Group Financial Controller

Job Summary
Step into a true number two finance leadership role where you’ll lift reporting, controls, and systems to support a growing multi-entity business. Reporting to the CFO, you’ll own the end-to-end financial integrity of the group, delivering timely insights for decision-making and helping build scalable processes as the business evolves. This suits an experienced Financial Controller who enjoys balancing hands-on delivery with continuous improvement.

Benefits

- Direct access to the CFO with real influence on group-wide reporting, controls, and finance strategy
- Make the finance function scalable through process improvement, standardisation, and system governance as the business grows
- High visibility outputs including board packs, financial analysis, and input into investor communications
- Exposure to growth activity including due diligence, acquisitions, and integration support (where required)
- Own the numbers end-to-end across month-end, compliance, audit, tax, cashflow, and governance
- Reality check: month-end reporting is expected within 10 days, so you’ll need to be comfortable working to firm timelines

Key Responsibilities

- Lead accurate, timely month-end close, management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting across the group
- Strengthen internal controls, governance, and risk management to protect assets and ensure reporting integrity
- Ensure compliance across ASIC, ATO,



statutory reporting, audit, tax, and Australian Accounting Standards
- Build and maintain financial models, performance metrics, and forecasting tools that drive decision-making
- Own finance process improvement including scalable frameworks across AP, AR, fixed assets, payroll, journals, and source system inputs
- Maintain strong system discipline and data governance, including effective utilisation of Xero and associated reporting tools
- Partner with the CFO on board packs, stakeholder reporting, and growth initiatives including integrations and banking relationships
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounts/admin staff to lift capability and accountability

Requirements

- Proven experience as a Financial Controller or senior finance leader, ideally in a multi-entity (and/or international) workplace
- Strong technical capability across financial reporting, controls, compliance, audit, and tax
- Demonstrated success improving reporting accuracy, financial controls, and system/process capability
- Hands-on experience with cash flow management, treasury, and banking relationships
- Experience supporting due diligence, acquisitions, and/or integration activities
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; CPA/CA (or equivalent) qualified is essential
- High proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and reporting tools, including Xero

📌 Group Financial Controller (Frankston North)
🏢 Fuse Recruitment
📍 Frankston North