WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• This role will suit a commercially astute Head of Finance to join the senior leadership team of an established healthcare organisation operating across Australia and New Zealand.
• This is a broad leadership role with responsibility for the financial performance, governance and commercial stewardship of the business, while also contributing to the development and execution of broader organisational strategy.
• Working closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, the Finance Director will provide high-level financial insight, challenge and guidance to support sustainable growth, investment decisions and overall business performance.
• Key responsibilities will include:
• Partnering with the Managing Director and leadership team to support strategic planning, commercial decision making and business growth.
• Providing meaningful financial analysis and advice to assess opportunities, investments, risks and operational performance.
• Leading the annual budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes across the Australia and New Zealand businesses.
• Monitoring financial performance against agreed targets and providing regular reporting and commentary to senior leadership.
• Working closely with business leaders to maintain strong cost management disciplines and ensure expenditure is aligned with organisational priorities.
• Establishing and monitoring working capital objectives, including receivables, inventory and supplier payments.
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to local, regional and group stakeholders.
• Maintaining strong financial controls, governance frameworks and administrative processes across the business.
• Overseeing statutory reporting requirements and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting, taxation and regulatory obligations.
• Managing relationships with external auditors and coordinating the annual audit process.
• Overseeing corporate taxation requirements, including GST, FBT, income tax and other relevant statutory obligations.
• Providing oversight of treasury, cash flow and broader financial risk management activities.
• Providing leadership, direction and development to the Finance team, ensuring capability and processes continue to evolve with the business.

YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Extensive senior finance experience, including substantial responsibility for leading a finance function within a sizeable, commercially focused organisation.
• Experience operating in a complex business environment with meaningful scale, ideally within an organisation generating significant annual revenue.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, finance, commerce or a related discipline, with CPA, CA or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience with taxation and financial reporting obligations within Australia & ideally NZ with US GAAP knowledge.
• Strong financial systems capability, with experience using enterprise-level ERP platforms such as SAP and confidence across the Microsoft Office suite.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to identify issues early, exercise sound judgement and develop practical responses without requiring close direction.
• The ability to move comfortably between high-level strategic thinking and detailed operational execution when required.
• Strong commercial instincts and the confidence to contribute beyond the traditional finance remit to broader organisational priorities and decision making.
• A collaborative, energetic and self-directed working style, supported by strong relationship-building, communication and influencing skills.
• The maturity and interpersonal capability to work effectively with senior executives, operational leaders and cross-functional teams.