Global Head of Finance

Eightcap is an Australian online financial trading Company that specialises in foreign exchange
(forex) and contract for difference (CFD) trading, offering over 250 tradable instruments to retail clients.

The Company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and has support offices in the UK, Cyprus, Bahamas, Guatemala, Philippines and Bulgaria.

Quickly becoming a leader in its field, the Company has gone from strength to strength and experiencing rapid growth. Because of this we are looking for Global Head of Finance & Strategy (F&S) - a newly created role to join the team.

As the Global Head of Group F&S, your day-to-day responsibilities will involve providing strategic guidance and support to the CFO. You'll be at the forefront of driving better performance management outcomes through strategic planning and outlook processes. Your role will also involve leading ad hoc analytical work to support executive-level decision-making.

You'll be responsible for providing information and insights for external communication to financiers, investors and regulators on financial performance. Your ability to engage within various divisions, local offices and units will be crucial in supporting strategic planning and outlook development.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide quality decision support to foster better growth, customer service, and productivity outcomes in line with Group strategic goals.
- Drive better performance management outcomes through strategic planning & outlook processes and embed these through clear and consistent financial target settings.
- Responsible for provision of information and insights for external communication on financial performance.
- Design, prepare and chair key financial forums across the leadership team related to financial performance management.
- Lead, mentor and develop the junior finance team members, ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources to succeed. Encourage the culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

**Who are you?**
- CPA/CA qualification
- Minimum of 10+ years of finance budget and forecast
- Proven track record of financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting in a dynamic business environment
- Experience in managing and mentoring teams
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise, coordinate, and manage tasks
- Ability to adapt to rapid change in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- A self-starter with a hands-on approach in dealing with day-to-day supporting operations in a fast-paced office environment
- Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations
- Previous experience in FX, CFD, Trading organisation (highly regarded) or fast-paced Financial Services, fintech or commercial finance organisation
- Demonstrated experience with team management, mentoring and coaching.

**Why Eightcap?**
- Ongoing investment in your career development
- Wellness and lifestyle perks like monthly corporate massages
- Parental leave
- Staff referral bonus program
- Employee-purchased leave
- Perkbox reward and recognition
- Study assistance
- Dogs in the office
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Complimentary fruit and snacks
- Multicultural environment
- A dynamic and collaborative team culture
- Great CBD location with easy access to public transport
- Regular social activities

Are you interested in this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement? Eightcap endeavours to create an inclusive and diverse workforce by offering an opportunity for the right people and so we encourage you to apply.

**We respectfully ask that no recruiters contact anyone at Eightcap regarding this role