Finance Transformation Lead (12-month contract)

Recruitmark; Sydney; On-site; AUD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitmark partners with a globally recognised business advisory and consulting organisation to support thousands of family-owned businesses across multiple countries.

The Finance Transformation Lead will establish the financial foundations and operating model for a newly formed global consolidated group, reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Services and guiding governance, consolidation, and GPFS transition.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior finance leadership experience at CFO/Finance Director level.
• Proven success in enterprise finance transformation, governance, controls and operating model implementation.
• Experience moving to general purpose financial statements or major reporting changes.
• Experience designing a shared services or finance operating model.
• Strong engagement with Boards and Audit & Risk committees; coaching senior finance leaders.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Group's financial structure, intercompany frameworks and consolidation processes from the ground up.
• Write technical position papers and define the consolidation approach for auditor sign-off.
• Deliver GPFS including opening balance sheet and transition reconciliations for the 2027 reporting period.
• Scope and stand up finance shared services from business case through go-live.
• Collaborate with FP&A to build reliable group and entity-level reporting for decision-making.
• Mentor senior finance leaders across regions to raise capability and consistency.
• Brief Global Head of Corporate Services and Board on funding, capital allocation and governance.

Skills

Finance transformation leadership

Consolidation & GPFS

Shared services design

Board partnering & coaching

Hands-on consolidation & FS prep

Education

CA/CPA or equivalent

Job description

Finance Transformation Lead (12-month contract)

Recruitmark is partnered with a globally recognised business advisory and consulting organisation supporting thousands of family-owned businesses across multiple countries. With a strong international presence and a purpose-led model reinvesting profits into education and charitable initiatives, the organisation operates a unique ecosystem that combines consulting, procurement partnerships, and large-scale social impact programs across education, emergency relief, and community development worldwide, underpinned by a long-term commitment to sustainable growth and values-driven leadership.

About the Role:

This Finance Transformation Lead establishes the financial foundations, governance framework and operating model for a newly formed global consolidated group. Reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Services, it combines strategic influence with hands-on technical leadership, spanning consolidation, treasury, systems and the transition to general purpose financial statements. A high-impact opportunity to shape a global finance function from day one.

The role is based in Sydney Olympic Park.

Key Responsibilities:

Establishing the Group’s financial structure, intercompany frameworks and consolidation processes from the ground up

Writing technical position papers and defining the Group’s consolidation approach for sign-off by the external auditor

Delivering the first set of GPFS, including opening balance sheet, comparatives and transition reconciliations, ready for the 1 January 2027 reporting period

Scoping and standing up the finance shared services model, from business case through to go-live

Working alongside FP&A to build reliable Group and entity-level reporting that supports commercial decision-making

Mentoring senior finance leaders and regional teams to lift consistency and capability across the function

Briefing the Global Head of Corporate Services and Board on funding, capital allocation and governance matters

About You:

15+ years’ senior finance leadership experience, including CFO or Finance Director level, with a CA, CPA or equivalent qualification

Proven success leading enterprise finance transformation, governance, controls and operating model implementation

Highly technical accounting expertise in AASB, group consolidation, intercompany accounting and financial statement preparation

Experience leading a first-time move to general purpose financial statements or a comparable large reporting change

Experience designing and delivering a shared services or finance operating model

Strong track record partnering with Boards, Audit & Risk Committees and Executive teams, plus coaching senior finance leaders

Hands-on capability: able to personally prepare consolidation workings, technical papers and financial statements, not just direct others

**Applicants must be Australian/New Zealand citizens or have Permanent Residency.