Group Financial Controller

We're Baresque, an Australian design powerhouse with 50 years of heritage, a global footprint, and a reputation as the A&D industry's go-to creative partner. We're entering our next era — one defined by ambitious growth, innovation, and transformation — and we want a Group Financial Controller who will shape the business, not just report on it.

You'll work alongside with the Leadership team, influence major decisions, and lead the financial and commercial strategy that underpins our expansion in Australia and abroad.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Group Financial Controller will lead all aspects of Baresque's 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. The role requires a proven ability to manage multi-country finance functions, ensuring alignment with global compliance requirements and integration of international entities into consolidated group reporting.

Key responsibilities include:

• 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.

Salary: $200,000-220,000

What's in It for Yo

• 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.

• Executive-Level Package: AUD 200K–220K executive-level compensation (incl. benefits and potential performance components).

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