Financial Control & Reporting Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Overall ownership of the financial control framework and balance-sheet integrity, embedding controls by design into Finance processes, systems and ways of working to reduce reliance on manual intervention and post review
• Overall accountability for statutory reporting, external and audit coordination, tax and regulatory compliance, and the quality of supporting documentation.
• Lead technical accounting judgements in partnership with the Senior Technical Accounting & Governance Lead and escalate material matters to the Finance & BizTX Director.
• Oversee treasury, foreign exchange, financial risk and delegated-authority compliance within agreed Group policies.

• Overall ownership of the month-end reporting process, reporting timetable, consolidation, quality assurance and submission of actuals, forecasts, budgets and Group reporting. Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, timely, insightful and aligned to Group requirements.
• Lead the preparation, review and continuous improvement of management reporting packs, performance dashboards and executive reporting, providing a clear and governed view of business performance
• Own the governance, timetable, consolidation, quality assurance and submission of forecasts, budgets and Group reporting.
• Ensure the Group submission reconciles to the commercial outlook, with clear story telling, transparent movements, assumptions, risks and opportunities.
• Own the reporting calendar and quality of monthly performance packs, while Commercial Finance owns the commercial drivers, outlook, MBR roll-up and consolidated R&O position.
• Lead overhead planning, reporting and cost control, providing clear accountability and action-focused insight.

• Own the end-to-end effectiveness of Record to Report and local Finance operations, with clear process ownership, controls and service expectations.
• Manage the Finance Hub relationship, service levels, KPIs, escalations and improvement plans for transactional and reporting support.
• Drive close discipline, reconciliations, issue resolution and clear transfer of work and accountability between the local team, Hub and business stakeholders.
• Oversee foreign exchange management and execution, coordinating with the Senior Technical Accounting & Governance Lead on policy, governance, accounting treatment and escalation of material exposures.
• Build operational resilience through documented processes, clear accountabilities, cross-training and effective contingency arrangements.

• Own Finance governance for core systems and reporting processes, including Business Central and connected reporting solutions.
• Improve data quality, master-data discipline and the reliability of management information.
• Design sustainable and effective controls in end-to-end Finance processes using systems thinking principles, identifying root causes of issues and embedding preventative controls, automation and clear process ownership
• Simplify processes, eliminate low-value activity and use automation and AI to improve control, timeliness and productivity.
• Lead Finance improvement initiatives from problem definition through implementation, adoption and benefit realisation.

• Lead, coach and develop team capability, setting clear outcomes and standards.
• Partner closely with the Senior Manager - Commercial Finance to maintain one aligned Finance view while preserving clear commercial and governance accountabilities.
• Provide clear advice and recommendations to the Executive Team and Group Finance on reporting, control, risk and performance matters.
• Promote a culture of ownership, curiosity, continuous improvement and constructive challenge across Finance.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified accountant (CA, CPA or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex financial matters into clear business implications and recommendations.
• Demonstrated judgement, integrity and confidence to constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical capability, commercial curiosity and attention to detail.
• Proactive, accountable and comfortable operating across strategic and detailed work.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery discipline in a deadline-driven environment.
• Substantial experience leading financial control, reporting, planning and compliance activities in a complex business.
• Demonstrated experience designing and improving finance processes, systems and internal control environments using a control-by-design mindset.
• Ability to think systemically across end-to-end processes, identifying interdependencies, root causes and opportunities to remove complexity and control risk.
• Demonstrated people leadership and experience managing shared-service or outsourced Finance delivery.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, statutory reporting, audit, tax, treasury and internal controls relevant to an Australian business.
• Experience coordinating forecast, budget and reporting submissions.

• Experience in FMCG, consumer goods or another fast-paced product-based business.
• Experience working in a multi-country, regional or global organisation.
• Experience with Microsoft ERP, reporting and analytics tools, including Business Central, Power BI or equivalent.
• Experience applying automation, AI or process-improvement tools within Finance.
  
  

Benefits

• Additional 1% Superannuation
• Flexible / Hybrid working options
• Birthday Day Leave
• Discounted Twinings Co products
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.