Financial Controller

This is a remote position.

Role Overview

The Financial Controller will take ownership of the company's financial control, forecasting, commercial analysis, cash flow, compliance, and financial performance across all entities. This is not a reporting-only role. The successful candidate will independently analyse financial information, investigate variances and risks, identify opportunities, and bring practical solutions and recommendations to the Directors. The ideal candidate will operate with minimal direction, set their own priorities, and proactively identify what the business needs to know.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Finance

• Act as a financial partner to the Directors and provide commercial advice.

• Analyse financial performance, margins, pricing, costs, and profitability.

• Investigate variances, anomalies, and cost overruns to root cause.

• Identify financial and commercial risks before they become problems.

• Present clear options, financial impacts, and recommended actions.

• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and working capital.

Forecasting & Planning

• Own cash flow forecasting across all entities.

• Prepare budgets and monitor actual performance against budget.

• Maintain accurate 3, 6, and 12-month forecasts.

• Develop financial models and scenario analysis for business decisions.

• Stress-test downside scenarios and identify potential cash flow pressures.

• Provide practical recommendations before financial issues arise.

Financial Control & Reporting

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of all Xero entities.

• Oversee reconciliations, bank feeds, general ledger, fixed assets, and intercompany

accounts.

• Manage the month-end close process.

• Ensure financial reports are completed by Day 10.

• Ensure accruals are reviewed and confirmed by Day 4.

• Identify and resolve discrepancies promptly.

Receivables, Payables & Risk

• Oversee accounts receivable and debt recovery.

• Monitor client credit risks and recommend appropriate action.

• Manage vendor payment strategies in line with cash flow.

• Identify duplicate payments, backcharges, uninvoiced work, and other financial

exposures.

• Investigate unusual transactions and recommend corrective action.

• Advise Directors when external or legal recovery action may be required.

Compliance & Governance

• Oversee payroll, superannuation, payroll tax, BAS, and ATO requirements.

• Ensure Australian financial and taxation obligations are completed accurately and on

time.

• Maintain appropriate financial records, controls, and the PPSR register.

• Coordinate EOFY and year-end requirements.

• Manage relationships with external accountants, auditors, and financial advisers.

Team Leadership & Process Improvement

• Lead and develop two junior offshore finance team members.

• Set standards, priorities, and performance expectations.

• Review transactional work and ensure accuracy and deadlines are maintained.

• Improve finance systems, processes, reporting, and internal controls.

• Delegate effectively and focus on higher-level financial management rather than

routine processing.

Requirements

• CPA or CA qualified.

• Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or equivalent senior finance role.

• Strong Australian accounting experience is essential.

• Strong knowledge of ATO, BAS, superannuation, payroll tax, EOFY, and Australian compliance requirements.

• Experience managing multi-entity accounts.

• Strong Xero experience, including reconciliations, GL, intercompany transactions, bank feeds, and reporting.

• Strong cash flow forecasting, budgeting, financial modelling, and scenario analysis skills.

• Strong commercial understanding of margins, pricing, costs, working capital, andprofitability.

• Proven ability to investigate problems, identify root causes, and provide solutions.

• Experience leading and developing finance teams.

• Confident communicating directly with Directors and business owners.

• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.

• Construction, property, contracting, or project-based experience is highly regarded.