Want to build your career in a growth industry, centred on people, health, lifestyle and innovation?
Golf is a sport people are passionate about, with participation continuing to grow across key markets. It is an industry where customers are highly engaged, innovation is constant, and the future is full of opportunity.
At MGI Golf, we are redefining the way golfers experience the game. Proudly Australian-founded, MGI is the number one electric golf buggy brand in Australia, the USA, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand, with a reputation for innovation, performance and quality. As a global leader in electric golf buggies, we continue to push boundaries, grow our international footprint and create products that golfers genuinely love.
We are now seeking a commercially astute, hands‐on Head of Finance to lead our global finance function and play a critical role in supporting executive decision‐making across the business. While the title reflects the seniority and leadership scope of the position, the role will, in practical terms, operate as a Group Financial Controller role, with responsibility for financial control, reporting, governance, compliance, cash flow, audit, tax and group consolidations across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Reporting directly to the CEOs, this is a high‐impact leadership role with exposure to the Board and the opportunity to help guide financial strategy across the business. It is ideally suited to an ambitious senior finance leader who is operating at Group Financial Controller level today and aspires to progress into a CFO role over the next few years.
About the role
As Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting across the MGI Golf Group, which has PE investment alongside the founding family. Although this is a Head of Finance position, the core responsibilities are those of a hands‐on Group Financial Controller, overseeing global financial control, consolidations, statutory compliance, month‐end close, cash flow, audit, tax coordination, board reporting and company secretarial responsibilities, while leading an international finance team.
This role is about more than reporting numbers. It is about working collaboratively with the leadership team by having open, honest conversations around performance, challenges, risk, opportunity and strategy. We are looking for someone who will bring perspective, sound judgement and the confidence to share insights drawn from experience, to help shape decisions and support the broader leadership team.
The ideal person will be genuinely excited by what they can bring to this next chapter of the MGI story. Someone who will thrive in an environment where they can contribute strategically while remaining close to the detail. This is a senior executive role based out of our global head office, in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We are looking for a leader who is willing to roll up their sleeves, partner with the business and help continue building a strong, capable finance function as we scale. The role comprises an attractive remuneration package including participation in a Management Incentive Scheme and the opportunity to invest alongside the leadership team and our private equity sponsors.
Key responsibilities
You will:
* Lead the global month‐end and year‐end close process across all entities
* Prepare consolidated monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting
* Oversee financial control, reconciliations, group accounting and multi‐entity consolidations
* Coordinate monthly Board reporting and present financial results, insights and recommendations
* Provide clear and commercially relevant analysis on the overall health of the business, including business drivers, margin performance, working capital, cash flow, risks and opportunities
* Partner with the CEOs and business leaders on budgets, forecasts, reforecasts and strategic planning
* Contribute practical insight and informed recommendations to support executive decision‐making
* Manage external audit, tax coordination and statutory compliance across Australia, the USA and Canada
* Support governance requirements, including company secretarial responsibilities and Board papers
* Oversee treasury, liquidity and working capital management
* Lead, mentor and develop a small global finance team
* Drive improvements in systems, reporting, automation and finance processes, including the use of AI and emerging technologies where appropriate
About you
You are an experienced senior finance leader, likely already operating as a Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller or senior finance lead, with the ambition and capability to step towards a CFO role in the next few years.
You combine strong technical accounting capability with commercial insight and a practical, hands‐on approach. You are comfortable contributing to strategic conversations, but you are equally willing to stay close to the detail and ensure the fundamentals of financial control, reporting, compliance and governance are delivered to a high standard.
To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:
* 10+ years' accounting and analytical experience
* Significant experience in a Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller, Head of Finance or senior finance leadership role
* Experience in a private, multi‐entity, international business
* Strong technical accounting capability, including consolidations and statutory compliance
* Experience with Board reporting, management reporting and executive‐level financial leadership
* CFO ambition, with the desire to broaden your commercial, strategic and leadership experience over the next few years
This is an opportunity to join a global growth business with a strong brand, market leadership and a reputation for product innovation. You'll work closely with the CEOs, attend and report at monthly Board meetings, contribute to strategic outcomes, and help shape the next phase of MGI's international expansion.
For the right person, this role offers a genuine pathway towards CFO‐level capability. You will gain exposure to Board‐level decision‐making, private equity stakeholders, international operations and the full breadth of group finance leadership, while remaining hands‐on in a role that is fundamentally grounded in strong financial control.
Just as importantly, you will step into a role where leadership matters. Our team is at an exciting stage of development and needs a leader who will provide mentoring, coaching and support, while helping lift capability across the finance function. This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact, not only on business performance, but on the people and culture that will help drive long‐term success.
At MGI, we are proud of our values: Communication, Responsibility, Honesty, Respect, Leadership, Resilience and Innovation. We offer a collaborative and high‐performing environment where great people can make a genuine impact.
A full job description is available upon request.
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