Chief Financial Officer

Highbury Executive Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Highbury Executive Talent in Sydney CBD seeks a CFO to steer financial leadership and strategic insight in a fast-growing, technology-enabled services business going through transformation.

The role partners with the CEO and board to drive value creation, capital allocation, and governance, while building a scalable finance function and robust reporting.

With CA/CPA credentials and Big 4 training, the candidate will lead treasury, FP&A, M&A activity, and ensure compliance across the organisation.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified with Big 4 or reputable mid-tier training.
• Proven CFO or senior finance leader experience in a B2B business.
• M&A experience through advisory, Big 4 or in-house corporate development.
• Experience in privately owned or founder-led businesses with board reporting.
• Strong accounting, governance, tax and external audit knowledge.
• Commercially minded leader in a high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic partner to the CEO and Board, guiding growth and decisions.
• Build and lead a scalable finance function with board and management reporting.
• Lead evaluation and execution of M&A and inorganic growth opportunities.
• Oversee treasury, cash flow forecasting and funding requirements.
• Ensure financial governance, controls and external audit processes.
• Support pricing, profitability analysis and capital structure decisions.

Skills

Strategic finance

Board reporting

M&A experience

Financial governance

Cash flow forecasting

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

Highbury Executive Talent – Sydney CBD NSW

THE COMPANY

Highbury Executive has been exclusively engaged by a privately owned, technology-enabled services business that is growing fast and going through significant transformation. It has a strong market position and ambitious growth plans, and it keeps investing in its operations, people and systems to support its next phase of expansion, including through acquisition.

Partnering with the Chief Executive Officer, Board and shareholders, this critical leadership role is a rare opportunity for a commercially minded finance executive. You’ll step into a fast-paced business with real momentum and continued investment behind its growth plans, and play a central role in creating value in one of Australia’s newest success stories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a genuine strategic partner to the CEO and Board, providing the financial leadership and commercial insight to support continued growth and key business decisions.
• Build and lead a finance function that can scale with the business, including board reporting, management reporting, consolidations and the delivery of accurate, timely financial information.
• Lead the evaluation and execution of M&A and inorganic growth opportunities, including financial due diligence, valuation, deal structuring and post‑acquisition integration.
• Work closely with the owners and shareholders, leading all board and shareholder reporting and ensuring transparency and alignment on performance and value creation.
• Drive best‑practice financial governance, internal controls, risk management frameworks and external audit processes across the organisation.
• Lead treasury and capital management activities, including cash flow forecasting, working capital optimisation, banking relationships and funding requirements to support growth.
• Partner with operational and commercial leadership to drive financial discipline across the business, including customer and contract profitability, pricing and margin performance.

REQUIREMENTS

• CA or CPA qualified, ideally with Big 4 or reputable mid‑tier training.
• Proven experience as a CFO or senior finance leader within a B2B business.
• Demonstrated M&A or Transaction Services experience, through a Big 4 or advisory background, in‑house corporate development, or leading acquisitions and integrations as a finance leader.
• Experience working within a privately owned or founder‑led business, with strong board and shareholder reporting capability.
• Strong technical accounting expertise across financial reporting, statutory compliance, tax, financial controls, governance and external audit.
• Commercially minded leader, comfortable operating at pace in a high‑growth environment, with a genuine "right-hand" mindset to the CEO.