Job Description
Beacon Lighting Group | ASX Listed | Melbourne
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A rare opportunity to help shape the next chapter of an iconic Australian retail business.
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Beacon Lighting Group is looking for an exceptional Chief Financial Officer to join our Executive Leadership Team and play a critical role in shaping the future of our business.
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For more than 50 years, Beacon Lighting has been a trusted name in Australian homes. Today, we are an ASX-listed retail and international organisation with a strong store network, growing Trade and Commercial channels, online operations, international interests and an ambitious agenda for continued growth.
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This is a rare opportunity to join a well-established Australian business at an important point in its evolution.
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About the Opportunity
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Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Board, the CFO will be a key strategic partner across the Group, combining strong financial stewardship with commercial leadership, enterprise thinking and a genuine focus on creating long-term value.
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The CFO will lead the Group's financial strategy and performance across its Australian and international operations, providing explicit commercial insight and constructive challenge to support sound decision-making.
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Key areas of responsibility include:
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Partnering with the CEO, Board and Executive Management Team on Group strategy, annual business planning, budgets, forecasts and the long-term financial outlook.
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Leading financial planning, forecasting, reporting, treasury, cash flow, capital allocation and working capital.
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Ensuring accurate, timely and decision-useful management and statutory reporting across the Group.
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Maintaining a strong financial control, governance, audit and risk environment in an ASX-listed organisation.
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Providing clear and forward-looking reporting to the Board and Audit & Risk Committee and supporting market,



shareholder and investor communications.
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Maintaining trusted relationships with external auditors, banks, insurers, advisers and other key stakeholders.
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Providing financial governance across the Group's Australian and international entities, including tax, transfer pricing, intercompany arrangements and foreign exchange.
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Acting as an enterprise executive and commercial partner across retail, trade, digital, property, supply chain and emerging business operations.
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Leading the continued transformation of Finance through automation, AI, integrated systems, data and improved reporting.
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Overseeing the General Manager – Supply Chain across inventory, logistics, working capital, cost, resilience and continuous improvement.
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Building and developing a high-performing Finance team with clear accountability, capability, succession and development.
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About You
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You will be an accomplished senior finance executive with significant experience operating in a complex, commercially focused organisation.
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You will bring:
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Proven experience as a CFO or senior finance executive within an ASX-listed or similarly complex organisation.
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Robust retail, consumer, multi-site or distribution experience.
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CA, CPA or equivalent recognised professional accounting qualification.
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Experience within an ASX-listed or similarly regulated organisation, including Board, Audit & Risk Committee and external audit engagement.
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Strong retail,



consumer or other complex commercial experience, with a sound understanding of sales, margin, inventory, working capital, property, supply chain and customer economics.
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Experience across multi-entity and international operations, including taxation, foreign exchange and cross-border financial governance.
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Demonstrated capability across budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, capital allocation, treasury and cash management.
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A track record of translating financial information into clear commercial decisions and identifying opportunities to improve performance and returns.
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Experience leading finance transformation, systems, automation, data and reporting improvement.
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The ability to influence and constructively challenge the CEO, Board and senior leadership team while building strong, trusted relationships.
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High integrity, sound judgement, resilience and a genuine commitment to developing people and building high-performing teams.
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Why Beacon?
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This is an opportunity to take a key executive leadership role within a successful and highly recognised Australian business and contribute directly to the Group's strategy, performance and long-term value creation.
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The CFO will have genuine enterprise-wide influence, working closely with the CEO, Board and Executive Management Team across the decisions that shape the Group's future.
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At Beacon, our culture is built around being caring, respectful, responsible, ethical, successful and a team player. We expect our leaders to role-model these values and bring energy, accountability and integrity to everything they do.
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If you are an experienced commercial CFO looking for the opportunity to make a genuine enterprise-wide impact, we would love to hear from you.
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Applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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📌 Chief Financial Officer (South Australia)
🏢 Beacon Lighting
📍 South Australia