General Manager Financial Reporting

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Xero Full time

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

As the General Manager, Financial Reporting you’ll be a senior member of the wider Accounting team working within our global Finance team. You’ll be responsible for Xero’s financial reporting strategy and ensuring compliance with IFRS. You will enjoy working collaboratively and are someone who can drive cross functional projects. You’ll have strong relationships throughout the business and be a trusted advisor to the business and executive.

**What you'll do...**:

- Oversee the production of the financial statements included in Xero’s ASX filings, ensuring that market disclosures provide meaningful insight for investors and analysts.
- Own the production of finance reporting to the Audit Committee, providing clear and insightful information.
- Oversee the development of Xero’s financial reporting to respond to changes to the Group and the environment in ensuring Xero is not only compliant, but market leading.
- Manage the relationship with Xero’s external auditor, ensuring effective communication and resolution of issues.
- Be the expert for technical accounting matters across Xero, being an advisor to the business, and leveraging external advisors as appropriate.
- Provide strategic input into ad hoc transactions as they occur, including M&A, capital raises and partnerships, ensuring financial accounting implications are appropriately considered.
- Lead the production of communications with regulators as it relates to Xero’s financial reporting as and when required.
- Oversee the evolution of Xero’s ESG reporting strategy, working closely with Xero’s ESG team, and ensuring compliance with applicable climate related reporting regulations as these are adopted globally.
- Lead a team that manages bi-annual controls reviews across the wider finance organisation.
- Present to the audit and risk management committee as required.

**Experience you'll bring with you...**:

- 10+ years’ experience in senior finance roles, either in a large corporate or big 4 accounting firm.
- Strong technical accounting skills and experience in dealing with complex transactions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Appropriate qualification, for example CA or equivalent

**Why Xero?**
- Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. Our goal is to make sure you feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.



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