Head of Financial Control

Grant Executive Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Executive Search presents an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished senior finance leader to join a leading Australian financial services organisation as Head of Group Financial Control. Reporting to the General Manager, Financial Control, you will safeguard the financial integrity of a large, complex group and oversee statutory, investor and regulatory reporting.

You will lead a high‑performing financial control team, drive governance, automation and transformation initiatives, and

Qualifications

• CA qualification and strong experience in financial control and reporting.
• Proven ability to lead high‑performing teams in complex environments.
• Extensive experience with statutory and regulatory reporting and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group statutory, investor and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain a robust financial control framework.
• Provide technical accounting leadership on complex transactions.
• Oversee consolidation across multiple legal entities and investment structures.
• Lead external audit planning, execution and stakeholder engagement.
• Present financial insights to the Board and Audit & Risk Committee.
• Drive transformation, automation and process improvement in finance.
• Develop and lead the financial control team.
• Maintain Group accounting policies and ensure consistent application.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Tax and business leaders to support strategic outcomes.
• Provide accounting and due diligence expertise across acquisitions and restructures.

Skills

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Audit leadership

People leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

CA qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an accomplished senior finance leader to join a leading Australian financial services organisation as Head of Group Financial Control.

Reporting to the General Manager, Financial Control, this is a critical leadership role responsible for safeguarding the financial integrity of a large and complex group. You will oversee statutory, investor and regulatory reporting, technical accounting, audit management and financial governance, while maintaining a robust financial control environment.

Working closely with the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Board and Audit & Risk Committee, you will provide trusted advice on complex accounting matters and lead a high-performing financial control team.

In this broad based and challenging role you will take responsibility for Group reporting and financial control across a diverse portfolio of legal entities and investment structures.

Alongside maintaining high standards of governance and regulatory compliance, you will drive continuous improvement, automation and transformation initiatives across the finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Group statutory, investor and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain a robust and effective financial control framework.
• Provide technical accounting leadership across complex transactions and emerging accounting standards.
• Oversee consolidation and reporting across multiple legal entities and investment structures.
• Lead the external audit process, including planning, execution and stakeholder management.
• Prepare and present financial insights to the Board, Audit & Risk Committee and Executive Leadership Team.
• Drive finance transformation, process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Lead and further develop the high-performing financial control team.
• Maintain Group accounting policies and ensure their consistent application.
• Partner with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Company Secretariat and business leaders to support strategic outcomes.
• Provide accounting and due diligence expertise across acquisitions, integrations, restructures and divestments.
• Oversee financial control activities across a complex, regulated financial services environment.

You are an experienced finance executive with deep technical accounting and reporting expertise gained within financial services or another similarly complex and highly regulated organisation.

As the ideal candidate you bring

• A CA qualification or equivalent.
• Significant experience in financial control, corporate reporting or senior finance leadership.
• Strong technical accounting and statutory reporting expertise.
• Experience operating within the financial services sector.
• Big Four audit experience, which will be highly regarded.
• A proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Confidence presenting to executive leadership, Boards and Board committees.
• A commercial mindset with sound judgement and problem-solving capability.
• A hands-on leadership style focused on accountability, performance and continuous improvement.

This is an outstanding opportunity to take on a highly visible leadership position within a significant Australian financial services organisation and influence the continued development of its financial control and reporting capability.