Fractional CFO | Curatif | Port Melbourne | Part-time, 2 days per week Curatif makes world-class, ready-to-serve cocktails and is four-time IWSC Global RTD Producer of the Year (2022 to 2025). We produce at our own Melbourne facilities and sell through our online store, national retail, on-premise venues, travel retail and export markets. We are a small, fast-moving team backed by an experienced board and a highly engaged shareholder community.

We are looking for a fractional CFO to own the finance function two days a week.

The role This is a hands-on senior finance role with no team underneath it. You will run the books, close the month, report to the board and the Managing Director, manage cash and payments, prepare the monthly alcohol excise return, build the budget and forecast, and work with our external accountants on tax, year-end and the R&D; Tax Incentive claim. You will also sit at the table on commercial and capital decisions.

What you will do

Run the monthly close in Xero and issue management reports to the Managing Director and board

Prepare the monthly excise calculation and lodgement

Manage accounts payable, cash position, treasury and the 13-week cash flow forecast

Build and maintain the annual budget, reforecasts and variance reporting

Process payroll, commissions and bonuses

Reconcile sales channels (Shopify, Amazon, wholesale)



to the ledger and own the e-commerce to Xero integration

Prepare year-end with our external accountants, including the R&D; claim

Provide finance input on commercial deals, pricing, new initiatives and capital raising

Attend board meetings and prepare the finance section of board papers

What we are looking for

CA or CPA with senior finance experience in founder-led or owner-operated businesses

Background in FMCG, beverage or manufacturing preferred

Strong financial modelling and forecasting, including capital raise support

Working knowledge of Australian alcohol excise, GST, payroll tax, FBT and the R&D; Tax Incentive

Experience with Xero and e-commerce accounting integrations (Shopify or similar)

Comfortable doing the work yourself on two days a week, from transaction-level entries through to board reporting

Direct, concise communicator who builds durable processes rather than manual workarounds

The details

Part-time permanent employee, 0.4 FTE (two days per week, Tuesday and Thursday in our Port Melbourne office), with additional hours paid as needed around month-end and board cycles

Reports to the Managing Director

Other professional engagements welcome, subject to conflict disclosure

Skilled membership and CPD supported

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📌 Fractional CFO (Melbourne)
🏢 Curatif
📍 Melbourne