The opportunity
Davidson is partnering with a large, privately owned multinational business to appoint a Head of Financial Control – APAC.
Based on the Gold Coast and reporting to the APAC CFO, this is a broad finance leadership role with responsibility for financial control, reporting, governance and performance across the region.
You will lead an established finance team and work closely with senior leaders across Finance, Operations, Sales and the wider business.
The brief is clear.
They need someone who can keep the fundamentals tight, improve how the function operates and give the CFO confidence in the numbers, controls and team.
What you'll be responsible for
You will lead a finance function of 15 people and take ownership of:
Financial and management reporting across APAC
Month-end, quarter-end and year-end processes
Balance sheet, general ledger and financial control
Budgeting, forecasting, cashflow and working capital
Statutory reporting, audit, tax, treasury and compliance
Governance, risk and internal controls
Inventory, product costing, provisions and accruals
Capital expenditure analysis and business cases
Finance systems, automation and process improvement
Development and performance of the finance team
There is also a strong operational element to the role.
You will work closely with leaders across the business to improve financial visibility, challenge performance and support better decisions.
What they are looking for
You are likely to be an experienced Financial Controller,



Group Financial Controller or Head of Finance who has worked in a complex business and is comfortable leading both the technical and people sides of finance.
You will ideally bring:
CA or CPA qualification
Senior financial control experience
Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, distribution or another inventory-based workplace
Strong statutory and management reporting capability
Sound knowledge of Australian tax, treasury, governance and compliance
Experience with inventory, costing and working capital
Strong budgeting, forecasting and FP&A; capability
Experience with large ERP systems and finance transformation
Proven experience leading and developing a finance team
Just as importantly, they are looking for someone who can guide, coach and challenge.
You will need to be comfortable getting into the detail when required, but also able to step back, understand what is happening across the business and give clear advice to senior leaders.
Why consider it?
The attraction is the breadth.
You will work directly with the CFO, lead a sizeable finance team and have visibility across the APAC business.
There is also real scope to improve systems, processes and ways of working rather than simply inherit and maintain them.
For someone who enjoys building stronger finance functions and helping teams perform better, this is a meaningful leadership opportunity.
For a confidential discussion, apply via SEEK or contact Davidson.

📌 Head Of Financial Control - Apac (Melbourne)
🏢 Davidson
📍 Melbourne