Group Financial Controller

Core Talent; Canning; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Core Talent is recruiting a Group Financial Controller for a leading services business in Canning Vale, WA. You will consolidate finance across multiple entities, own core reporting and compliance, and drive consistency across the group’s financial controls and policy framework.

The role requires CA or CPA qualification with hands-on experience in group reporting, tax compliance and external audits. You will partner with operational teams to deliver reliable costing and margin insights and

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualification with hands-on experience in a senior finance role.
• Strong month-end and year-end close, multi-entity consolidations, and financial reporting.
• Sound knowledge of Australian tax compliance and ATO reporting requirements.
• Experience supporting external audits and maintaining audit-ready records.
• Ability to develop costing and margin analysis and explain results to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Month & year end reporting across the group, journals, reconciliations and management accounts.
• Prepare group consolidated financial reports, intercompany reconciliations and eliminations with commentary.
• Integrate new businesses into group reporting and align policies and controls.
• Manage monthly/quarterly compliance including BAS, GST and PAYG with external advisers as needed.
• Support external audits and prepare schedules and responses to auditor queries.
• Develop costing reports to improve visibility of cost drivers and margins.
• Provide financial analysis to support tender submissions and pricing decisions.
• Embed best practice with stronger controls and more efficient reporting across the group.

Skills

CA or CPA qualified

Multi-entity consolidations

Financial reporting

Tax compliance (ATO)

Audit support

Costing and margin analysis

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Job description

Group Financial Controller / Canning Vale / $190,000 - $210,000 / Regulated Service Industry / Excellent Benefits

Core Talent is recruiting a Group Financial Controller on behalf of a leading services business based in Canning Vale. The Group Financial Controller will be responsible for bringing together the finance functions of a multi-entity group. As a hands-on professional, you will own core reporting and compliance processes, support the integration of new businesses and embed consistent financial practices across the group.

The Group Financial Controller’s key duties will include:

• Month & year end reporting across the group, taking direct responsibility for journals, reconciliations, management accounts and accurate, timely reporting.
• Prepare group consolidated financial reports, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations, and provide clear commentary on financial performance.
• Integrate new businesses into group reporting, aligning accounting policies, processes, reporting timetables and financial controls.
• Manage monthly and quarterly compliance, including BAS, GST and PAYG, working with external advisers where required.
• Support the management of the external audit, preparing financial information, supporting schedules and documentation, and coordinating responses to auditor queries.
• Develop detailed costing reports for operating divisions to improve visibility of cost drivers, contract profitability and margins.
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to provide reliable cost information and financial analysis to support tender submissions and pricing decisions.
• Embed best practice across the group through stronger controls, consistent processes and improvements to reporting quality and efficiency.

Key skills required:

• CA or CPA qualified, with demonstrated experience as a Financial Controller or in a comparable senior finance role.
• Strong experience in month-end and year-end close, multi-entity consolidations and financial reporting.
• Sound working knowledge of Australian tax compliance and ATO reporting requirements.
• Experience supporting external audits and maintaining accurate, audit-ready financial records.
• Able to develop meaningful costing and margin analysis and explain the results to operational stakeholders.
• Experience integrating businesses or improving finance functions within a changing organisation would be highly regarded.
• A corporate background, with exposure to established reporting frameworks, governance and financial controls, would be advantageous.