Senior Finance Controller - Lead Multi-State Growth

Extreme Excavators; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

EXS Services is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the finance function for the merged entity of Extreme Excavators and Steelarc Engineering. Based in Mackay region, you will drive the finance team, partner with operational leaders and deliver reliable financial insight across budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.

You will oversee month-end, cashflow planning, compliance, and reporting, while strengthening internal controls and coordinating with external advisers on year-end

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or CPA with degree in accounting, finance or commerce.
• Minimum five years of finance experience with month-end, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong job costing and WIP experience in a project-based environment.
• Proven experience leading a small finance team and collaborating with operations.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP proficiency, including reconciling systems.
• Experience with JAQ and MYOB highly regarded; multi-entity reporting and Australian payroll/awards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the finance team across receivables, payables, payroll and accounting.
• Own month-end close, reconciliations, management reporting and Board inputs.
• Oversee job costing, WIP and revenue recognition with operation leaders.
• Strengthen data quality and reconcile transfers into MYOB.
• Lead budgets, rolling forecasts and integrated financial forecasting.
• Manage cash flow, banking and financier reporting, incl. covenants.
• Oversee BAS, payroll tax and year-end accounts with external advisers.
• Partner with operations on tender margins and project performance.
• Improve controls and consolidated reporting across the group.

Skills

CA/CPA qualification

Finance leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Job costing / WIP

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Multi-entity reporting

Australian payroll & awards

Education

Accounting/finance degree

Tools

MYOB

JAQ

Job description

EXS Services is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the finance function for the merged entity of Extreme Excavators and Steelarc Engineering. Based in Mackay region, you will drive the finance team, partner with operational leaders and deliver reliable financial insight across budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.

You will oversee month-end, cashflow planning, compliance, and reporting, while strengthening internal controls and coordinating with external advisers on year-end