Financial Controller - Home Electrification

Salary Range: 125000 to 125000 (Currency: AUD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

• Shape the financial backbone of a rapidly expanding national organisation
• Work directly with senior leadership and influence strategic decision-making
• Drive process improvement, automation, and innovation across the finance function
• Lead meaningful change that supports our mission to decarbonise Australian homes

What You’ll Be Doing 📊

Strategic and Business Alignment
• Facilitate external and internal audits
• Improve visibility of financial reporting deadlines across the business to enhance planning and accountability
• Distribute a Quarterly Finance Digest to communicate key financial updates, business insights, and ongoing initiatives.
 
Financial Reporting and Compliance
• Conduct independent evaluations of financial records and reporting systems to ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards (AASB), Corporations Act, and statutory regulations.
• Calculate and raise accruals, provisions, and other journal entries required for accurate end-of-month (EOM) processing.
• Produce and fully reconcile monthly Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss statements to ensure accurate and complete reporting.
• Assist the Finance Manager in preparing monthly results packs for CFO and Director review, highlighting key financial insights and variances.
• Manage statutory reporting obligations and ensure all deadlines are met for each entity within the group.
• Lead financial investigations, internal control audits, and risk assessment reviews, presenting detailed audit reports and recommendations to senior management and governing bodies.
• Provide independent assurance regarding the accuracy of financial statements, disclosures, and risk management frameworks across group entities.
• Liaise with external accountants across jurisdictions to ensure accurate and timely lodgement of all taxation obligations, including BAS, PAYGW, PAYG, Payroll Tax, and Superannuation (in coordination with the HR Manager).
• Respond promptly and effectively to external financial information requests as needed.
 
Financial Process Optimisation
• Drive standardisation, efficiency, and best practices across financial processes including invoicing, PO compliance, accruals, and reporting documentation.
• Lead initiatives that leverage automation, offshoring, and AI technologies to improve accuracy and reduce manual effort.
• Maintain and oversee a robust reporting calendar aligned with team capacity and cross-functional business needs.
• Ensure ongoing improvement in financial accuracy, tax compliance, internal controls, and reporting quality.
 
Commercial Support and Business Partnering
• Share regular insights on DSO and cashflow with internal stakeholders to support improved working capital management.
• Communicate key profitability drivers and opportunities for margin improvement with Finance and business teams.
• Serve as a customer-focused financial partner, enabling stronger decision-making across internal and external stakeholders.
• Champion innovation and growth, driving adoption of new technologies, automation tools, and scalable financial practices.
• Support and oversee post-acquisition integration activities, ensuring alignment of reporting structures and compliance frameworks.

To be a front running candidate ⭐

• Bachelor of Commerce
• CA, CPA, or relevant professional accounting/auditing body membership
• Minimum 6 years of relevant full-time post-qualification experience in financial auditing and reporting (in alignment with visa nomination requirements)
• Experience with Xero and Salesforce (preferred)
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• High attention to detail & accuracy
• Excellent analytical and commercial acumen
• Proactive, improvement-focused mindset
• Outstanding communication & stakeholder engagement abilities