Financial Controller | Home Electrification

Smart Energy Pte Ltd; Byron Bay; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Christmas Party in Byron or SYD

Progression pathways and ongoing培训

Friday drinks and pub lunches

Annual incentive trips to Bali for top

MVPS to celebrate high achievers

Subsidised gym membership

Job summary

Smart Energy is seeking a commercially driven Financial Controller to elevate our financial capability and support our growth across Australia.

You will lead external audits, ensure compliance with Australian standards, and partner with senior leadership to drive process improvements and automated reporting that supports our decarbonisation mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce degree required.
• Membership in CA or CPA or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant post-qualification experience in financial auditing and reporting.
• Experience with Xero and Salesforce preferred.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent analytical and commercial acumen.
• Proactive, improvement-focused mindset.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate external audits and ensure timely reporting.
• Improve visibility of financial reporting deadlines and accountability.
• Distribute quarterly Finance Digest with updates and insights.
• Ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards, Corporations Act, and regulations.
• Prepare month-end journal entries, accruals, provisions, and reconciliations.
• Produce and reconcile monthly Balance Sheet and P&L statements.
• Assist in monthly results packs for CFO and Director reviews.
• Manage statutory reporting obligations across entities.
• Lead internal audits, risk assessments, and control improvements.
• Coordinate with external accountants for taxation lodgements (BAS, PAYGW, PAYG, Payroll Tax, Super).Respond to external information requests.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Proactive mindset

Team development

Commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

CA/CPA membership

Tools

Xero

Salesforce

Job description

Smart Energy is one of Australia's fastest-growing clean-tech and home-electrification companies — helping Aussie households transition to smarter, cleaner, more sustainable energy solutions. As we continue to scale nationally, we're searching for a commercially driven Financial Controller to elevate our financial capability and support our next stage of growth.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Shape the financial backbone of a rapidly expanding national organisation

• Work directly with senior leadership and influence strategic decision-making

• Drive process improvement, automation, and innovation across the finance function

• Lead meaningful change that supports our mission to decarbonise Australian homes

The Opportunity

As the Financial Controller you will be responsible for conducting independent financial reviews and audits, evaluating internal control systems, ensuring strict compliance with Australian Accounting Standards, statutory regulations, and corporate governance requirements. The role provides independent assurance, identifies financial risks, and advises executive management on audit compliance, reporting accuracy, and risk mitigation

This role suits someone with a strong technical foundation who thrives in fast-paced, growth-focused environments and loves driving improvement and innovation.

What You'll Be Doing

Strategic and Business Alignment

• Facilitate external audits

• Improve visibility of financial reporting deadlines across the business to enhance planning and accountability

• Distribute a Quarterly Finance Digest to communicate key financial updates, business insights, and ongoing initiatives.

Financial Reporting and Compliance

• Conduct independent evaluations of financial records and reporting systems to ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), Corporations Act, and statutory regulations.

• Calculate and raise accruals, provisions, and other journal entries required for accurate end-of-month (EOM) processing.

• Produce and fully reconcile monthly Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss statements to ensure accurate and complete reporting.

• Assist the Finance Manager in preparing monthly results packs for CFO and Director review, highlighting key financial insights and variances.

• Manage statutory reporting obligations and ensure all deadlines are met for each entity within the group.

• Lead financial investigations, internal control audits, and risk assessment reviews, presenting detailed audit reports and recommendations to senior management and governing bodies.

• Provide independent assurance regarding the accuracy of financial statements, disclosures, and risk management frameworks across group entities.

• Liaise with external accountants across jurisdictions to ensure accurate and timely lodgement of all taxation obligations, including BAS, PAYGW, PAYG, Payroll Tax, and Superannuation (in coordination with the HR Manager).

• Respond promptly and effectively to external financial information requests as needed.

Financial Process Optimisation

• Drive standardisation, efficiency, and best practices across financial processes including invoicing, PO compliance, accruals, and reporting documentation.

• Lead initiatives that leverage automation, offshoring, and AI technologies to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort.

• Maintain and oversee a robust reporting calendar aligned with team capacity and cross-functional business needs.

• Ensure ongoing improvement in financial accuracy, tax compliance, internal controls, and reporting quality.

Commercial Support and Business Partnering

• Share regular insights on DSO and cashflow with internal stakeholders to support improved working capital management.

• Communicate key profitability drivers and opportunities for margin improvement with Finance and business teams.

• Serve as a customer-focused financial partner, enabling stronger decision-making across internal and external stakeholders.

• Champion innovation and growth, driving adoption of new technologies, automation tools, and scalable financial practices.

• Support and oversee post-acquisition integration activities, ensuring alignment of reporting structures and compliance frameworks.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce

• CA, CPA, or relevant professional accounting/auditing body membership

• Minimum 6 years of relevant full-time post-qualification experience in financial auditing and reporting (in alignment with visa nomination requirements)

• Experience with Xero and Salesforce (preferred)

• Strong leadership and team development skills

• High attention to detail & accuracy

• Excellent analytical and commercial acumen

• Proactive, improvement-focused mindset

• Outstanding communication & stakeholder engagement abilities

Why Join Smart Energy?

Smart Energy is not just another workplace. We're a dynamic, fun and high performing team that values innovative thinking and strategic action.

This is a chance to do more than manage the numbers. As our Financial Controller, you'll help shape the decisions behind a growing national business, working with a team that values your expertise, backs your ideas and enjoys what it's building together.

• You'll also be part of a culture that knows how to celebrate its people:

• A young, driven, and truly collaborative environment where everyone grows together.

• Incredible Annual Christmas Party held in either Byron or Sydney

• Progression Pathways and ongoing support and training.

• Fantastic team culture (Friday drinks and pub lunches included)

• Annual Incentive trips to Bali for high performers

• Monthly MVPS to celbrate high acheivers accross the buisness

• Subsidised gym membership at Social Remedy in the Industrial Estate

Join an award-winning, well resourced start up, truly disrupting the Australian energy sector. With our growth trajectory, career opportunities beyond this role are inevitable.