Opal is an creative and solutions led paper and packaging group striving for excellence in everything we do. A member of NIPPON PAPER GROUP, Opal has operations in Australia and New Zealand, making us one of Australasia's leading packaging companies. Discover Opal…
We manufacture goods that you see, touch, and use every day, and our customer base includes some of the biggest names in FMCG, Retail, and Fresh Produce. We stand for innovation, smart solutions, and sustainability.
Discover the Opportunity…
We are seeking a hands-on, commercially minded Group Financial Controller to lead our group external reporting, parent company reporting and financial control functions.
If you are someone who leads by example, excels at translating complex financial data, and brings strong technical expertise across statutory, J-SOX, and emerging sustainability reporting frameworks, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to leverage both your business partnering skills and technical accounting expertise.
What will you be doing?
- Proactively partnering with cost centre owners to drive rigorous monthly performance reviews, budget variance analysis, and forecasting discipline.
- Leading regular balance sheet reviews with business financial heads and overseeing site-level monthly reconciliations.
- Building productive stakeholder relationships with non-finance people leaders to ensure they can translate complex accounting numbers into clear operational insights.
- Taking a hands-on lead in preparing and reviewing ANZ statutory financial statements, including parent entity and subsidiary reporting.
- Building a constructive, productive working relationship with external auditors, leading end-to-end planning, information flows, and technical accounting paper resolutions.
- Leading quarterly and annual reporting requirements across local and international parent (NPI) entities.
- Coordinating readiness and compliance for Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) disclosures and overseeing J-SOX compliance processes across group operations.
Who are we looking for?
- CA or CPA qualification
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders, partner across diverse business units, drive corporate budget accountability
- Good working knowledge of ANZ GAAP/IFRS, technical paper preparation, statutory reporting, balance sheet reviews, and internal controls framework governance.
- Exposure to J-SOX compliance and control frameworks is highly regarded.
- A resilient, results-driven, and values-led individual with a hands-on approach to problem-solving. Someone comfortable navigating a fast-paced and dynamic corporate environment.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with an ability to simplify complex financial narratives for executive leaders.
What Opal can offer you…
- High-impact leadership role with visibility across the Group and direct influence on financial governance and performance.
- Broad technical and commercial remit, spanning statutory reporting, business partnering, controls, sustainability reporting and international parent reporting.
- Opportunity to shape and improve reporting processes, control frameworks and finance capability across a large, complex manufacturing organisation.
- Executive and international exposure, working closely with business leaders, external auditors and NPI stakeholders.
- Purpose and scale, supporting a major manufacturer focused on innovation, smart solutions and sustainability.
Discover more… by visiting our website at www.opalanz.com
📌 Group Financial Controller (Burnley)
🏢 Opal
📍 Burnley