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About the Role
As Financial Controller, you will have broad operational responsibilities across RSM’s Group Finance function. You will oversee the operations of the financial accounting and FP&A teams and support the Director of Group Finance in developing and implementing strategy for the broader Group Finance division. This role works closely with the Director of Group Finance, partners, and senior leaders at RSM.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including treasury, financial planning and analysis, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial accounting.
- Oversee the timely delivery of key financial reports, providing technical guidance and support to team members.
- Lead the annual budgeting process, delivering robust financial plans, insights and analysis to the Executive Board.
- Support operational business units in developing financial plans by providing technical expertise, commercial insight and constructive challenge of key assumptions.
- Partner with business leaders to translate financial insights into actionable initiatives that support informed decision-making and achievement of the firm’s financial and strategic objectives.
- Ensure the accurate and timely completion of external reporting and regulatory obligations, including taxation and bank covenant reporting.
- Design, implement and maintain robust internal controls across key financial processes.
- Serve as the Workday ERP Finance module lead, owning configuration changes to align the system with evolving business and finance requirements, enhance functionality and drive continuous process improvement.
- Oversee the preparation and delivery of financial forecasts, analysis and commentary to support the Director of Group Finance and the Leadership Group.
- Lead treasury activities, including cash flow forecasting, cash reserve management, payment approvals and oversight of foreign currency transactions.
- Coordinate resourcing across Group Finance, proactively identifying capacity requirements and managing absences to support the timely delivery of key activities.
- Lead, mentor and develop team members through effective coaching, feedback and support, enabling them to realise their potential.
- Oversee key activities relating to partner profit distributions, including managing partner elections, maintaining beneficiary records, calculating payments and preparing beneficiary reports.
- Support the Director of Group Finance in administering the Partner Welfare Policy, including the calculation and communication of quarantined leave and additional partner leave entitlements.
- Manage financial compliance requirements associated with partner appointments and terminations.
- Support the Director of Group Finance with strategic initiatives, ad hoc activities and projects.
Requirements
- CA or equivalent
- Degree Qualified
- 3+ years in a senior role leading finance teams
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills
- High level communication skills both written and verbal
- Highly organised both in relation to personal and team activities
- Ability to operate at all levels including at a transactional level where required
- Strong decision making skills
- Excellent analytical skills combined with sound business acumen
- Experience of working in professional services firms (Desirable)
- Experience with Workday / Adaptive Planning (Desirable)
- Experience with the taxation of trusts and trust accounting (Desirable)
Skills
- Financial Accounting
- Treasury
- Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Budgeting
- Financial Reporting
- Internal Controls
- Workday ERP Finance module
- Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Business Acumen
- Trust Taxation
- Trust Accounting
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- CA or equivalent
- Degree Qualified
Benefits
- A wide range of leading health, wellness financial and lifestyle benefits
About the Company
- RSM Australia supports a people-centric and collaborative culture where we are committed to empowering and developing you.
- As a leading professional services firm, we connect you to an extensive network of global resources and invest in your future.
- RSM Australia is a member of RSM, the world’s 6th largest network of audit, tax and consulting firms.
- We are an award-winning professional services firm with over 100 years experience supporting Australian businesses.
- We believe in putting people first and we are proud to have developed a work culture that fosters growth, collaboration and success.