Finance Director

Job Description : FINANCE DIRECTOR MELBOURNEAUSTRALIA This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead the finance function of a dynamic and fast-growing engineering business, ensuring effective accounting, reporting and compliance. In this role, you will also be leading the IT function and facilities renewals. The business has a clear growth trajectory, both through organic growth and M&A activity. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values innovative solutions. As Finance Director, your role will be pivotal in driving the financial success and growth of our client's business. You will be responsible for managing and leading the finance function, ensuring effective financial controls are in place and maintaining the integrity of all asset and liability accounts. Your role will also involve producing key financial documents such as P&L, balance sheets, and cashflow statements. In addition to these responsibilities, you will identify operational and process improvements across the corporate services function, manage cash flow to meet business requirements, assist with budget preparation, and provide clear direction to the Corporate Services staff. You will work closely with the CFO on M&A opportunities. • Manage and lead the Finance function of Corporate Services. • Advise CEO on financials and M&A opportunities. • Ensure accuracy of all asset and liability accounts. • Produce Profit and Loss, balance sheet and cashflow statements. • Ensure reporting requirements of the Australian Taxation Office are met. • Identify operational and process improvements across the corporate services function. • Manage cash flow to meet the business requirements of the organisation. • Assist with the preparation of annual budgets. • Provide clear and effective direction to Corporate Services staff in respect of financial accounting. The ideal candidate for this Finance Director position brings proven experience in financial management and accounting/statutory reporting areas, ideally in a professional services environment. You have a deep understanding of Australian Accounting Standards and other statutory financial reporting requirements. Your hands-on experience with financial systems will be crucial in this role. Your experience managing a team will enable you to effectively lead our client's finance department. Your exposure to fast-growing environments and M&A activity help you drive sustainable business growth. • Proven experience in financial management and accounting/statutory reporting areas. • Knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and other statutory financial reporting requirements. • Good understanding of the professional services industry. • Exposure to M&A activity. • Deep knowledge of financial systems, experience with project finance tools highly preferred. • Excellent interpersonal skills and high level written and oral communication skills. • Experience managing a team.

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