• Backed by one of the world’s largest asset managers | International expansion
• Pivotal ELT role | Lead a high performing team | Agile high growth culture
• Immediate start preferred | Sydney CBD

The Opportunity
  
This is a brilliant opportunity for a finance executive to join one of Australia’s fastest growing renewables businesses. The role will oversee a large high performing finance team, have direct exposure to the ELT and play a pivotal role in the continual growth of the business both domestically and internationally. 

The GM Finance will be responsible for process improvement, being the ‘go-to’ support for commercial matters and supporting the CEO and ELT to drive the long term group strategy.
  
The Challenge
  
Your key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Ensure implementation of accounting excellence across the group 
• Plan, implement, manage, and run all financial activities including business planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• The production of timely and accurate monthly financial statements and management reports
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the group’s financial processes and governance including the ongoing development of reporting processes, monthly cadence, finance systems and materials for board
• Maintain appropriate internal financial control and risk management safeguards to support growth
• Collaborate with ELT to identify and assess risks associated with their areas of responsibility
• Work closely with ELT on project implementations such as acquisitions, group restructures, and software implementations
• Critically support the ELT in the formulation of the business’s strategy
• Driving process improvement initiatives and implementing financial control strategies to support business expansion plans
• Create, mentor and develop a team

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

• CA/CPA qualified and ideally Big4 trained prior to your successful transition into industry
• You are a distinguished finance executive ideally within the infrastructure/energy markets/electricity retailing or funds management sectors
• Experience in controls implementations and business process improvements
• Corporate finance/project finance experience
• Treasury/hedging and experience dealing with banks
• Strategic planning, execution and financial modelling
• Experience in M&A and post deal integration
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to collaborate with and influence internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter who can build relationships across the business
• Passionate with high achievement drive and a can-do attitude
• It is a given you will possess superior financial accounting and management reporting experience
• A natural leader, capable of building a high-performing team

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 Maxime Moffroid for a confidential discussion on 0429 927 270.
  
Or alternatively please apply per the link.
  
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