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Chief Financial Officer
Australia · Full-time. Lead financial strategy, performance, governance, cash flow, and commercial decision support while shaping the systems and controls that underpin a high-performing finance function.
Position
Chief Financial Officer
Department
Executive Leadership / Finance
Location
Australia
Employment Type
Full-Time
Remuneration
Executive package commensurate with experience
Reports To
Managing Director / Board
Position Overview
About the role
This is an opportunity for an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead an established finance function and become a trusted strategic adviser to the Managing Director, board, and executive leadership team.
You will take executive responsibility for financial strategy, performance, governance, cash flow, risk, and commercial decision support. The role combines strategic influence with hands-on leadership and suits a CFO who is comfortable operating in an SME or mid-market environment where finance is closely connected to day-to-day business performance.
What you’ll do
Key responsibilities
Financial Strategy & Executive Leadership
- Partner with the Managing Director and leadership team on business strategy, growth priorities, and financial performance.
- Translate financial information into clear commercial recommendations.
- Lead long-term financial planning, scenario modelling, and investment evaluation.
- Assess the financial implications of major initiatives, tenders, capital expenditure, and business proposals.
- Present financial performance, risks, and recommendations to the board and senior leadership.
Performance & Commercial Insight
- Lead annual budgets, forecasts, and periodic reforecasting.
- Maintain visibility across cash flow, working capital, profitability, and financial risk.
- Deliver timely management reporting across sales, margins, business units, and operational performance.
- Identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities requiring management attention.
- Develop models that support pricing, commercial negotiations, and investment decisions.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Oversee statutory reporting, tax obligations, and regulatory compliance.
- Maintain strong financial controls, delegations, and governance processes.
- Lead external audit, accounting, and advisory relationships.
- Oversee banking, funding, insurance, and key financial-service relationships.
- Support the business in managing financial, commercial, and operational risk.
Systems & Transformation
- Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of financial systems and reporting.
- Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, automation, controls, and data quality.
- Lead finance-system enhancements and broader transformation initiatives.
- Support the effective use of Pronto ERP and related reporting platforms.
- Improve access to meaningful financial and operational information across the business.
What you bring
Required qualifications
Education & Experience
- Substantial experience leading an end-to-end finance function within an SME or mid-market organisation.
- Previous experience as a CFO, Head of Finance, Finance Director, or senior finance executive.
- CA or CPA qualification.
- Demonstrated experience advising Managing Directors, boards, or executive leadership teams.
- Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and statutory compliance.
- Proven experience leading and developing a finance team.
Commercial & Leadership Capability
- Strong financial-planning, cash-flow, working-capital, and commercial-analysis capability.
- Sound knowledge of governance, internal controls, and enterprise risk.
- Strong commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.
- The ability to combine strategic leadership with appropriate operational oversight.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Practical experience with Pronto ERP is highly regarded.
Highly regarded background
Experience with Power BI, Cognos, Phocas, or comparable reporting platforms.
Exposure to multi-entity, multi-business-unit, inventory-based, or operationally complex organisations.
Experience with banking facilities, insurance, commercial contracts, and tender processes.
Finance transformation, systems implementation, or process improvement experience.
Exposure to growth, restructuring, acquisition, or business integration environments.
The opportunity
- Direct reporting line to the Managing Director.
- Meaningful engagement with the board and executive leadership team.
- Executive ownership of financial strategy and performance.
- Leadership of an established finance team.
- Authority to strengthen systems, controls, and commercial discipline.
- Opportunity to improve how Pronto ERP and BI tools support decision-making.
Where you will add value
- Shape the finance function as the organisation grows and evolves.
- Improve financial visibility across strategy, operations, and commercial planning.
- Raise the quality and timeliness of management information.
- Balance strategic advice with hands-on operational oversight.
- Build stronger decision support across executive leadership and the broader business.
How to apply
Ready to lead the finance function?
Interested candidates should submit:
- An up-to-date resume outlining your CFO or senior finance leadership experience.
- A brief cover note highlighting your background in strategy, governance, and executive stakeholder management.
- Details of your experience with Pronto ERP, reporting platforms, or finance transformation programs.
- Your remuneration expectations and notice period.
SAAPRO specialises in connecting finance leaders with Pronto experience to organisations that value the combination of financial, commercial, and ERP expertise.