Finance Transformation Lead (12-month contract)
Recruitmark is partnered with a globally recognised business advisory and consulting organisation supporting thousands of family-owned businesses across multiple countries. With a strong international presence and a purpose-led model reinvesting profits into education and charitable initiatives, the organisation operates a unique ecosystem that combines consulting, procurement partnerships, and large-scale social impact programs across education, emergency relief, and community development worldwide, underpinned by a long-term commitment to sustainable growth and values-driven leadership.
About the Role:
This Finance Transformation Lead establishes the financial foundations, governance framework and operating model for a newly formed global consolidated group. Reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Services, it combines strategic influence with hands-on technical leadership, spanning consolidation, treasury, systems and the transition to general purpose financial statements. A high-impact opportunity to shape a global finance function from day one.
The role is based in Sydney Olympic Park.
Key Responsibilities:
Establishing the Group's financial structure, intercompany frameworks and consolidation processes from the ground up
Writing technical position papers and defining the Group's consolidation approach for sign-off by the external auditor
Delivering the first set of GPFS, including opening balance sheet,



comparatives and transition reconciliations, ready for the 1 January **** reporting period
Scoping and standing up the finance shared services model, from business case through to go-live
Working alongside FP&A; to build reliable Group and entity-level reporting that supports commercial decision-making
Mentoring senior finance leaders and regional teams to lift consistency and capability across the function
Briefing the Global Head of Corporate Services and Board on funding, capital allocation and governance matters
About You:
15+ years' senior finance leadership experience, including CFO or Finance Director level, with a CA, CPA or equivalent qualification
Proven success leading enterprise finance transformation, governance, controls and operating model implementation
Highly technical accounting expertise in AASB, group consolidation, intercompany accounting and financial statement preparation
Experience leading a first-time move to general purpose financial statements or a comparable large reporting change
Experience designing and delivering a shared services or finance operating model
Strong track record partnering with Boards, Audit & Risk Committees and Executive teams, plus coaching senior finance leaders
Hands-on capability: able to personally prepare consolidation workings, technical papers and financial statements, not just direct others
**Applicants must be Australian/Recent Zealand citizens or have Permanent Residency.

📌 Finance Transformation Lead (12-Month Contract) (New South Wales)
🏢 Recruitmark
📍 New South Wales