Financial Controller

Atomi Ltd; Wollongong City Council; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored flexibility

Generous leave

Location independence

Growth opportunities

Wellbeing program

Parental leave

Top talent

Social events

Atomi access

Job summary

Atomi Ltd is seeking a Financial Controller to lead a finance function and elevate the team while focusing on rigorous reporting, forecasting and commercial insight. Reporting to the Co-CEO, you'll coach two direct reports and drive AI-forward improvements to how the business reports and plans as it scales.

This generalist role offers exposure across budgeting, cash management, controls, and stakeholder partnering, with a flexible, high-impact environment at Atomi.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification, with deep experience across financial control and operations.
• Experience in SaaS startup, tech industry or high-growth business.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual budgeting framework, drive forecasting and performance analysis.
• Oversee month, quarter and year-end close, AP/AR, cash management.
• Manage treasury, contract reviews and interest rate optimisation.
• Build and maintain financial policies and controls to support growth.
• Coach two direct reports and drive a high-performance finance team.
• Partner with stakeholders to drive cost control and operational efficiency.

Skills

CA/CPA

Financial control

Financial operations

SaaS startup

Stakeholder comms

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Ambiguity mindset

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Job description

Job Description

Join Atomi: Reinvent how the world learns.

At Atomi, our mission is to help unlock the world's potential by optimising the way we teach and learn. Our platform combines cutting-edge technology with a creative, human-first approach, turning complex ideas into simple, engaging experiences for students, educators, and parents everywhere.

We’re driven by curiosity, humility and a relentless focus on quality and innovation. At Atomi, your ideas matter, your creativity counts and your work directly impacts how hundreds of thousands of learners engage with education around the globe.

Come build something remarkable with us.

The Opportunity

As our new Financial Controller, you'll lead a Finance function with strong foundations already in place, so this is a role for someone who wants to elevate a great team rather than build one from scratch. Please note, this is a 12-month max-term contract. Reporting to the Co-CEO with two direct reports, you'll balance day to day financial rigour with commercial insight, and bring an AI-forward mindset to how the team reports, forecasts and works. This is a generalist role: you'll have real scope to pick up the projects that matter most, coach and develop your team, and help Atomi make sharper, faster financial decisions as we keep scaling.

At Atomi, we move quickly and value transparency. Once you're in the interview process, you'll receive clear feedback and meaningful insights from the team. For this role, you can expect:

• Initial screen with Atomi's People Team
• Interview Round 1: Role fit and culture interview
• Interview Round 2: Technical Assessment (Asynchronous task + follow-up interview)
• Interview Round 3: Co-Founder interview

What You'll Do

• Own the annual budgeting framework, drive forecasting, planning and performance analysis, and support the Co-CEOs with investor reporting, performance updates and strategic materials.
• Oversee day to day accounting functions, including monthly, quarterly and yearly close, accounts payable/receivable, cash management and financial reporting.
• Manage transactional finance, including bank approvals, treasury, contract reviews and interest rate optimisation.
• Build and maintain the financial policies and controls that support Atomi's growth, and look for ways AI and automation can make reporting faster, cleaner and more useful to the business.
• Coach and develop your two direct reports, building on a team that already has stable foundations and a clear way of working.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across the business to drive cost control and operational efficiency, and constructively challenge decisions with solid financial strategy.

What You'll Bring to Atomi

• CA or CPA qualification, with deep experience across financial control and operations, ideally in a SaaS startup, tech industry or high-growth business.
• A track record you can speak to clearly: you're able to articulate the achievements and impact you've driven in past roles.
• A genuine sense of responsibility for your team, and a real interest in coaching and developing the people who report to you.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable partnering with and influencing people across all parts of the business.
• Exceptional analytical, modelling and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to lead budget and forecasting cycles end-to‑end.
• An entrepreneurial, self-starting mindset that's comfortable with ambiguity, from BAU processes right through to larger strategic initiatives.

Working at Atomi

• Tailored flexibility: Enjoy work-life balance with hours that adapt to your needs, whether for university, family or personal time
• Generous leave: Experience additional paid leave options as a permanent team member
• Location independence: Work from Sydney, interstate or wherever you find inspiration
• Growth and development: Use ongoing opportunities to improve your skills and expand your knowledge
• Holistic wellbeing: Benefit from a comprehensive employee assistance program subscription and additional wellbeing leave, supporting your best self
• Parental support: Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for new parents, with additional leave specifically for birthing parents
• Work with the best: We know you want to work alongside the best, so we work hard to hire only the best
• Regular social in-person and remote events: Including team sports competitions, trivia nights and themed annual events
• Atomi access: Enjoy free Atomi services for you and your family

Please note: You'll need Australian working rights for this role. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.