The Company
Based in the South West area, this successful Australian business has a strong global pressence and boasts substantial reach in their market. In recent years, its expansion has surged via organic growth, lead by their groundbreaking designs and patented innovations. Operating as a specialist product manufacturer, they have positioned themselves as a true international market leader and this appointment provides an opportunity to join their vibrant and fast-moving business.
The Role
This role will see you leading a local finance function and form part of the ELT. Your key responsibilities include:
- Lead the daily operations of the finance function.
- Drive finance strategy and business improvement across the business.
- Lead the annual budgeting process for the business and its entities.
- Forecasting activities, actual vs budget, variance analysis and management and board reporting.
- Presentation of management reports to business leaders and ELT.
- Oversee compliance, reporting and statutory activities including annual audit (lead contact) and taxation (GST/BAS, payroll tax, FBT and income tax).
- Oversee treasury including bank relationships and cash flow.
- Development and maintenance of inventory costings.
- Partner with key business leaders including factory operations to ensure continuous process improvements.
The successful candidate will be CA/CPA qualified. As this role has a strong FP&A lens, you will be commercial and strategic, and will be highly competent in business partnering with operational stakeholders. Your background from an inventory or industrial business will be essential. Our client is looking for someone with mid-size company experience (circa $50M - $250M turnover). In addition, you will be technically astute with the ability to oversee the compliance function.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic and high calibre candidate to become part of an established brand as they continue on their impressive growth trajectory globally.
