Financial Controller

About the role

Our Financial Controller will play a key role in supporting the financial operations of a growing, global SaaS business, working closely with the Director of Finance across reporting, compliance, and commercial finance activities. The role offers strong exposure to strategic and operational finance, while partnering with external advisors across more complex areas.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Reporting

Build annual budgets and ongoing forecasts

Support and review month-end processes and reporting prepared by the Management Accountant

Responsible for preparation and audit of IFRS compliant consolidated reporting

Manage cash flow across the Fivecast group

Directly manage the Finance Officer, who is responsible for delivering accounts payable/receivable and payroll across Fivecast group businesses

Support financial modelling and scenario analysis to inform growth and funding decisions

Assist with preparation of income tax statements and coordinate tax lodgements with external advisors (Australia, US, and Europe)

Ensure compliance with relevant financial, tax, and regulatory requirements across new and existing jurisdictions

Maintain transfer pricing policy with assistance from external advisors

Implement, calculate and report on sales incentive and bonus schemes

Operations, Compliance & Governance

Prepare R&D Tax Incentive applications and support associated documentation

Support future grant applications and ongoing reporting requirements

Maintain the Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) and grant allocations

Review and coordinate renewal of company insurance policies

Team Management

Manage the Management Accountant and Finance Officer, including day-to-day oversight of workload and priorities

Conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews, providing clear feedback and direction

Support the development and capability uplift of the team

Skills & Experience

CA or CPA qualified, with relevant tertiary qualifications

Experience as a Financial Controller or strong experience as either a Senior Accountant or Finance Manager

Strong technical accounting knowledge, including financial reporting, tax, and compliance requirements

Experience working with external advisors (tax, audit, legal), ideally across multiple jurisdictions

Commercial mindset, with the ability to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial decision-making

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail

Advanced Excel skills, with experience in financial systems

Ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment

Strong communication skills, with confidence to provide clear and pragmatic advice

Proven ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders across finance, operations, and leadership teams

Our Work Environment and Culture

Our Adelaide based headquarters is a purpose-built tech hub centrally based in vibrant Hutt Street. We moved into this brand-new space in 2023 to allow for continued collaboration, innovation & growth.

Our space has been specifically engineered for brainstorming, idea generation, random encounters across teams and to suit our casual, relaxed culture. This has been achieved through amazing features, including an arcade room, pool

table, fully equipped kitchens with fruit and snacks, barista quality coffee machine, end of trip facilities (showers, lockers, bike storage, etc), as well as comfortable breakout spaces.

Fivecast has a connected work culture with team members taking advantage of our social clubs, local cafes, bars, pubs and sporting facilities for team activities. At Fivecast we understand the importance of a good work-life balance and support flexible work arrangements.