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Financial Controller (Transformation) | Immediate Start | CBD

Melbourne Temporary AU$200,000 - AU$270,000 per year Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
Supporting a major ERP transformation, with responsibility for strengthening financial controls, improving reporting integrity, overseeing reconciliations, and ensuring alignment across statutory, management, and operational reporting. Working closely with the CFO and ERP Lead, you bring resilience, technical expertise, and strong leadership to navigate a complex environment and drive confidence in finance outputs.
  • Immediate start with scope for perm
  • Own a key transformation period

About Our Client

Our client is a leading tech business.

Job Description

  • Provide leadership and oversight across financial control, management reporting, and finance transformation activities.
  • Review and reconcile bridge financial statements, ensuring alignment between audit adjustments and monthly financial reporting.
  • Validate financial data, reporting outputs, and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and integrity throughout the ERP transition.
  • Lead finance involvement in the migration from Microsoft GP to Oracle, including system mapping and process alignment.
  • Identify, investigate, and resolve reporting discrepancies, data quality issues, and control weaknesses.
  • Strengthen the financial control environment by improving governance, reconciliation processes, and accountability frameworks.
  • Partner with the CFO, ERP Lead, and key stakeholders to deliver reliable Executive and Board-level reporting.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to align statutory, management, and operational reporting requirements across the business.

The Successful Applicant

  • CA/CPA qualified with significant industry experience as a senior Financial Controller/Group FC
  • Immediately available
  • Proven track record operating within complex, fast-paced environments, particularly during periods of transformation, change, or system implementation.
  • Experience supporting ERP implementations or finance system migrations would be a bonus
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to identify data integrity issues, reporting inconsistencies, and control gaps, and drive effective solutions.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior executives and present confidently to Executive and Board-level audiences.
  • Highly resilient, adaptable, and hands-on, with the capacity to deliver outcomes and maintain high standards in a challenging environment where systems, processes, and controls require significant improvement.

What's on Offer

  • Initial 7 month contract with scope for perm
  • Extremely competitive salary range up to $270,000 + Super (pro rata)
  • Accessible CBD location minutes from public transport
  • 3/2 hybrid split
  • An opportunity to drive meaningful uplift in systems/processes



Contact
William Harris
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7086023
Phone number
+61 466 534 114

Job summary

Function
Accounting & Finance
Specialisation
Financial Controller
Industry
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Melbourne
Job Type
Temporary
Consultant name
William Harris
Consultant phone
+61 466 534 114
Job Reference
JN-082026-7086023
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Michael Page acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land we operate on.