About us
We make bigger things happen by inspiring our team and community.
Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10000 team members and a national footprint of more than 168 retail stores – we're focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We're about teaching customers something new and supporting the community.
About the role
Reporting directly to the General Manager of Finance, this is a rare opportunity to lead with impact.
As a key member of the senior leadership team, you'll inspire and empower a large, talented team across Financial Accounting, Tax, Banking, Accounts Payable & Receivable, and Internal Audit. This is a strategic role where you will drive accuracy, efficiency, and innovation in our financial practices, ensuring we not only meet compliance standards but set new benchmarks in financial best practices.
As a leader of leaders this role goes beyond managing teams, it's about influencing your leaders, fostering strategic alignment, and building a culture of empowerment and accountability. Bring your strategic mindset, collaborative leadership style, and passion for continuous improvement to a role where your decisions will shape the financial future of our organisation.
We believe in flexibility for our people, working in a hybrid working environment, based in our vibrant office.
As our Financial Controller, you will:
• Lead the Financial Accounting team to deliver accurate, timely, and technically sound management and statutory financial reports, ensuring full compliance and confidence in every figure.
• Drive excellence in tax reporting, overseeing the preparation, validation, and reconciliation of all taxation obligations with precision and compliance at the core.
• Oversee end-to-end Banking, Accounts Payable and Receivable operations, ensuring efficient, accurate supplier payments and proactive, timely collection from customers.
• Champion the design and execution of our audit program, embedding robust controls and continuous improvement across all financial practices.
About you
You're an experienced leader who combines sharp technical expertise with a genuine passion for people and strategic leadership. You thrive on driving efficiencies and continuous improvement, always bringing a results-driven, solutions-focused mindset to the table. You're a mentor and coach at heart, dedicated to nurturing and growing your team's potential while inspiring them to achieve their best. In addition, you will have:
* Strong and demonstrated financial accounting experience (minimum 12 years)
* 5+ years senior leadership experience working in a large complex organisation
* Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders from across the business
* Excellent knowledge of technical accounting standards and processes
* Good commercial skills with ability to Business Partner, enhance understanding and drive improvement
* Experience using SAP is essential with BW, OneStream and/or Blackline experience is highly desirable
* An ability to present detailed information in a simple and concise manner working with stakeholders at all levels
Our benefits
It's all in a day's work when you're part of our community – where you're not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams' uniqueness by offering flexible working arrangements, inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment, generous discounts, ongoing training and development opportunities, industry leading Growing Families policy, wellbeing and safety focus and a dynamic, inclusive team.