Description

• Shape financial strategy and growth in a market-leading business
• Partner senior leaders on key commercial decisions

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established and highly respected services organisation with a strong track record of delivering essential solutions to a diverse customer base across the commercial, industrial, public sector, and residential markets. The business has built its reputation on operational excellence, customer-centricity, innovation, and strong governance standards, while maintaining a focus on sustainable growth and continuous improvement.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the successful candidate will:

• Lead the overall finance function, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, taxation, audit, and compliance.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide financial insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Drive annual budgeting processes, forecasting activities, and business performance analysis.
• Strengthen governance frameworks, internal controls, risk management, and financial compliance practices.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, banking relationships, and capital allocation initiatives.
• Lead finance transformation projects, automation initiatives, and reporting enhancements to improve business intelligence capabilities.
• Develop and mentor the finance team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The Successful Applicant

• Degree-qualified in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, with professional accounting qualifications advantageous.
• 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, including controllership or senior finance management responsibilities.
• Strong expertise across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury management, taxation, audit, and corporate governance.
• Proven track record of business partnering with senior management and influencing strategic decisions.
• Experience driving finance transformation, process improvements, automation, or ERP-related initiatives.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing finance teams.
• Experience within business services, environmental services, facilities management, engineering services, logistics, field services, multi-site operations, or similarly complex operational environments would be highly regarded.
• Comfortable operating within entrepreneurial, growth-oriented, or rapidly evolving organisations.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a respected and established industry leader with ambitious growth plans.
• Direct exposure to executive leadership and the ability to influence strategic business outcomes.
• High-impact role driving finance transformation and organisational improvement initiatives.
• Significant leadership responsibility with the ability to build and shape a best-in-class finance function.
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.