AddressAt Pet Circle, we want to create a world where pets and their families are healthy, happy and spend more time together - and we are looking for fantastic people to help us do that!
Over the past ten years, we've scaled to become one of Australia's Top 5 eCommerce companies and the No.1 player in the Online Pet industry. We will accelerate our growth as we continue on our mission to disrupt the way that pet parents discover & shop for the products they love.
The pet industry is booming (it's a $15billion dollar industry!) and pets are holding bigger spaces in our hearts and homes than ever before. Online penetration of the pet industry is going to grow exponentially in the next 5 years. This is a unique opportunity in your career to be part of our exceptional growth story!
Founded and headquartered in Sydney, our team is now over 700 people strong and are based across Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.
The Opportunity
You will report directly to our Financial Controller and will lead and manage the Finance Operations (FinOps) team, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.
Your Responsibilities
- Prepare and publish Financial reports and analysis to the executive team and senior leaders, including key performance indicators (KPIs), financial forecasts, and variances analysis
- Coordinate the month-end closing process, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported in a timely manner
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements for financial submissions and reporting, including tax filings, regulatory reports, and statutory audits
- Supervise the payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely processing of employee compensation, deductions, and taxes
- Lead process improvement initiatives to streamline workflows and boost team efficiency
What Success Looks Like
- Sound technical financial accounting and reporting skills with exposure to ensuring compliance in a regulatory framework
- Strong problem solving ability - generating and recommending solutions will add enormous value
- Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset, identifying opportunities for automation and process improvements to streamline FinOps workflows and enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Leading a high high-performing team with clear performance expectations and ongoing coaching, mentorship, and feedback to support professional growth.
- Task management skills and ability to create and follow processes must be exceptional
- Must have very strong attention to detail completing all work in a timely manner and managing stakeholder expectations well at all times
- Proactive with a 'can do' attitude and willingness to learn new things
- Willingness to be involved in value-add activities across the business including board reporting, financial analysis and stock control
- An interest in e-commerce and/or the pet sector would be beneficial
Your Ideal Experience
- CPA or with 10 years financial and management accounting experience
- Problem solving and analytical skills, including the ability to identify issues and suggest solutions
- Demonstrated ability to deliver accurate, insightful, timely reporting
- Proven track record on meeting deadlines
- Strong Spreadsheet skills (intermediate to advanced)
- Experience in a retail environment accounting for inventory (ideal)
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and team-building skills
- Experience with NetSuite (highly desirable) or other online accounting software
Role Location
At Pet Circle we believe that collaboration and team connection is key for success. This role will be based in Sydney with a blended working arrangement of up to 3-4 days per week in our pet friendly CBD offices and the remainder working from home (or the office, if you prefer!)
Why Join?
We're passionate about what we do and our love for pets is the centre of our why. Becoming a pawsome Pet Circler means you're committed to help shape an entire industry - pretty exciting stuff! We're a stable, innovative and low-ego group of people who relish challenges and aren't afraid to do what's right. Here's what we stand for;
We're Better Together
We operate with Humble Hearts and Hungry Minds
We truly believe that Pets Matter; pets and pet parents always have a seat at our table
We're Instinctively Curious. Always
What else is in it for you?
- A focus on you and your development - think learning tools, stretch projects, focus groups, secondments and other internal mobility opportunities!
- We're committed to flexibility and understand that it means different things to different people.
- Your wellbeing is non-negotiable. We seek to provide a collaborative, caring and safe environment, allowing you to present your full self each day.
- Pet Better with up to 50% employee discount, product sample giveaways and Pawrental leave.
- Join us on our animal welfare mission: we donate 10,000kg of pet food and supplies per month to pet shelters and support our communities through team charity volunteer days.
We have an incredibly passionate team, a leading brand, over 700,000 customers and growing, and we're only just getting started!
At Pet Circle, candidate experience is of utmost importance. We have been recognised as a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to responding to every application.
Belong at Pet Circle
Our unique expertise unites us to achieve our goal of helping pet parents, pet better. We value diversity in all forms and perspectives, always. Our global team is highly valued for all that they offer, we listen to each other and create a humble and inclusive environment for all to thrive. No matter your background, please apply if our roles ignite an excitement in you to bring your full self to work each day.
