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Our client is a high-growth private equity portfolio company (services sector) and over the last 8 years has grown to over 70 sites and 2,000 employees across Australia. An exit is planned within the next 2-3 years.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership
* Partner closely with the CEO, Board, and Private Equity investors to deliver strategic business goals.
* Actively contribute to the executive leadership team to ensure our client's growth, profitability, and market leadership.
* Champion the financial strategy to maximise shareholder value and support the planned business sale.
* Lead all aspects of financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cash flow management.
* Oversee enhancements to management reporting systems, business analytics, and dashboard development.
* Ensure real-time access to critical financial and operational data.
Business Preparation for Sale
* Develop and maintain comprehensive, high-quality data rooms, supporting due diligence activities.
* Collaborate with external advisers on M&A activities, financial structuring, and transaction management.
* Drive initiatives to optimise EBITDA, margins, and working capital ahead of sale.
* Provide high-quality financial support to the shareholders as required when M&A activity and/or business exit occurs.
Operational & Value Creation Initiatives
* To be disclosed to relevant applicants.
* Champion and deliver improvement projects across finance and operations, including automation, a Business Intelligence reporting tool, process transformation, change management, and IT platform upgrades (such as the rollout of new ERP and Accounts Payable systems).
* Drive business intelligence and predictive analytics adoption across departments.
* Modernise IT platforms to ensure scalable, future-proof financial infrastructure.
Property
* Investment reviews – assess, measure, and recommend new investment opportunities (new development, acquisition targets).
* Actively participate in commercial negotiations, pricing discussions, and sign-off on key contracts (including leases, insurance, external financing, and major vendor agreements).
* Ensure seamless integration of newly developed and acquired sites, providing appropriate support, systems, and reporting.
Capital Management
* Optimise the company's capital structure to enhance shareholder returns.
* Manage debt facilities, drive refinancing activities, and evaluate dividend recapitalisation opportunities.
* Maintain rigorous cash flow forecasting and treasury management.
Risk, Compliance & Governance
* Serve as Company Secretary, ensuring best-in-class governance, regulatory compliance, and board reporting alongside maintaining a key document register and implementing best practice risk management frameworks.
* Lead enterprise risk management initiatives and ensure robust internal controls across all business functions.
* Implement and monitor effective tax planning and audit strategies.
REQUIRED PROFILE
* Proven CFO with private equity-backed experience (ideally has been through an exit or has a considerable track record in leading deals/transactions).
* Ideally has worked in a high-growth, multi-site businesses but not mandatory.
* Direct experience preparing businesses for sale and leading financial due diligence processes.
* Expertise in financial strategy, capital raising, debt refinancing, and balance sheet optimisation.
* Track record of implementing ERP systems, automation tools, and business intelligence platforms.
* Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into actionable strategies.
* Demonstrated success in margin improvement initiatives, particularly across labour and procurement.
* Deep understanding of operational financial drivers within consumer services sectors.
* Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of building high-performance teams.
* Outstanding stakeholder management skills, including investor and board engagement.
* Highly developed project management and change leadership skills.
* Commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and strong corporate governance.
* CA/CPA qualification and MBA highly regarded.
This role is based in Brisbane, and while we are open to candidates currently located in other parts of Australia, the person will need to either relocate or rent an apartment in Brisbane to ensure they are in the head office for the majority of the time.
Seniority level
* Seniority level Executive
Employment type
* Employment type Full-time
Job function
* Job function Finance, Management, and Accounting/Auditing
* Industries Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals and Consumer Services
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