• Newly created role suitable for a candidates with an audit background
• Develop a small and highly capable finance team | Partner with ELT to drive commercial outcomes
• Innovative and highly profitable business | South Eastern Suburbs

The Opportunity

This is a very exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the leadership team of this exciting and innovative, high growth Australian owned business. Enjoying continued and growing success through their industry leading products and services, the Finance Manager role is newly created to provide commercial support and team leadership to the CFO. 

You will report directly to a highly reputable and experienced CFO and work with a collegiate team towards a common goal. In addition, you will work towards developing a finance team that will be highly visible and seen as a true business partner to the organisation. 

You will be given a lot of autonomy and responsibility with a clear mandate to exercise your initiative and process improvement initiatives.

The Challenge

The Finance Manager is the 2IC to the CFO and has the mandate to support them in key commercial and analytical duties as well as manage the day to day finance function including the development of a small but growing finance team. Other key responsibilities include: 

• Delivering accurate and value-add financial and management reporting 
• Driving commercial outcomes through meaningful trend analysis and performance analytics 
• Periodic budgeting and forecasting with the support of the wider finance team
• Supporting the ELT with the provision of financial, strategic, and key decision leadership and advice
• Developing, improving and implementing accounting and financial management systems, policies, and procedures consistent with strategic and operational plans 
• Driving process improvements and building a culture of continuous improvement
• Manage a small but growing finance function

The Expertise
Please consider expressing interest in this position if you possess the following:

• You are CPA or CA qualified;
• You have been trained within audit in a leading accounting firm;
• Ambitions in developing, leading and motivating people and you may have indirectly managed staff;
• Demonstrated commercial and analytical mindset, strong communication ability and problem solving skills;
• You are excited by small but fast growing environments working towards a common goal together;
• Fluency in Mandarin speaking skills is desired as from time to time, you will be partnering with stakeholders abroad in Asia 

The Next Step

If this position will enhance your career and you would like further details on  the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please call Mike Lys for a confidential discussion on 0477 016 453  
Or alternatively please apply per the link below.

About ThompsonCook
  
ThompsonCook fosters strong relationships with top accounting and finance professionals across Australia. We recruit for key finance function roles, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Financial Accountants, Management Accountants, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers, as well as positions in Treasury, Tax, and Audit. We support our clients with both permanent and contracting recruitment solutions.