The Group Statutory Reporting Manager is responsible for managing the Company's statutory reporting and audit functions. The successful candidate will be an experienced finance qualified with a strong understanding of best practice statutory reporting, group consolidation, technical accounting, and related statutory compliance requirements within a global organization. The role reports to the Group Financial Controller and work closely with Associate Director Financial Control and Group Chief Financial Officer.

Responsibilities

- Function as a trusted partner to the Group Financial Controller, supporting the Company's IPO readiness journey and the establishment of the best practice controllership framework for a listed environment.

- Lead the Group statutory audit process (unmodified audit opinion), facilitating the timely completion of the audit and supporting the resolution of audit findings and unadjusted differences.

- Manage relationships with external auditors and other finance stakeholders (local and regional finance teams, tax team, and legal counsel) to support an efficient and effective audit process.

- Manage the Group's statutory filing calendar and oversee the timely completion of financial statement audits and statutory lodgments across all relevant jurisdictions.

- Lead the implementation of new and amended accounting standards and assess their impact on the Group's accounting policies, systems, processes, and financial statement disclosures.

- Develop and maintain accounting policies, technical accounting papers (including significant accounting judgements and estimates), and related processes to strengthen the control environment and ensure ongoing compliance with statutory reporting requirements.

- Drive process improvement, standardization and automation across statutory reporting and audit processes.

- Support the preparation of Audit and Risk Committee and Board papers concerning financial reporting, audit findings, accounting matters, and control observations.

- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify, assess,



and mitigate risks within the financial control environment, and drive remediation initiatives to address identified control gaps.

- Own the Group's statutory reporting process, including the preparation of statutory reporting packs, account mapping, and consolidated and subsidiary financial statements.

- Establish financial controls monitoring program, including periodic reviews, and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of key financial reporting and compliance controls.

- Support strategic projects and business initiatives as required, including transformation, financing, and corporate governance activities.

- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team capable of supporting the organization through a period of accelerated growth and transformation.

- Build, lead, develop and motivate a high-performing team that consistently delivers high-quality outcomes aligned with Novotech's culture and values.

- Partner with the Group Financial Controller on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence activities, and other investment-related projects.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, commerce, business, or a related discipline.

- CA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification is required.

- At least 8-10 years of relevant experience in statutory reporting, audit, technical accounting, or financial control, including experience in a big four chartered accounting or professional services environment.

- Prior commercial experience, preferably within the healthcare, medical or life sciences sector, is desirable.

- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting,



and statutory compliance requirements.

Additional Notes

- Previous experience at Senior Manager level within a Big Four is highly desirable.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

- Strong technical accounting background with broad responsibility for statutory reporting, Group, and subsidiary statutory audits.

- Experience in preparing IFRS-compliant general purpose financial statements and technical accounting papers/memoranda for CFO, Boards, and external auditors.

- Demonstrated leadership capability, with the ability to manage, influence, and drive results through finance managers and dotted-line reporting relationships across multiple jurisdictions in Rest of Asia, China, the United States and Europe.

- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand business operations and assess the resulting financial and accounting implications.

- Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience applying complex accounting areas, including goodwill and impairment assessments, acquisitions and business combinations, share-based payments, foreign currency transactions and translation, the classification and fair value measurement of financial assets (FVPL or FVOCI), leases, and income taxes.

- Strong academic credentials, with a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, and commerce. A CA, CPA or equivalent recognise professional accounting qualification is required.

- Experience in the healthcare, medical or life sciences sector will be highly regarded.

- Experience with PCAOB audit, SOX compliance and/or foreign private issuer reporting requirements will be highly regarded.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills: experience with Power Query, Power BI or other finance automation tools would be advantageous.

- High level of integrity, accountability, and dependability, with a strong sense of urgency and orientation results.

- Strong project management skills, hands-on, energetic and collaborative with the ability to operate effectively in a hands-on, agile, and fast-paced environment

📌 Group Statutory Reporting Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Novotech
📍 Sydney