• SaaS business | Dynamic leadership team
• Super high-growth environment
• First in-house Finance hire | CBD

The Opportunity

This is a standout opportunity to join an ambitious, founder-led, VC-backed Australian SaaS business at a pivotal stage of its growth. As the business enters its next phase, Finance is being brought in-house for the first time. Working directly with the CEO as a close partner you will own everything finance, and lay the foundations for a finance function that can grow with the business.

One day you might be deep in cash flow or reconciling accounts; the next you might be building a financial forecast, supporting a key commercial decision or solving a tax problem.

You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy jumping in, asking questions, making sense of messy or incomplete data, and putting simple, workable solutions in place.

The Challenge

Reporting to the CEO and co-founder, some of your key responsibilities will include: 

• Running the day-to-day finance function end to end: bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll, month-end close, and reconciliations, with daily management of outsourced accounting team
• Ensuring timely, accurate preparation of monthly management reports and financial board reporting
• Overseeing tax and regulatory obligations (GST/VAT, payroll tax, corporate compliance, R&D tax returns etc) supported by external advisers
• Working side-by-side with the CEO to support decisions around growth, pricing, hiring, and investment
• Building and maintaining financial budgets, forecasts, and cash flow models
• Putting in place appropriate financial controls, processes, and reporting and improving data quality and visibility over time – rather than waiting for “perfect”
• As the company scales, helping shape what the next stage of finance looks like (including hiring and leadership opportunities) 

The Expertise

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

• CA or CPA qualified, with relevant professional experience
• Strong fundamentals across accounting, financial reporting, and cash management. Experience gained in a chartered firm, with subsequent exposure to industry, will be highly regarded
• Experience in startups, scale-ups, or small businesses where you have operated in a hands-on capacity is advantageous
• We are open to candidates at Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Senior Accountant level who are ready to step up, which is reflected in the broad salary range
• The ideal candidate will be naturally curious and inquisitive, enjoy solving problems, and feel comfortable operating with limited structure, imperfect data, resources

The Next Step 

If this position will enhance your career and you would like further details on the client, the role, remuneration or a copy of the position description, please call Sophie Wood for a confidential discussion on 0491237829 
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.
 
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