This is a senior finance leadership opportunity with a large, complex organisation undergoing continued investment in its finance capability.

Reporting to a senior finance leader, the role will take ownership of statutory reporting, financial close, technical accounting, reporting policy, controls and process improvement.

This position would suit a technically solid finance leader who enjoys leading people, improving processes, working with senior stakeholders and delivering high-quality reporting outcomes in a complex environment.

Key responsibilities

- Lead statutory reporting and year-end financial statement preparation across multiple entities
- Own month-end and year-end close activity, with a focus on accuracy, controls and timely delivery
- Lead, coach and develop an established team of finance professionals
- Provide technical accounting advice and prepare papers on complex reporting matters
- Maintain and improve reporting policies, processes and control frameworks
- Partner with senior finance, audit, risk, operations and business stakeholders
- Manage the external audit process, including planning, coordination, issue resolution and delivery
- Drive improvement across reconciliations, accruals, reporting timelines, controls and financial close
- Support senior reporting requirements and provide clear, accurate financial information to decision makers

About you





You will likely bring a Big 4 background, followed by strong industry experience in a complex corporate environment.

You will have strong statutory reporting, technical accounting and financial close experience, combined with proven people leadership. Just as importantly, you will be a confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders, bring structure to a function and lead a team through improvement.

Ideal experience

- CA or CPA qualified
- Big 4 background highly regarded
- Strong statutory reporting and technical accounting experience
- Experience leading month-end and year-end close processes
- Proven people leadership experience
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience in complex corporate environments
- Ability to improve processes, controls and reporting quality
- ERP experience highly regarded

Why consider this role?

This is a genuine senior leadership role with strong exposure, a broad remit and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across reporting, controls, process improvement and team development.

The organisation offers scale, complexity, a high-performing finance environment and remuneration benchmarked strongly against comparable roles in the market.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Rob Jones.

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📌 Leader, Statutory Reporting & Financial Close (Melbourne)
🏢 FourQuarters Recruitment
📍 Melbourne