Financial Controller (Ac8184)

AUTOrecruit; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AUTOrecruit is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management for a growing automotive dealership group in South Australia. You will ensure robust financial reporting and compliance while driving cost control and process improvements across multiple sites.

The role requires CPA or CA qualifications, commercial acumen, and the ability to operate across Barossa, Port Adelaide and nearby regions with significant growth potential into a Group Financial

Qualifications

• Budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management responsibilities across multiple sites.
• Accurate financial reporting and compliance across the operation.
• Cost control, process improvement and delivering meaningful financial insights for decision-making.
• Commercially minded and detail-oriented; ability to manage multi-site operations and support growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management for the dealership group.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance across multiple sites.
• Drive cost control, process improvements and provide insights to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cashflow management

Financial reporting

Compliance

Cost control

Process improvement

Multi-site operations

CPA/CA qualifications

Education

CPA or CA qualifications

Job description

This is a role for someone who wants more than just another Financial Controller position. Our client is a rapidly expanding automotive group with strong brands, increasing scale, and a clear strategy to build a multi-site operation across South Australia. Based in the Barossa region, you will take ownership of financial operations for a growing dealership group, with potential oversight of additional sites as the business expands into Port Adelaide and beyond. Working closely with an engaged Dealer Principal, you will play a key role in supporting growth, improving systems, and driving commercial outcomes across the business.

In this position, you will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow management, while ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance across the operation. You will also focus on cost control, process improvement, and delivering meaningful financial insights to support decision-making. This is a hands-on role where your ability to implement structure, improve performance, and support a multi-site operation will have a direct and visible impact.

The ideal candidate will bring experience as a Financial Controller or be a strong senior accountant ready to step into a broader role. Automotive dealership experience will be highly regarded, along with CPA or CA qualifications and a strong understanding of multi-site operations. You will be commercially minded, detail-oriented, and capable of working across multiple locations while maintaining high standards of accuracy and accountability.

What sets this role apart is the long-term opportunity. With continued expansion across Barossa, Port Adelaide, and surrounding regions, there is a clear pathway for the right person to grow into a Group Financial Controller position. This is an opportunity to join a business that is actively investing in its future and offers genuine career progression for those who want to be part of that journey.

For further information, please contact Chris Fowler on 0480 002 344 quoting job number AC8184.