anzuk Education is a rapidly growing global education recruitment agency which has 15 offices and 200+ staff located across Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and the UK. The anzuk team has clear plans to continue to grow whilst maintaining our BE GREAT value pillars and purpose-driven culture which help create exceptional experiences in education. If you are excited by growth, collaboration, and innovation, you will be able to play a strategic role in our 2025 growth plan.
The Opportunity
Our continued year on year growth has led to an opportunity for a highly capable, commercial, and technical Financial Controller to join the Finance Team, reporting to the global CFO who is a passionate leader of people. This newly created role will be pivotal in the strategic direction of the business moving forward and will be a key driver in the planning of the organisation's global growth towards 1 million placements by 2025, by helping the business make relevant, informed, and purposeful decisions. This role will lead Australian Finance team and be a key partner with the global finance teams to support global standardisation and long-term strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership of the Australian Finance Team
- Leadership, mentoring, and development of the Australian Finance team
- Oversee the finance function and ensure that the accounting operations of the organisation run smoothly and within a robust control environment
- Documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Enhancement of existing reporting processes, systems, methodologies, and controls to better deliver and enhance financial performance management with a focus on simplification
- Ensuring compliance with statutory and legislative obligations
Financial Reporting & Cash Flow
- Manage all Australian internal financial reporting responsibilities of the business including monthly management accounts and weekly performance reporting
- Develop and manage advanced forecasting and anticipated financial performance models for timely reporting across the business and communicate on the findings for Australia
- Oversee the preparation of timely monthly financial and performance reports for Australia
- Partnering with the Australian business to understand their informational requirements and oversee the creation of financial performance dashboards to support their needs
- Constantly thrive to automate and simplify reporting through tech where possible
- Oversee working capital management and cash flow forecasting and planning in Australia
- Standardise financial reporting output and contribute to global rollout
- Partner with global finance teams contribute to working towards best practice of above
- Contribute to global financial risk management for overseas operations in the US, UK, NZ (P&L, BS, Cash Flow, Business Risk)
- Coordinate and direct 2025 global financial business planning through Financial Modelling, including incorporating rolling 12-month P&L Forecasting, Business Performance Reporting and Cash Flow Forecasting
- Creation of global Financial Business Plans and Bonus Structure proposals
Benefits
If you are a values-driven team player, are looking for a position with purpose, and want to join an innovative and inclusive team, this will be the role for you. You can also look forward to other benefits including:
- Global career opportunities
- Breakfast provided daily, along with fresh fruit
- Internal and external training programs
- Regular team social events and a fun office environment
- Volunteering and fundraising initiatives
- Health and wellbeing programs including meditation and mindfulness sessions, as well as a book club
- Dog-friendly offices
To Apply
Please apply through the link below or at ljones@sharpandcarter.com.au
If you want to learn more about the CFO this role reports to or the anzuk culture in general, please visit:
https://vimeo.com/491417670
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/selfless-leadership-key-ingredient-cfo-create-sustainable-knox/?trackingId=h%2FhCIM5L626r2D4SoZ8TGw%3D%3D
Please note, Sharp & Carter have been engaged exclusively and Third-party applications will be forwarded to Sharp & Carter for their consideration.