Head of Finance
Hassett ·www.hassett.com.au
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About Our Client
Our client is a high-growth, founder-led food and grocery business with a purpose-led model focused on delivering quality products, convenience and value to Australian consumers.
Operating across ecommerce, fresh food and direct-to-consumer delivery, the business has built a strong customer proposition and is continuing to expand its product range and operational footprint. With growth comes increasing complexity, creating an opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance to strengthen the financial foundations of the business and support its next phase of scale.
Role Summary
Reporting into senior leadership, the Head of Finance will take ownership of the finance function and play a key role in driving financial discipline, commercial visibility and sustainable growth across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who enjoys building, fixing and improving. You will strengthen reporting and forecasting, improve visibility across cash flow, working capital and margins, and develop the systems, processes and controls required to support a scaling organisation.
Importantly, this is not a role that operates from behind a desk. You will
partner closely with operations, procurement, marketing and senior leadership to understand the drivers of performance, solve problems at their source and turn financial information into practical commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Our client is a high-growth, founder-led food and grocery business with a purpose-led model focused on delivering quality products, convenience and value to Australian consumers.
Operating across ecommerce, fresh food and direct-to-consumer delivery, the business has built a strong customer proposition and is continuing to expand its product range and operational footprint. With growth comes increasing complexity, creating an opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance to strengthen the financial foundations of the business and support its next phase of scale.
Role Summary
Reporting into senior leadership, the Head of Finance will take ownership of the finance function and play a key role in driving financial discipline, commercial visibility and sustainable growth across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who enjoys building, fixing and improving. You will strengthen reporting and forecasting, improve visibility across cash flow, working capital and margins, and develop the systems, processes and controls required to support a scaling organisation.
Importantly, this is not a role that operates from behind a desk. You will
partner closely with operations, procurement, marketing and senior leadership to understand the drivers of performance, solve problems at their source and turn financial information into practical commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the finance function across reporting, budgeting, forecasting, governance and compliance
- Own cash flow forecasting and drive improvements across working capital, inventory and supplier terms
- Develop robust margin and profitability analysis across products, delivery and operational costs
- Build meaningful KPI reporting to improve visibility across commercial and operational performance
- Partner with operations, procurement and marketing to improve costs, margins and customer economics
- Improve finance systems, processes, controls and automation to support future growth
- Lead monthly reporting and provide clear commercial insights to senior leadership and key stakeholders
- Evaluate new products, categories, partnerships and growth opportunities through financial modelling and analysis
- Proven finance leadership experience within a high-growth and operationally complex environment
- Strong capability across cash flow management, working capital, forecasting and financial modelling
- Experience within FMCG, food, ecommerce, logistics, subscription or other product and fulfilment-based businesses will be highly regarded
- Demonstrated experience improving financial reporting, systems, processes and controls
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to understand margin and operational cost drivers
- Proven ability to partner with and influence non-finance stakeholders
- Hands-on, practical and comfortable moving between strategy and operational detail
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into clear commercial insights
- Genuine opportunity to own and shape the finance function of a growing consumer business
- Broad Head of Finance role with significant commercial and operational exposure
- Work closely with senior leadership and influence key business decisions
- Opportunity to build scalable systems, processes and finance capability
- Purpose-led business operating within an exciting and fast-moving consumer market
- Three days per week in the office with flexibility around the balance
- Attractive remuneration package in the low $200,000s + Superannuation
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Who is hiring for the Head of Finance role?
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Where is the Head of Finance job located?
The Head of Finance role with Hassett is based in Northern Suburbs, VIC, AU.
Is the Head of Finance role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at Hassett.
What experience level is the Head of Finance role?
The Head of Finance position is aimed at director-level candidates.
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