AddressCrop Shop Boutique (CSB) is a growing e-commerce brand that was founded in 2019 by Rachel Dillon, with stylish and unique activewear in mind. Our mission is to provide women all over the world with functional and confidence-inducing athleisure that inspires our ever-growing community both in and out of the gym. Behind our vision is our passionate and high-performing CSB team that stands by values such as inclusivity, creativity, empowerment, and respect. CSB preaches a commitment to continuous learning and development to set our team up for success. In 5 short years, we have become a leader in the Australian athleisure space, with a goal to keep growing our community globally.
Role Summary:
The Head of Finance works closely with Senior Management to enhance CSB’s efficiency and profitability through timely, effective decision-making. This role assesses major projects and initiatives for investment suitability, providing essential information to leadership through modelling and research.
Key responsibilities include transforming company strategy into a long-range plan with annual departmental budgets, setting performance targets to meet CSB’s commercial objectives, and providing a clear annual budget for the team. The Head of Finance collaborates with various departments to identify opportunities for efficiency, savings, and investment, maintaining and mitigating additional costs.
Effective communication and collaboration across all departments are crucial, as is the ability to understand their priorities and goals. The role requires building in-depth knowledge of CSB and its processes, transforming data into comprehensible reports, and possessing strong problem-solving skills to manage data consolidation and reconciliation challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and implement systems, policies and procedures for the Finance function which will improve financial monitoring, accountability and growth
- Driving and overseeing the month end reporting process
- Reconciliation of Balance Sheet & Profit and Loss Statements
- Reviewing budgets to actuals and providing commentary around variances
- Liaise with External Accountants and Tax Accountants regarding Statutory Account Preparation
- Preparing and monitoring Annual Budgets
- Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Evaluating new and existing projects, investments, and assets to determine their validity and appraise their value.
- Creating financial models and using them to recommend investment, expansion, cost-cutting ideas or revenue growth streams
- Analyse the trends of key performance indicators (KPIs), relating to the major business objectives such as Active Customers, Purchase Frequency and CLTV.
- Corporate Entity Analysis: Evaluate the financial and tax implications of various corporate entity structures, recommending optimal configurations to support business objectives and maximise efficiency.
- Tax Efficiency Planning: Collaborate with the tax department to structure corporate entities in a manner that optimises tax positions both domestically and internationally.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- CPA or CFA certification
- 5+ years relevant analytical experience
- Demonstrated experience leading/managing/building Finance teams
- Strong financial reporting and tax experience
- Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to identify trends, opportunities and innovative ways to build businesses
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
- Knowledge of ecommerce businesses, retail and fitness industry is a benefit.
- Significant analytical skillset, including the utilisation of BI and reporting tools
- Able to solve complex problems
How do you benefit?
- Be a part of our mission to empower women across the globe to "bring her confidence and comfort, CSB style."
- Continued career growth with endless opportunities
- Hybrid working arrangements, with a roster of WFH and office days
- Access to our Parental Package with generous leave options for both parents
- Access to a fully kitted gym at CSB HQ
- A competitive Flexible Working Policy
- Generous staff discounts and constant access to free samples
- Incredible initiatives and team activities on a monthly basis
Ready to Join Us?
Applying is simple. Click the ‘Apply’ button and submit your resume along with a cover letter. We’re eager to hear from you and look forward to learning how you can contribute to our mission and growth. Join us in empowering women across the globe, CSB style!
