Head of Finance

The Andersen Partnership; Sydney; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 277,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity via share plan

Job summary

The Andersen Partnership seeks a Fractional CFO / Head of Finance to lead financial modelling for a venture‑backed industrial tech business with Australia and US operations. You’ll consolidate budgets, costings and projections into a single coherent plan for founders and investors.

Engagement starts with a focused 10‑day assignment and continues through funding and diligence. You will work directly with founders, accountants, auditors and tax advisers to model cash runway, funding scenarios,

Qualifications

• Must be an advanced Excel modeller capable of building integrated three‑way models from scratch.
• Demonstrates strong commercial judgement to accompany technical modelling.
• Experience with growth companies, investors and different financing structures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Build a flexible, integrated group model covering profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow with clear assumptions and downside scenarios.
• Create reusable project models for different revenue and deployment structures.
• Differentiate contracted revenue from throughput‑dependent fees and one‑off sales in models.

Skills

Excel modelling

Commercial judgement

Growth company experience

Investor relations

Project finance exposure

Job description

FRACTIONAL CFO / HEAD OF FINANCE / FINANCIAL MODELLING LEAD

Build the numbers a growing business runs on, and help shape its finance function from the ground up.

The Andersen Partnership is partnering with a venture-backed industrial technology business working in mining and resources, with operations in Australia and the US. Its technology helps miners upgrade lower-grade ore more cheaply and with a smaller environmental footprint. The business is moving into commercial deployment and international expansion, and is preparing for its next stage of growth.

THE ROLE

The business has budgets, costings and preliminary models. Your job is to bring them together into one coherent financial plan that the founders can use to run the business and defend in investor diligence.

The engagement starts with a focused assignment of around 10 working days: agree the model architecture, produce a first working forecast and identify the gaps. It then continues through the funding process and investor diligence.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Build a flexible, integrated group model covering profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, with clear assumptions and downside scenarios
• Build reusable project models for different revenue and deployment structures
• Separate contracted revenue from throughput-dependent fees and one-off sales
• Model corporate and project funding scenarios: sources and uses, cash runway, working capital, returns and dilution
• Run sensitivities on deployment timing, utilisation, pricing and operating costs
• Prepare data room materials and work through investor questions
• Work directly with the founders, and with the company's accountants, auditors and tax advisers

ABOUT YOU

• A strong Excel modeller who builds integrated three-way models from scratch
• Commercial judgement to go with technical skill
• Experience working with growth companies, investors and different financing structures
• Comfortable working directly with founders and getting into the detail yourself
• Project finance or international experience is highly regarded

WHY THIS ROLE

This is more than a modelling job. The founders want someone ambitious who'll grow with them through commercial deployment, international expansion and, ultimately, an exit. For the right person, the contract could become a permanent senior finance role, potentially leading the function, with equity through the company's share plan.

THE DETAILS

Contract, day rate | Location to be confirmed (Sydney preferred) | Starting December 2026 or January 2027