Senior Financial Leader

Imagine being part of a dynamic organization that's shaping the future of design. As a Group Financial Controller, you'll play a pivotal role in driving financial discipline and consistency across a growing group of companies.

You'll lead all aspects of financial management, with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and commercial insight. This is a senior leadership position, blending strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

• Main Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage all core finance functions – accounting, tax, compliance, reporting, cash flow, and forecasting.
• This role holds end-to-end responsibility for the finance function, leading both onshore and offshore teams.
• Own and deliver the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with Australian accounting standards.
• Oversee budgeting and forecasting processes, providing clear financial analysis to support decision-making.
• Manage cash flow proactively, including oversight of accounts receivable and payable.
• Lead year-end processes, including liaison with auditors, tax agents, and external advisors.
• Review and improve financial controls, systems, and processes to support scalable growth.
• Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team on strategic planning, scenario modelling, and business performance analysis.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and legislation.
• Manage and develop the finance team, fostering a high-performance culture.

What You'll Lead

• Financial & Commercial Oversight: Manage consolidation of group financials, enforce robust governance, and deliver rigorous financial discipline.
• Strategic Planning & Forecasting: Develop group-wide budgeting, scenario planning, and long-term modelling to guide growth.
• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead a multi-entity finance team, fostering a unified, high-performance culture with a structured succession plan.
• Operational Excellence & Process Automation: Standardize and automate reporting, controls, and compliance across the group to enhance efficiency.
• Board & Stakeholder Engagement: Deliver accurate, consolidated insights to Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the Board and key stakeholders—translating complexity into clarity.
• Global Financial Management: Oversee and integrate financial operations across international entities, ensuring compliance with varied global regulatory requirements and aligning local practices with group-wide standards.

Why This Role Is Unique

• Strategic Influence in a Design-Led Company: Lead across finance functions, closely aligned with group strategy and growth drivers.
• Operational & Systems Excellence: Drive best-in-class financial systems and controls across multiple entities, ensuring scalability and consistency.
• Insight-Driven Financial Leadership: Provide clarity and foresight through high-impact forecasting, budget management, and consolidated reporting.

About You

• CA or CPA qualified with strong experience in Group Financial Controller, Group Finance Manager, or senior finance roles within scaling or multi-entity businesses.
• 5+ year experience in a Controller role, with global impact or similar.
• Able to navigate both big-picture strategy and hands-on execution with agility.
• Comfortable leading transformation, standardizing systems, and continuously seeking efficiency through automation.
• Skilled at engaging with leaders at all levels, with confidence in challenging the status quo.
• Leadership style that is inclusive and empowering—building both capability and buy-in.
• Proven experience managing financial operations across multiple countries, with a deep understanding of international compliance, reporting, and currency considerations.

Benefits

• Strategic Impact: Guide financial discipline and consistency across a growing group of companies.
• Operational Influence: Standardize, automate, and optimize across teams and entities.
• Direct Access to Leadership: Partner with the ELT and the Board, influencing finance at the highest level.
• Dynamic Culture: Join a values-driven, design-focused organisation ready to scale.

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Design Services