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Financial Controller

Greenfreight

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Location:
Australia, Wodonga

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Category:
Finance

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

120000.00 - 150000.00 AUD / Year

Job Description:

Play a central role in shaping financial strategy and business performance. Lead and mentor a capable finance team and work closely with executive and management. Join a respected, family-owned logistics business with eastern seaboard focus. The Financial Controller holds strategic oversight of the organisation’s financial performance, providing leadership in financial management, reporting, compliance and analysis. This role ensures the timely preparation of accurate financial information to support operational and strategic decision-making. The Financial Controller leads a small but efficient accounting team, collaborates closely with all business divisions, and plays a pivotal role in financial strategy development, cashflow management, budgeting, forecasting, and regulatory compliance. A key focus is on safeguarding the organisation’s financial health while enabling growth and operational excellence.

Job Responsibility:

  • Financial leadership and reporting
  • Budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
  • Cashflow and treasury management
  • Commercial acumen and business support
  • Business partnering and communication
  • Strategic planning and execution
  • Regulatory compliance and audit management
  • Progressive thinking and continuous improvement
  • Tender and contract development
  • Analytical and decision making skills
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Hold strategic oversight of the organisation’s financial performance
  • Provide leadership in financial management, reporting, compliance and analysis
  • Ensure timely preparation of accurate financial information to support operational and strategic decision-making
  • Lead a small but efficient accounting team
  • Collaborate closely with all business divisions
  • Play a pivotal role in financial strategy development, cashflow management, budgeting, forecasting, and regulatory compliance
  • Safeguard the organisation’s financial health while enabling growth and operational excellence

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
  • CPA or CA certification preferred but not essential
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in financial management roles, ideally within the freight, logistics, transport or similar industries
  • Strong leadership, mentoring and team management capabilities
  • Excellent budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling skills
  • Highly developed commercial acumen and strategic thinking abilities
  • Advanced proficiency in financial systems, eg/ Microsoft Excel and ideally Translogix or similar, and business intelligence tools
  • Strong technical knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, taxation and regulatory frameworks
  • Highly effective communication skills with the ability to engage and influcence stakeholders at all levels

Nice to have:

  • CPA or CA certification
  • Experience within the freight, logistics, transport or similar industries
  • Proficiency in Translogix or similar

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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