Strategic Finance Director, Global Growth & Transformation

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Director for a leading international consumer brand in Sydney. You will partner with the CFO and executive team to drive strategic planning, performance improvement and responsible for budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

You will lead a high-performing finance team, oversee finance transformation and systems initiatives, and ensure governance across multiple markets and product categories.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA or CPA with senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience as Finance Director or equivalent.
• Background in retail, consumer products, fashion, lifestyle, e-commerce or multi-site businesses.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and FP&A experience.
• Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CFO and exec team to support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver commercial insights and analysis to drive sales, profitability and business performance.
• Support key growth initiatives, capital investment decisions and operational improvement programmes.
• Lead financial reporting, management reporting and governance activities.
• Drive improvements across forecasting, planning, reporting and finance processes.
• Partner with leaders across retail operations, digital, marketing, merchandising, supply chain and other business functions.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Support systems, automation and finance transformation initiatives.
• Provide clear financial leadership within a fast-paced and evolving commercial environment.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic business partnering

Forecasting FP&A

Profitability improvement

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Inventory awareness

Finance transformation

Budgeting

Education

CA or CPA qualifications

Job description

Ambition Recruitment is seeking an experienced Finance Director for a leading international consumer brand in Sydney. You will partner with the CFO and executive team to drive strategic planning, performance improvement and responsible for budgeting, forecasting and reporting.

You will lead a high-performing finance team, oversee finance transformation and systems initiatives, and ensure governance across multiple markets and product categories.