, and as such, you should be a down to earth and natural leader with a passion for excellence and the kind of drive which fosters a collegial, fun, accountable and high-performance workplace culture. You still enjoy being ‘hands on’, and your strong financial management experience and your demonstrable commercial acumen are complemented by your collaborative and persuasive influencing style and your flair for identifying and developing opportunities which improve systems, processes and business performance.

For a strictly confidential discussion, please contact Ian Hackett on 0408 312 216.  Alternatively, submit your application (Word version) via the Apply button.