Financial Controller - Commercial Flavour

Elements Recruitment Australia; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Board visibility

MD partnership

Broad remit across finance, legal, ops

Job summary

Elements Recruitment Australia seeks an experienced Financial Controller - Commercial Flavour to partner with the MD on growth strategy, pricing, and investments. You will own budgets, forecasts and reporting to the overseas parent, and help set up the ANZ entity structure with governance and compliance requirements.

You will manage statutory accounts, audits, tax and payroll across states while leading a small accounting team in a lean environment, ensuring timely insights for decision-making.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA with strong technical foundations now in commercial finance leadership.
• Experience in industrial, machinery, automotive or trading groups is valuable.
• Ambition to grow into broader leadership including finance, legal, operations and people.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the MD on growth strategy, pricing, margins and investments.
• Identify commercial gaps and translate into actionable recommendations.
• Provide margin and performance insights across product and service lines.
• Help establish the ANZ entity structure, including governance and compliance requirements.
• Report to local and international boards and manage budgets, forecasts and reporting to the parent.
• Oversee statutory accounts, audits, tax, treasury and banking relationships.
• Lead a small accounting team of two and ensure payroll HR compliance.

Skills

Commercial finance leadership

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

CA/CPA

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Financial Controller - Commercial Flavour

$190k plus super and bonus

Huntingwood location

This one’s for the finance leader who wants to build something and not just keep the lights on.

This is the Australian business of a European-owned industrial group. Locally it’s a lean, well-run operation, backed by a large international parent and a clear plan to grow significantly over the next few years. The systems are modern, the team is capable, and the MD wants a finance partner who’ll help him take the business to the next level.

The MD is after a sounding board and a straight talker. Someone who will dig into the numbers, find the gaps, question the status quo and tell him what the business needs to grow. You’ll be closely involved in setting up the ANZ entity structure, including the legal and governance side, working with external lawyers and advisors. This is a rare chance to help design a businessand not just report on one.

The role

• Work alongside the MD on growth strategy, pricing, margins and investment decisions
• Spot commercial gaps and opportunities, and turn them into practical recommendations
• Provide margin and performance insights across the business’s product and service lines
• Help establish the ANZ entity structure, including corporate, legal and compliance requirements
• Report to the local and international boards
• Own budgets, forecasts and reporting to the overseas parent
• Manage statutory accounts, audit, tax, treasury and banking relationships
• Lead a small, hands-on accounting team of two
• Oversee payroll and HR compliance across multiple states with external provider

About you

You’re a CA or CPA who started with strong technical foundations and has since moved into commercial finance leadership. You’ve worked for the local subsidiary of an overseas group and know how to manage both a local MD and a head office. A background in industrial, machinery, automotive or trading businesses will be a real advantage. More importantly, you have the confidence to challenge, the curiosity to ask why, and the energy to be hands-on in a lean environment. If you see yourself as a future CFO who wants broad exposure across finance, legal, operations and people, this role will stretch you in all the right ways.

What’s on offer

• Up to $190K base plus bonus
• Direct partnership with the MD and visibility at board level
• Broad remit covering finance, legal structure, operations and HR compliance
• The backing of a substantial international group with the agility of a growing local business
• Modern Western Sydney head office with on-site parking