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Chief Financial Officerprensa • Melbourne, VIC, AU
Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

prensa • Melbourne, VIC, AU
11 days ago
Job description

Job Description

Prensa is a leading national consulting firm, with 300+ staff, specialising in the management of Property, Environment, and Safety Risks. We support a diverse range of clients across government, infrastructure, commercial and industrial sectors and pride ourselves on delivering practical, quality outcomes.

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We are seeking a hands-on, experienced, and commercially minded CFO. You will take full ownership of our finance function and help drive our continued success.

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About the Role

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Reporting directly to the joint CEOs, you will lead the finance function across the organisation.

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Key areas include:

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  • Reporting Entity financial reporting and compliance
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  • Management reporting
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  • Budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management
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  • Payroll oversight and administration
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  • Accounts payable and accounts receivable
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  • Team administration
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  • P&C Support
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You will lead the finance and administration team while working closely with the CEOs and Finance Committee to drive business performance and continuous improvement.

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You will be the key finance liaison with our major investor. This involves delivering regular management reporting within tight deadlines and handling ad hoc requests from stakeholders in Australia and the UK.

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Note: this role is a full time in-office role, Hawthorn location

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What We Are Looking For

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  • A Chartered Accountant with 10 + years in a senior finance role
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  • Proven experience in a medium to large Australian business
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  • Reporting Entity experience and familiarity with Accounting Standards
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  • Advanced ERP and financial systems experience
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  • Understanding of service-based organisations and their challenges
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  • Capability to thrive in a busy, hands-on leadership role
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  • Ability to be equally comfortable working at a strategic level or rolling up your sleeves when required
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  • A collaborative leader with an impeccably high level of integrity, judgement, emotional intelligence and a passion for achieving operational excellence
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  • Experience in environmental, safety, or similar industries (highly regarded)
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Key Responsibilities

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  • Take full ownership of the end-to end finance function
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  • Manage Payroll for 300+ employees, including preparing data for our outsourced payroll provider. You will effectively be the Payroll Manager for the business, so payroll expertise and willingness to be hands-on with this is essential.
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  • Support the P&C Manager with special projects and policy implementation
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  • Deliver accurate financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting
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  • Manage cashflow
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  • Ensure compliance with BAS, GST, payroll tax, superannuation, FBT, Income tax, Workers Compensation and all other statutory obligations.
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  • Partner with operational teams to analyse project profitability, margins, and business performance.
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  • Drive continuous improvement across financial systems, controls, and business processes.
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  • Liaise with external auditors, tax accountants, banks, and other key stakeholders as required.
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Why Prensa?

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  • Join a respected and growing Australian business that has been established for over 16 years
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  • Work closely with the joint CEOs and Executive Team to influence business strategy
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  • Lead a high-performing finance team and make a tangible impact across the organisation
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  • Competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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