Financial Controller

Pacific Smiles Group; Newcastle City Council; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Pacific Smiles Group is recruiting a Financial Controller to own the financial control environment across one of Australia’s largest branded dental networks. Reporting to the CFO, you will manage financial accounting, statutory reporting, and group consolidation in a multi-entity, PE-backed structure, ensuring compliance and governance.

This role offers hybrid work from Sydney, Melbourne, or East Maitland with strong collaboration across the finance team and external auditors.

Qualifications

• Tertiary accounting qualification with CA or CPA
• Experience leading financial accounting, statutory reporting and group consolidation

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Own group consolidation and intercompany eliminations across multi-entity structure
• Oversee statutory reporting, tax obligations and ASIC lodgements
• Manage ERP governance and system controls for Pronto across entities
• Lead the finance team with a focus on governance and continuous improvement
• Coordinate with external auditors and provide timely financial reporting

Skills

Governance & controls

Financial reporting

ERP systems

Cash management

Leadership

Audit coordination

Education

CA or CPA

Tools

Pronto ERP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Sydney, Melbourne or East Maitland (Head Office) | Hybrid working available

Competitive salary + career growth opportunities

Senior leadership role overseeing group financial control, statutory reporting and ERP governance

Our Opportunity

Pacific Smiles Group is seeking a Financial Controller to join our Finance team and own the financial control environment across one of Australia's largest branded dental networks.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll take end-to-end ownership of financial accounting, statutory reporting, group consolidation and ERP systems integrity across a multi-entity, Private Equity backed structure. You'll ensure timely, accurate and compliant financial reporting while safeguarding the Group's financial integrity, and act as a key interface with external auditors and relevant board committees.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance leader who combines technical accounting rigour with strong governance instincts, and who wants to play a hands-on role shaping financial control across a growing, fast-paced, multi-entity organisation.

You'll be part of a collaborative finance team focused on strong governance, accurate reporting and continuous improvement, with the flexibility to work from Sydney, Melbourne or East Maitland under a hybrid arrangement.

What You'll Be Doing

Financial Accounting

• Maintain the completeness, accuracy and integrity of the general ledger
• Oversee reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts to subsidiary ledgers and supporting documentation
• Ensure bank transactions are posted and reconciled on the agreed cycle, resolving discrepancies as they arise
• Manage the Group's electronic banking software and maintain fixed asset registers
• Own all taxation accounting requirements for the Group
• Lead group consolidation processes, including intercompany eliminations and reconciliations across all existing entities and future acquisitions
• Own acquisition accounting under AASB 3, supporting purchase price allocations with external advisers
• Lead finance improvement projects and support broader organisational initiatives

Cash Management

• Report monthly on cash management performance
• Forecast short and long term Group cash flow requirements
• Support recovery of debtor balances within credit terms
• Manage debt facilities to meet cash obligations within covenant requirements

Statutory Requirements

• Ensure all Group tax obligations (BAS, FBT, income tax, payroll tax) are calculated correctly and paid on time
• Oversee preparation of half year and annual financial reports for Group companies
• Lead the relationship with external auditors, coordinating the half year and annual audit process end to end
• Own all ASIC statutory lodgement obligations across Beam group entities
• Support ad hoc financial reporting requests as needed

Risk, Governance and Policy

• Identify, assess and manage financial risks in line with the Group's risk management framework
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies and external regulations
• Report on compliance with financial governance frameworks to the CFO and relevant committees, including the Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC)
• Deliver the financial internal audit plan and drive remediation of any control gaps
• Own creation, review and implementation of financial policies and procedures

ERP and Systems Governance

• Own the integrity and governance of the Pronto ERP system across all Group entities, including chart of accounts governance and system controls
• Lead the financial systems workstream for onboarding new entities into Pronto
• Coordinate with IT on finance system issues, upgrades and integrations

Team Leadership

• Ensure team members are engaged and have duties aligned to their position descriptions
• Share tasks equitably across the team and monitor performance against department goals
• Actively develop team capability, including identifying talent and building succession depth

About You

You're an experienced finance leader who combines strong technical accounting knowledge with a hands-on approach to governance and team management.

You will likely bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting with CA or CPA, and 8-10 + years' relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in a senior financial accounting or controller role, ideally within a multi-entity or PE-backed environment
• Strong technical knowledge of AASB accounting standards, including consolidation, financial instrument recognition and statutory reporting
• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance regulatory, compliance and reporting requirements
• Experience managing finance teams in a complex, multi-entity or compliance-intensive environment with an M&A growth strategy
• A track record of building collaborative, outcomes-focused relationships across diverse teams
• A self-motivated approach with a focus on continuous improvement
• Excellent Excel and financial systems skills

Bonus experience:

• Big 4 or mid-tier public practice background
• Power BI or other data visualisation tools
• Experience using Pronto ERP or a comparable mid-market ERP in a multi-entity environment

Why Join Pacific Smiles Group?

At Pacific Smiles Group, we're passionate about improving the dental health of Australians and supporting our people to grow and succeed.

You’ll enjoy:

• A senior leadership role with real influence over financial control and governance
• Flexibility to work from Sydney, Melbourne or East Maitland, with hybrid working
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Exposure to a national healthcare organisation across a multi-entity, PE-backed structure
• A collaborative and supportive finance team