Financial Controller - 12 month maximum term contract

Company Description

Empower Australia’s Payments Future with Cuscal 

At Cuscal, your skills drive change and make a real impact. Whether you’re supporting our clients’ customers in our Fraud Operations Contact Centre or delivering innovative solutions in Product Delivery, your contribution helps shape the payments industry’s future. 

Join a team that values collaboration, innovation and excellence. With a focus on professional growth and flexibility, Cuscal is where you can thrive. 

Forward with Cuscal. 

Job Description

We are looking for a Financial Controller to join our Group Finance and Planning Division on a 12-month maximum term contract.

Your Opportunity 

The Financial Controller is responsible for the end‑to‑end delivery of the Group’s year‑end statutory financial statements and Annual Report, while concurrently leading the financial control function through 2 significant change programs, in implementing a new General Ledger (GL) and the ongoing integration of a recently acquired subsidiary into the business.

This role is execution‑focused and suited to a senior finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise, proven audit and annual reporting experience, and hands‑on capability in implementing change. The role will provide stability, leadership and technical depth through a critical reporting and transformation period. In addition, the Financial Controller plays a critical role in managing the Financial Control function within the Financial Reporting & Control team. This covers financial accounting, control and reporting duties as listed below. 

You’ll also make an impact by:

• Lead the full year-end close process, including coordination of group entities and complex accounting areas.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements in accordance with AASB / IFRS and Corps Act requirements.
• Own the Annual Report delivery timetable, ensuring on-time approval by external auditors, and Board committees.
• Draft and review key sections of the Annual Report, including the financial statements and notes, key accounting policies and Directors’ declaration (financial sections), as well as ‘left hand notes’ to the accounts.
• Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, managing audit requests, issues resolution and sign-off.
• Prepare technical accounting papers for accounting areas of judgement Position Description alongside the Senior Manager, Corporate Finance.
• Maintain strong internal financial controls and procedures to safeguard the Group’s assets;
• Ensures that the integrity of the various financial accounting and reporting processes, systems and procedures are maintained.
• Oversight of month end and year end close process and general ledger reconciliation practices, including reporting/escalation.
• Support internal and external audit requirements during the year end
• Act as key point of contact for financial control for the ongoing implementation of a new general ledger (Workday).
• Refinement of chart of accounts, accounting rules and controls and reporting hierarchies;
• Ensure the new GL supports statutory, audit and control requirements.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring 

You’ve got solid commercial acumen, an eye for detail with excellent influencing and communication skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven to contribute to a dynamic team. 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have: 

• 7+ years of experience in financial management or accounting, including experience producing consolidated financial statements in a listed environment
• Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards (AAS) and regulatory requirements
• Excellent ability to manage auditors, tight deadlines and competing priorities
• Excellent analytical and strategic problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
•  Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g. financial services, banking, payments)
• Advanced Excel skills and Intermediate MS Word / Powerpoint skills
• ‘Big 4’ accounting firm background

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have some of the following: 

• Knowledge of Workday financial systems
• Experience in the production of APRA returns for a domestic ADI
• Moderate or better management reporting system skills such as; TM1

Additional Information

Why Cuscal? 

At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.   

Here, you’ll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on Australia’s financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves.  

You’ll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams. 

And you’ll build an impressive, fulfilling career that continues to grow.   

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

• Recognition and growth: Celebrate achievements through IGNITE and grow with tailored development opportunities. 
• Wellbeing focus: Access initiatives supporting physical, mental, and financial health, plus discounts via ‘Cuscal Advantage.’ 
• Diversity and inclusion: Join a workplace that values different perspectives and flexible work arrangements. 

Join us and reimagine the future 

Ready to make an impact? Click APPLY to join Cuscal today. 

If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to explore how you can contribute to our vision for the future. Screening and interviews may occur before the job ad closing date, so don’t wait - apply now. 

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.  

We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.   

Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.