FI - Financial Controller, Australia

Mission

Lead the Controllership function for a cluster of entities or an entity, ensuring accurate management reporting, a clean balance sheet, and compliance with external financial requirements. Partner with shared services to deliver efficient processes, support audits, and drive continuous improvement in reporting and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve monthly financial reports (P&L, balance sheet, working capital) with high accuracy.
• Support closing activities and validate variances in sales, costs, and inventory.
• Partner with shared services to improve and streamline reporting processes.
• Review and sign off balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely resolution of aged items.
• Ensure timely completion of management audits at entity level.
• Review and finalize statutory accounts and income tax returns prepared by shared services.
• Lead external audits and oversee indirect tax submissions to ensure compliance.
• Manage, mentor, and develop cluster finance accountants, building a culture of accountability and high performance

Requirements

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field; professional qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred

• Experience : 7+ years’ experience in controllership, accounting, or finance operations within multinational environments. Previous experience of working with off shore Shared Service team is desirable.

• Competencies

  • Collaborates with impact
  • Applies Business Data & Insights
  • Drive Success
  • Embraces change

• Skills

  • Accounting Principles & Standards
  • Audit Testing
  • Business Partnership
  • Change Management
  • Documentation & Records Management
  • Information Systems Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • General Ledger Accounting
  • Reconciliation Management

Fluent in English; an additional European language is a plus