Group Chief Financial Officer

Galvin Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Galvin Group in Sydney seeks a Group CFO to design and establish the corporate office from a blank page—structure, governance, policies, and systems—while leading a small high-calibre team.

The role consolidates group reporting, tax, insurance, risk and offshore entities, and partners with the in-house treasury and M&A teams. You will oversee the owners’ family office with absolute discretion and become their trusted adviser on all financial matters.

Qualifications

• Strong Group CFO track record in large, complex privately owned groups.
• Experience setting up or significantly building a corporate office.
• Comfortable advising at owner level with hands-on, high-integrity approach.

Responsibilities

• Design and establish the corporate office: structure, governance, policies, systems.
• Consolidation, reporting, tax, insurance, risk and offshore entities oversight.
• Partner with treasury and M&A teams; oversee family office with discretion.
• Provide trusted, go-to adviser on all financial matters for owners.

Job description

Build Corporate & Family office

This is one of Australia's most successful privately owned groups – a large, vertically integrated, multi-site business with national operations, offshore interests and a diversified investment portfolio. Built over several decades through sustained capital investment and disciplined acquisition, the group has reached a scale and complexity that now calls for its first Group CFO.

This is a rare, newly created mandate. Based in the group's boutique Sydney corporate office and reporting directly to the owners, you will design and establish the corporate office from a blank page – structure, governance, policies, systems and a small, high-calibre team. The operating businesses retain their own finance functions; your remit sits above them, owning group consolidation and reporting, tax, insurance and risk, internal audit and offshore entities. You will partner closely with the in-house treasury and M&A teams, oversee the owners' family office with absolute discretion and become their trusted, go-to adviser on all financial matters.

You will bring a strong Group CFO track record within large, complex businesses – relevant sectors could include manufacturing, industrial or distribution. Experience within large private groups and/or PE-owned environments is essential, and experience setting up or significantly building a corporate office is highly regarded. Technically rigorous across consolidation, tax and governance, you will be equally comfortable 'helicoptering up' to advise at owner level and rolling up your sleeves. A hands‑on, low‑ego style, absolute integrity and a long‑term builder mindset are essential.