Fractional CFO

CFO Hive Inc.; City of Brisbane; Hybride; AUD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible hours

Meaningful, high-impact work

Opportunity to scale client base

Résumé du poste

CFO Hive is a Brisbane-based firm providing CFO-led finance functions and CFO Advisory to growing Australian businesses. We give clients access to a fractional CFO or a complete finance team, from accountants through to CFO leadership, and they pay only for what they need.

Our clients get senior strategic thinking backed by a team that keeps the numbers right. The role is a seasoned Fractional CFO leading finance for a portfolio of clients with 15 hours per week (2 days) and mainly remote work,

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified.
• Senior finance experience at CFO, Finance Director or Senior Finance Manager level.
• Experience across SMEs or scale-ups in multiple industries.
• Hands-on experience implementing finance systems and automation tools.
• Able to translate numbers into clear commercial advice for non-finance people.
• Comfortable working autonomously across multiple clients and priorities.
• Based in Brisbane, with the ability to attend the CBD fortnightly and client meetings as needed.

Responsabilités

• Act as the senior finance partner to founders, directors and boards.
• Conduct strategic reviews of client finance functions, identifying gaps, risks and opportunities to improve.
• Lead the implementation of finance systems and automation to make client finance functions more efficient and scalable.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and three-way financial models.
• Prepare and present monthly management reporting and board packs.
• Oversee the finance function delivered by our finance team.
• Advise on pricing, profitability, structuring, funding and growth decisions.
• Lead and review the work of accountants on the team.

Connaissances

Strategic finance leadership

Finance systems implementation

Commercial acumen

Multi-client management

Autonomy

Formation

CA or CPA professional qualification

Outils

Finance software/ERP

Description du poste

CFO Hive is a Brisbane-based firm providing CFO-led finance functions and CFO Advisory to growing Australian businesses. We give clients access to a fractional CFO or a complete finance team, from accountants through to CFO leadership, and they pay only for what they need. Our clients get senior strategic thinking backed by a team that keeps the numbers right.

The role

We're looking for an experienced Fractional CFO to lead finance for a portfolio of clients. The role is 2 days or 15 hours per week, so you can work it as two full days or spread it across the week, which could suit someone working school hours. Work is primarily remote, with an in-person day in the Brisbane CBD each fortnight and in-person client meetings in Brisbane when required.

What you'll do

• Act as the senior finance partner to founders, directors and boards
• Conduct strategic reviews of client finance functions, identifying gaps, risks and opportunities to improve
• Lead the implementation of finance systems and automation to make client finance functions more efficient and scalable
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and three-way financial models
• Prepare and present monthly management reporting and board packs
• Oversee the finance function delivered by our finance team
• Advise on pricing, profitability, structuring, funding and growth decisions
• Lead and review the work of accountants on the team

About you

• CA or CPA qualified
• Senior finance experience at CFO, Finance Director or Senior Finance Manager level
• Experience across SMEs or scale-ups, ideally in more than one industry
• Hands-on experience implementing finance systems and automation tools
• Able to translate numbers into clear commercial advice for non-finance people
• Comfortable working autonomously across multiple clients and priorities
• Based in Brisbane, with the ability to attend the CBD fortnightly and client meetings as needed

What we offer

• Flexible hours: two set days or 15 hours spread across the week, including school-hours arrangements
• Meaningful, high-impact work with a supportive team handling the detail
• The chance to grow with a firm that's scaling its client base