Strategic Finance Controller — Growth & Insight

Carroll Consulting Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Carroll Consulting Group is seeking a senior finance leader to partner with the MD and Board in a privately owned, fast-growing heavy equipment rental business. You will be based in Stones Corner, Brisbane, and drive the finance rhythm across reporting, forecasting, cash flow, and month-end.

You will bring strong experience in private-owner environments, commercial judgement, and a proactive mindset to improve systems and processes while engaging stakeholders with clear financial insight.

Qualifications

• Strong finance experience in a privately owned or owner-led business.
• Confidence across reporting, forecasting, cash flow and month-end with an understanding of structure and processes.
• Commercial judgement around performance, margins and risk.
• Ability to engage with a range of stakeholders through clear financial insight.
• Initiative to improve systems and processes without overcomplicating them.
• A relationship-led style suited to a small, close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Delivering clear monthly and quarterly reporting, dashboards and forecasts.
• Providing practical variance analysis and financial insight.
• Improving cash flow forecasting and working capital discipline.
• Supporting board reporting and senior leadership decision-making.
• Analyzing performance, margins, pricing and commercial risk.
• Strengthening controls, systems, data integrity and finance processes.

Skills

Finance leadership

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Cash flow management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

• Work closely with MD and Board – growing heavy equipment rental market
• Hands-on, high impact with small team

• Work closely with MD and Board – growing heavy equipment rental market
• Hands-on, high impact with small team
• Remuneration circa $190,000 + super

Why You Will Be Excited About This Role
A pivotal role for someone who wants to be close to the action and trusted for their commercial judgement.

You will join a privately owned business less than 10 years old with a dynamic track record of growth and expansion across the country. As a niche operator extremely well suited to the current market conditions unexpected growth has occurred within their ‘rent to buy’ offer in medium to large equipment the transport, construction or mining arena.

The business is growing, practical and fast-moving, with customers and stakeholders who value speed, clarity and straight answers.

You will be excited by the chance to:

• Drive reporting, forecasting, cash flow and financial visibility
• Turn numbers into practical insight for decisions
• Work closely with a flat leadership team and board stakeholders
• Bring structure to a business that is still maturing its systems and processes

Why Will You Like Working Here
This is a small, close-knit business where people know each other, decisions move quickly and your contribution will be visible. You will move into a role where your advice will be heard, not lost in layers.

The role is based in Stones Corner, the culture will suit someone who enjoys a direct, engaged and ‘listened to’ environment.

What You Will Be Working On
You will provide timely and useful insight and interpretations, not just a download of the numbers.
You will lead the finance rhythm across reporting, forecasting, cash flow, month-end, controls and compliance. More importantly, you will help the business understand what the numbers mean and what should happen next.

Your focus will include:

• Delivering clear monthly and quarterly reporting, dashboards and forecasts
• Providing practical variance analysis and financial insight
• Improving cash flow forecasting and working capital discipline
• Supporting board reporting and senior leadership decision-making
• Analysing performance, margins, pricing and commercial risk
• Strengthening controls, systems, data integrity and finance processes

What Type of Person Will Be Successful

You will bring:

• Strong finance experience in a privately owned or owner lead business
• Confidence across reporting, forecasting, cash flow and month-end with an understanding of the value of structure and processes
• Commercial judgement around performance, margins and risk
• The ability to engage with a range of stakeholders through clear financial insight
• Initiative to improve systems and processes without overcomplicating them
• A relationship-led style suited to a small, close-knit team

You may currently be a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Head of Finance, Commercial Manager, Group Financial Controller or hands-on CFO looking for broader influence.

How to Apply
Please click Apply and attach your CV quoting Ref 1694362
Confidential enquiries welcomed by Ian Hamilton on 0418 249 ***

You do not need to match every line of the brief to be considered. If you bring strong finance capability, operational business experience and the confidence to own the numbers in a hands-on environment, I would welcome your application or an initial chat.

www.carrollconsulting.com.au

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