Our client, a highly respected global market leader with over $1 billion in revenue, is looking for a Financial Controller to lead its Australian Finance function.

About the business

Wholly owned by a global parent, the business has been part of the Australian market for decades and has grown rapidly into a sizeable corporate of around 200 staff. They are embarking on an important new chapter including a newly formed Corporate Services portfolio, significant digital transformation and new growth initiatives. It is a warm, people-first culture where Finance sits alongside supply chain, procurement etc, so you will see the levers of the business, not just the ledger.

About the role

This is not a maintain-the-status-quo position. The leadership team wants a finance partner who explains what the numbers mean, not just what they are. Reporting to the GM Corporate Services, you will lead a team of seven and have a clear mandate to reset and modernise the function, including Finance's part in a major ERP program.

The business is investing in its people and systems and the Financial Controller will play a central role in shaping how Finance supports that growth over the next few years.

Key responsibilities include

- Leading month-end, statutory and management reporting, and group reporting to the parent.
- Owning budgeting and forecasting, and presenting a monthly business outlook to the leadership team.
- Managing transfer pricing, Australian tax compliance and the related ATO obligations.
- Overseeing treasury, internal controls and the external audit.
- Leading Finance's part in the ERP program, bringing more insight,



automation and integration to long-established processes.
- Partnering with the GM Corporate Services and the leadership team on investment decisions, pricing and business performance.
- Coaching and developing a team of seven, and building the capability the function needs as the business grows.

About you We are searching for a candidate who has:

- CPA or CA membership, with prior Financial Controller experience in a business of comparable size and complexity.
- A strong grasp of transfer pricing and Australian tax compliance, including the ATO implications.
- Statutory and management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, explained with confidence to senior non-finance leaders.
- An empathetic, hands-on leadership style, with the energy to coach a team and build rather than maintain.
- Experience improving processes or systems, ideally including an ERP implementation.
- Ideally, experience reporting to an international parent.

Above all, they want a business person first: someone who is comfortable being the senior technical voice in the room, and who can explain which levers to pull, not just report the result. What is on offer

- A genuine prospect to put your fingerprint on Finance at a $1B+ market leader at a pivotal time.
- Visibility across the whole business and a direct line into the leadership team and the global parent.
- A supportive, people-first culture.
- Three days in the office and two from home.
- An attractive salary package including a generous car lease plan, additional superannuation contributions and an annual bonus.

📌 Financial Controller (Melbourne)
🏢 One Executive
📍 Melbourne