Head of Financial Control and Reporting

Qantas; Sydney; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Qantas is seeking an experienced finance leader to join our Centre of Finance Excellence as Head of Financial Control & Reporting based at Mascot, Sydney. You will lead a large team responsible for financial accounting, forecasting, reporting and governance across the Qantas, Freight and Corporate segments.

This highly visible role requires deep technical accounting expertise, senior stakeholder engagement and a strategic mindset to influence decisions and drive continuous improvement across a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial accounting, financial control or financial management within a large and complex organisation.
• Proven success leading sizeable, high-performing finance teams.
• Deep technical accounting expertise and strong knowledge of accounting standards and reporting requirements.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior executives.
• A strategic mindset combined with strong commercial acumen and analytical capability.
• Experience leading change, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes in a complex environment.
• Degree qualifications in Finance or Accounting together with CA or CPA accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Leading a large team of finance professionals to deliver monthly financial reporting, forecasting and analysis.
• Maintaining accountability for profit and loss, balance sheet and capital expenditure reporting across multiple business segments.
• Ensuring strong financial governance, internal controls and compliance with accounting standards.
• Partnering with CFOs, Heads of Finance and business leaders to deliver commercial insights and support decision making.
• Leading financial transformation and continuous improvement initiatives that improve systems, processes and reporting outcomes.
• Managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing outcomes at senior executive level.
• Driving a culture of accountability, capability development and high performance across the finance function.

Skills

Financial accounting

Leading finance teams

Technical accounting

Stakeholder management

Strategic/commercial acumen

Change management

CA/CPA credential

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

Job description

• Parent Business Function: Corporate & Support Functions
• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Sub-Type: Fixed Term

Company Description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Take ownership of financial control and reporting across key Qantas business units while leading a large, high-performing team of finance professionals.


• Play a pivotal role in strengthening financial performance, leading continuous improvement initiatives and influencing how one of Australia's most recognised brands operates and grows.


• 12 month fixed term contract based at Mascot Sydney

At Qantas, finance plays a critical role in enabling strategic decision making and ensuring the financial strength of one of Australia's most iconic organisations. We're looking for an experienced finance leader to join our Centre of Finance Excellence as Head of Financial Control & Reporting.

As Head of Financial Control & Reporting, you'll lead a large, high-performing team responsible for financial accounting, forecasting, reporting and governance across the Qantas, Freight and Corporate segments. Reporting to the Head of Centre of Finance Excellence, you'll partner closely with senior finance leaders and executives to ensure the delivery of accurate, insightful and timely financial information that supports key strategic and commercial decisions.

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a blend of technical accounting expertise, commercial acumen and the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders across a complex business environment. You'll provide leadership across financial control, compliance, performance reporting and continuous improvement initiatives while driving engagement and capability within a large team of finance professionals.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading a large team of finance professionals to deliver monthly financial reporting, forecasting and analysis.


• Maintaining accountability for profit and loss, balance sheet and capital expenditure reporting across multiple business segments.


• Ensuring strong financial governance, internal controls and compliance with accounting standards.


• Partnering with CFOs, Heads of Finance and business leaders to deliver commercial insights and support decision making.


• Leading financial transformation and continuous improvement initiatives that improve systems, processes and reporting outcomes.


• Managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing outcomes at senior executive level.


• Driving a culture of accountability, capability development and high performance across the finance function.

You’ll have:

• Significant experience in financial accounting, financial control or financial management within a large and complex organisation.


• Proven success leading sizeable, high-performing finance teams.


• Deep technical accounting expertise and strong knowledge of accounting standards and reporting requirements.


• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior executives.


• A strategic mindset combined with strong commercial acumen and analytical capability.


• Experience leading change, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes in a complex environment.


• Degree qualifications in Finance or Accounting together with CA or CPA accreditation.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us - so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.


• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.


• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.


• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Applications close: Wednesday 16 September 2026

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.