Strategic CFO: Project Finance & Growth

Recruit Right Wa Pty Ltd; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Right Wa Pty Ltd is seeking a strategic financial leader to oversee the finance function and provide clear financial insight to support business decisions within a project-based engineering, construction, or manufacturing setting.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial controls, collaborating with senior leadership and project teams, and developing reporting to improve margins and performance.

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting or finance with CA/CPA qualification.
• Senior finance leadership experience as CFO/Head of Finance.
• Experience in a project-based engineering, construction, manufacturing, energy or related business.
• Strong project accounting skills including WIP, revenue recognition and CTC forecasting.
• Proven capability in cash management, financial modelling, forecasting and commercial analysis.
• Sound knowledge of Australian accounting requirements, financial controls and compliance.
• Experience improving accounting or ERP systems and management reporting.
• The ability to explain financial matters clearly and work effectively with operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading financial planning, annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Delivering accurate month-end and year-end reporting with clear commentary on performance.
• Managing cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking and funding relationships.
• Reviewing project budgets, work in progress, committed costs and CTC forecasts.
• Identifying margin erosion and working with operational leaders on corrective action.
• Providing commercial input into tenders, contracts, variations, payment terms and capex.
• Overseeing taxation, financial compliance, external accounting support and audits.
• Maintaining controls across purchasing, payments, payroll, credit and records.
• Leading and developing finance and accounts personnel.
• Improving finance systems, reporting and processes for timely, reliable information.

Skills

CFO experience

Cash flow management

Forecasting and budgeting

Financial reporting

Education

CA or CPA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Recruit Right Wa Pty Ltd is seeking a strategic financial leader to oversee the finance function and provide clear financial insight to support business decisions within a project-based engineering, construction, or manufacturing setting.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial controls, collaborating with senior leadership and project teams, and developing reporting to improve margins and performance.