Finance Director

Our client is seeking a highly competent Finance Director to join their team. 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 team. 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.

What you'll do:
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 supporting teams. You will work closely with the CEO 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 support teams of the business.
  
  
  
  What you bring:
  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.
• Strong experience in the professional services industry, engineering environments preferred.
• 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.
  
  
  
  What sets this company apart:
  Our client is an engineering and project management consulting firm based in Melbourne CBD. They are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees can grow and succeed.
  
  
  
  What's next:
  Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today by clicking on the link!
  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Wouter De Vries on 61 3 8628 2262 for a confidential discussion.