Our client is a leading Australian retail/wholesale organisation operating within the industrial products sector, with a strong portfolio of well-established brands and a national footprint. Backed by a broader global group, the business is entering an exciting phase of transformation and growth, with a clear strategy to scale revenue and strengthen its operational and financial capability.
With recent investment into systems and structure, the business is now focused on evolving from a brand led finance model to a more integrated, functional finance structure. This role will play a critical part in that journey.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The General Manager - Finance is a senior leadership role responsible for leading the finance function across multiple business units, with reporting lines to executives within the region.
This position combines financial control, FP&A leadership and business partnering, with a strong focus on building capability, improving processes and supporting strategic decision making.
This is a highly visible role where you will lead a team of finance leaders and work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation. The role is weighted towards forward-looking finance, with a strong emphasis on planning, analysis and commercial insight, while maintaining oversight of core financial reporting, compliance and governance.
You will play a key role in enabling the next phase of growth, supporting a business targeting significant expansion over the coming years and positioning the finance function as a true partner to the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the finance function across multiple business units, ensuring accuracy, integrity and timeliness of financial information
- Drive budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes aligned to business strategy
- Provide commercial insights and support decision making across operations and leadership teams
- Oversee financial reporting, compliance, audit, tax and internal controls
- Lead finance business partnering to support growth, cost management and performance improvement
- Build, coach and mentor a high-performing finance team, including multiple direct reports
- Improve systems, processes and reporting frameworks to enhance efficiency and scalability
- Support board reporting and senior stakeholder engagement
- CA or CPA qualified with significant experience leading finance functions within complex organisations
- Strong background across financial reporting, FP&A, budgeting and forecasting
- Proven leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams
- Experience in inventory-based or product-driven environments highly regarded
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders
- Ability to simplify complex financial information into clear and actionable insights
- Experience working in multi-entity or multi-brand environments is advantageous
- Systems mindset with experience improving processes and financial infrastructure
