Head of Finance ANZ

Travelex Ltd; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foreign exchange company in Australia seeks a strategic finance leader to manage the ANZ Finance team, oversee budgeting processes, and drive business growth. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of finance experience, including 5 in leadership roles, and a degree in Accounting/Finance. This role offers competitive salary and benefits while fostering an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive Salary package

Benefits

Opportunity to influence transformation

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Finance.
• At least 5 years in Senior leadership roles.
• Experience within the retail/wholesale or Financial Services sector.

Responsibilities

• Develop & implement finance strategies to support business objectives.
• Gather and analyse insights to identify trends and risks.
• Lead the regional budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CA qualified

Job description

Founded in 1976 Travelex has grown to become the number one foreign exchange brand in ANZ, with a presence in more than 20 countries.

We are passionate about retail and travel, our vision is to be the most recognised, respected and reliable brand in international money for our customers and partners. We strive to attract and retain the best people by creating a collaborative and supportive environment that helps us deliver a great experience to our customers and colleagues.

The Role

Reporting to the CFO and partnering with the local Director and leadership team this role will be critical to support with the continued growth and transformation of the Travelex business both in the ANZ region and globally. This role will be responsible for the management of the ANZ Finance team to ensure the day-to-day Finance deliverables are met including the leadership of all key finance milestones such as budget, audits and finance transformation. The role will have oversight of the ANZ Treasury and Tax function to ensure alignment to strategic business outcomes.

This role will have the primary responsibility for partnering with the local Director and leadership team to provide commercial business support across both the retail and wholesale businesses. It will provide strategic advice, business planning & analysis including commercial business casing for new and emerging business opportunities. The role will develop strong business relationships with external partners and business stakeholders, as well as local and global leaderships and finance teams.

Key accountabilities include:

• Develop & implement finance strategies to support the company’s business objectives including 3 and 5 year plans
• Gather and analyse insights to identify trends, opportunities and risks for the business for future growth
• Oversee the regional budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning process through the finance team
• Finance transformation and leadership of the local ANZ finance team

This is a high-impact, strategic role suited to a commercially astute finance leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving and performance-driven environments.

Your profile

You are a passionate, energetic and future focused finance executive with a strong technical foundation and commercial acumen to drive strategic outcomes. You have worked in global matrixed companies and ideally have experience within the retail / wholesale or Financial Services sector. You have a proven track record working with transformation, highly competitive margin-based businesses with a focus on cost control, revenue growth through new channels of business opportunities, where you have closely partnered to drive business growth & maintain obligations within a compliance driven business (AML).

Key attributes:

• Degree in Accounting/Finance and CPA/CA qualified
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Finance with at least 5 years in Senior leadership roles
• Strategic thinker with a proven track record in supporting business growth & influencing at an executive level and C-suite
• Exposure to transformation and leading through change
• Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder management

This role offers the opportunity to work within a driven and dynamic leadership team that is passionate about growing the ANZ business and sees this role as a critical and strategic partner. This role will provide you with:

• Opportunity to influence and support transformation and change
• Close collaboration with local and global leadership and C-suite
• Competitive Salary package & Benefits
• Working within a Globally recognised and matrixed organisation

At Travelex, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status.