GM Finance
Alexander James
What the role involves
- Leading finance and IT teams
- Partnering on financial performance
- Overseeing financial reporting and budgeting
What they ask for
CA/CPA qualified; proven senior finance leadership; experience leading sizeable teams, across multiple business units, in financial management, reporting, planning, business partnering, and driving improvements and change
- Professional licence or registration
- Manages people
About the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially focused GM Finance to join a well-established, diverse and fast-paced business. Reporting to the CFO and forming part of the Senior Leadership Team, this is a broad leadership role with responsibility for 17 people across Finance and IT. You'll play a key role in driving financial performance, supporting commercial decision-making and identifying opportunities to improve business efficiency and profitability.
We're looking for someone who enjoys being close to the business, can see beyond the numbers and has the confidence to challenge thinking, influence decisions and drive positive change.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of 12 Finance and 5 IT professionals.
- Partner with the CFO and senior leaders to drive commercial and financial performance.
- Oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls.
- Provide meaningful commercial insights to support business decisions and strategic initiatives.
- Provide oversight of the IT function
- Contribute to the wider business strategy as a key member of the SLT.
You'll be a CA/CPA qualified finance professional with proven experience in a senior finance leadership role, ideally gained within a large, complex and fast-moving commercial environment.
Skills and experience;
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
- Proven experience leading, developing and managing sizeable teams.
- Experience working across multiple business units.
- A strong background in financial management, reporting, planning and business partnering.
- Experience driving improvements, managing change and enhancing systems and processes.
- A proactive, collaborative and hands-on leadership style.
This opportunity will suit an established Head of Finance, Financial Controller or GM Finance who is ready to take on a broad leadership role within a dynamic business.
You'll be joining an organisation where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, influence business decisions and lead a capable team through continued improvement and change.
If you're an experienced finance leader looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion with Kim Hawkes.
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