A newly created opportunity with an established international organisation undergoing a significant period of growth in Australia.

This is a genuine opportunity to own the finance function for a major new operation, reporting directly to the Finance Director ANZ and working closely with Operations and senior leadership.

The role offers a solid mix of financial control, reporting and commercial business partnering, with genuine autonomy and the opportunity to help shape processes and financial capability as the operation develops.

Candidates with backgrounds in FMCG, manufacturing, logistics & supply chain, food & beverage, industrial services or other large-scale operational environments will be particularly well regarded.

The Role

The position is approximately 60% financial control/reporting and 40% commercial partnering, including:

- Own monthly financial reporting, management packs and financial commentary
- Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and cash-flow forecasting
- Maintain strong financial controls and support audit and tax requirements
- Partner with Operations on labour costs, overtime, KPIs and cost optimisation
- Provide commercial analysis to support operational decision-making
- Lead financial analysis and business cases for CAPEX and investment
- Monitor financial performance, risks and financial commitments
- Work with senior stakeholders to improve processes and financial visibility
- Act as the key finance representative for the operation

About You





We're looking for an experienced finance professional who combines strong technical accounting capability with commercial judgement.

You will ideally have:

- CA or CPA qualification
- 12+ years' accounting and finance experience
- Strong financial accounting and management reporting experience
- Proven ownership of month-end, budgeting and forecasting
- Experience partnering closely with Operations or other commercially focused stakeholders
- Exposure to CAPEX, investment cases and cost optimisation
- Experience across financial controls, audit and tax
- Project accounting experience would be advantageous
- Experience with a sophisticated ERP environment
- The confidence to operate independently and take ownership
- A hands-on, commercially minded approach

The role is predominantly onsite in Western Sydney, with the potential for one day working from home once established and subject to business requirements. Initial interstate travel will be required for training, with occasional travel thereafter.

Why Consider It?

- Newly created position with genuine ownership
- Direct exposure to the Finance Director ANZ and senior leadership
- Opportunity to influence a major operation from an early stage
- Excellent balance of financial control and commercial finance
- Scope for the role to evolve and broaden as the Australian business grows
- International organisation with significant scale and an established market position
- Opportunity to build processes rather than simply inherit them
- $160,000 – $180,000 + Super *commensurate of experience

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