Financial Controller

The Trustee for NPR Trust ATF New Point Recruitment; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 108,000; Part time

Job summary

The Trustee for NPR Trust ATF New Point Recruitment on the Gold Coast is seeking an experienced Financial Controller for a permanent part-time role, three days per week, with potential to grow to full-time as the business scales.

The role requires a hands-on finance professional who can drive cost visibility, profitability analysis and cashflow management across multiple entities, partnering with the CEO and operations teams.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering or a product/project-based environment.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and cashflow capability.
• Understanding of COGS, margins, inventory/WIP and cost allocation.
• Multi-entity experience and exposure to R&D Tax Incentive claims would be highly regarded.
• Excellent Excel and systems skills.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management across multiple entities.
• Financial and management reporting, including variance analysis.
• COGS, margin and profitability analysis across products, projects and work centres.
• Financial modelling to support pricing and commercial decisions.
• Improving purchasing controls, cost allocation and spend visibility.
• Managing month-end, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Collaborating with operations and engineering to improve financial performance, including R&D expenditure and Tax Incentive claims.
• Managing banking and external advisors while supporting the accounts team.

Skills

CA/CPA qualification

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cashflow management

Cost allocation

Excel skills

Commercial mindset

Multi-entity experience

Education

CA/CPA designation

Tools

ERP systems

Financial modelling tools

Job description

The Trustee for NPR Trust ATF New Point Recruitment - Molendinar QLD

Gold Coast | Permanent Part-Time| 3 Days Per Week

Our client is an established Australian engineering and manufacturing business providing innovative products and solutions nationally and internationally.

They are seeking an experienced Financial Controller to work closely with the CEO and take ownership of finance across a multi-entity business.

This is a permanent three-day-per-week position, with scope to develop into a full-time role as the business grows.

It's a hands-on commercial role focused on improving financial visibility and supporting better decisions around cost, margin, cashflow and profitability.

The Role

Working directly with the CEO, your responsibilities will include:

• Budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management across multiple entities
• Financial and management reporting, including variance analysis
• COGS, margin and profitability analysis across products, projects and work centres
• Financial modelling to support pricing and commercial decisions
• Improving purchasing controls, cost allocation and spend visibility
• Managing month-end, reconciliations and financial controls
• Working with operations and engineering to improve financial performance, including R&D expenditure and Tax Incentive claims
• Managing banking and external advisors while supporting the accounts team

The focus is on establishing strong financial control, improving visibility and driving better cost, margin, cashflow and profitability outcomes.

About You

We're looking for an experienced finance professional who enjoys understanding how a business makes its money, rather than simply reporting the numbers.

You'll ideally bring:

• Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior commercial accounting experience
• CA/CPA qualification or equivalent
• Experience within manufacturing, engineering or a product/project-based environment
• Strong understanding of COGS, margins, inventory/WIP and cost allocation
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and cashflow capability
• Commercial mindset with strong systems and Excel skills

Multi-entity experience and exposure to R&D Tax Incentive claims would be highly regarded.

Why Consider This Role

• Permanent part-time, three days per week
• Work directly with the CEO and influence commercial decisions
• Broad exposure across finance, manufacturing and business performance
• Established Gold Coast business with national and international reach
• Long-term opportunity within a growing, innovative business

If you're an experienced finance professional looking for a commercially focused role with genuine impact, we'd like to hear from you.