Organisation Profile
Our client is one of Australia's fastest growing retailers, with a highly recognised brand presence and a strong national and international footprint. Headquartered in Melbourne, the business employs over 100 head office staff and continues to invest in its people, systems, and operational infrastructure to support ongoing growth.
Operating in a fast-paced, brand led environment, the organisation combines entrepreneurial energy with an increasingly sophisticated finance function, including a hybrid onshore and offshore operating model. This newly created role reflects the continued evolution of the finance team and offers the opportunity to play a key leadership role within head office.
Role Overview
The Finance Manager will take ownership of financial accounting, reporting, and governance, while leading and developing a local accounting team and overseeing key deliverables from an offshore finance function. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on ensuring the integrity of financial information, strengthening controls, and supporting the ongoing growth and maturity of the finance function.
Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will play a critical role in maintaining robust financial processes while driving continuous improvement in a dynamic retail environment.
Key responsibilities include:
* Leading month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
* Overseeing the integrity of the general ledger, including review of journals, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations
* Managing external audit processes and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including BAS, FBT, and payroll tax
* Leading, mentoring, and developing the accounting team, ensuring clear accountability and high performance
* Overseeing and partnering with the offshore finance team to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with head office standards
* Managing cash flow, banking, treasury activities, and financial controls
* Driving process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, governance, and scalability
* Supporting finance systems, controls, and ongoing finance transformation initiatives
Ideal Candidate
You will be a technically strong and people-focused finance professional with experience leading accounting teams and owning core financial reporting processes. You are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment and bring a proactive mindset toward improving processes and strengthening financial control.
This role suits someone who enjoys leadership responsibility, values team development, and is motivated to contribute within a high-growth, brand-driven organisation.
Key Requirements
* CA or CPA qualified
* Circa 6-10+ years' experience within financial accounting, reporting, or finance management roles
* Proven experience managing and developing finance or accounting teams
* Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience managing month-end and audit processes
* Experience overseeing statutory reporting and compliance obligations
* Strong systems capability and advanced Excel skills
* Retail, consumer, FMCG, or multi-site industry experience highly regarded
* Experience working with offshore or shared service finance teams advantageous