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SalaryLocation: Parramatta, NSW
Salary Package: $160 - 180K + Super + Bonus + Benefits
Role highlights: Lead operational excellence and best practice process, bring a critical finance project to completion.
Role Overview
Reporting to the CFO, this Financial Controller we be a peer to an FP&A Manager and a Commercial Manager. As Financial Controller you will have full responsibility overseeing the preparation of monthly financial reports, statutory financial statements, reporting to financial institutions as well as ad hoc reporting. You will provide leadership and support the Account Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions and teams to ensure legal compliance, accuracy, and efficiency.
Leadership and management will be a key part of your role as you will have 6 direct reports and a team of 12 overall. Your style will be hands on and you will have the mentality of a coach. Critical to your success will be your ability to get into the trenches with your team, and straight after being able to jump back out of the detail and operate strategically.
Lead a critical finance and system transformation that is almost at completion. You will be the driving force that brings operational excellence, best practice processes and procedures for an almost complete Dynamics 365 implementation. This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious and experienced finance leader to join a growing business and be part of an iconic Australian growth story.
Responsibilities
- Support a growing medium sized finance team in ensuring accurate and timely processing of the financial results
- Lead all year end reporting including the preparation of statutory accounts
- Lead the preparation of consolidated reporting and ensuing maintenance of group structure
- Working with tax and legal advisors on a range of functions
- Maintaining relationships with core external parties including financing, audit, legal and advisory organisations
- Provide leadership and support the AP, AR and Payroll functions and teams to ensure legal compliance, accuracy, and efficiency
- Drive new projects within the AP and Payroll teams for efficiencies and to add value within the business
- Work with the FP&A and Commercial Finance team in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Lead multiple projects which enhance systems and processes and ultimately drive efficiency
Candidate Profile
You are CA or CPA qualified with strong experience leading transaction control, reporting, compliance and systems. Your technical accounting acumen is extremely strong and has ideally been developed through a stint in a Big 4 or Mid Tier accounting firm. Alternatively you have a resume that demonstrates strong and fast progression in large and complex organisations. Either way, you consider yourself as a confident and highly capable performer and are looking to enter an environment where you can make an impact and nurture an outstanding team based thrives in a collaborative environment. Expereince in system upgrades or implementation with Dynamics 365 is highly regarded. Technically, your skills are strong across most area of IFRS and your verbal and written communication skills are one of your key areas of strength.
Company, Culture & Benefits
An Iconic Australian Retailer with revenues in excess of $500m, this organisation is a prominent brand in its sector and a very well loved and trusted Australian brand. The organisation will provide the right Financial Controller an opportunity to create a personal brand and be part of a major Australian growth story. Once in a lifetime opportunity.
- Iconic and large organisation - resume builder
- Be rewarded - $160 - 180K + Super + Bonus + Benefits
- Collaborative and positive team culture with an outstanding leadership team
Apply
If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking the "apply" link below. The reference number for this role is NGFC44527. Please allow for 3 - 5 working days for us to process all the applications. All applicants will receive feedback from us, either via email or a telephone call.
