Financial Manager

**About the role**

We are a medium sized retail supplies and services businesses in Australia. We are undertaking a roll-up strategy which commenced in July 2020 and currently operate an ecommerce website, 6 physical retail stores (in 3 states) and have approximately 1,000 regular service customers. We are part of a large and growing industry that has plenty of demand for its products and services.

It is an exciting time for us as we expand our footprint to meet growing demands across the East Coast of Australia. With this expansion comes a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Manager to join our team.

This full-time role will be based on the Gold Coast, will report to the CEO and will be responsible for group financial reporting and management. The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in providing strategic advice to the CEO, Division Managers and the Board as the business moves forward and acquires other businesses.

**Responsibilities of the role**

**_Financial Reporting & Budgeting_**
- Monthly financial reporting at business division and consolidated group level, including analysis of reasons underlying results, comparison to benchmarks/KPIs
- Ownership of multiple general ledgers, divisions, and consolidations across multiple business locations and divisions
- Daily reconciliation of group bank accounts, credit cards, POS accounts
- Review and reconcile monthly closing of accounts, sales, inventory, COGS, operating costs, and balance sheet accounts
- Generate timely and accurate weekly reporting (including weekly sales) and relay results and analysis to CEO and Division Managers for immediate action
- Develop, implement, and manage effective financial control processes at multiple locations to ensure accurate and complete financial information is captured
- Ensure effective management of invoicing, accounts receivable and debt recovery process
- Ensure effective and efficient management of accounts payable processes
- Maintain fixed asset register (mainly vehicle fleet)
- Work with CEO and Division Managers to develop group budget - division and consolidated profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow and business KPIs
- Budget variance analysis and cash flow forecasting
- Continually review and improve financial systems and procedures to maximise efficiencies, reduce errors and remove manual steps
- Liaise with external auditors as required

**_Teamwork & Communication_**
- Attend weekly meetings with CEO and executive team to provide critical updates on sales, budget tracking etc
- Develop the operational team's ability to interpret and understand key business drivers
- Develop division / store performance metrics and help Division Managers implement improvement strategies
- Be comfortable on the warehouse floor, in the Boardroom or dealing with sophisticated external investors

**_Data Analysis and Insights_**
- Implement and maintain efficient systems to capture and report data against key performance metrics (financial and operational - both in store and online)
- Extract and present data, together with your analysis, from various systems (eg., Xero, Vend, Neto, industry trade serviced software, Google Analytics etc etc) in a meaningful and real-time dashboard
- Support sales through detailed sales analysis, pricing strategies and customer data and insights
- Provide advice on strategic cost reduction and implement and measure strategies
- Analyse profitability at individual product and service level and make meaningful recommendations
- Oversee regular marketplace and competitor analysis
- Be prepared to undertake ad hoc project work eg., cost/margin analysis, business division analysis, vehicle fleet analysis etc

**_Compliance & Risk Management_**
- Manage compliance including income tax, GST, PAYG, superannuation, workers' insurance, ASIC administration and group payroll tax (liaise with external accountant as necessary)
- Oversee and manage payroll and award compliance (50+ employees)
- Manage group business insurance requirements, property leases (renewals, rent negotiation) and vehicle fleet (registrations, insurance, service, fuel card)
- Liaise with IT & systems suppliers to ensure effective operations of group systems

**What we are looking for**
- Sound knowledge of accounting procedures and processes
- Experience delivering accurate and concise financial information to stakeholders
- Experience in a multi-site business environment is desirable
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to "step back" and understand business drivers
- CPA/CA qualified with 5+ years' experience in a similar finance role
- Proficient with XERO (or similar platform) and Excel
- Experience with integrating point-of-sale and inventory systems into accounting systems
- Exposure to Vend, Retail Express, Neto or trade services field software advantageous
- Genuinely excited to work in an agile, tight-knit, high growth and fun team environment
- A confident, self-assured communicator who will