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Group Financial Controller

Strategy, Analytics & Finance | Full time | Sydney, NSW

Description

Heyyyy! We're Cashrewards, Australia’s most loved cashback platform. 

We’re looking for team members to add to our high-performing, ambitious, and collaborative culture. Our team recently voted us a certified Great Place to Work, and we’re looking for top talent to make us even better. If you thrive in a always evolving, dynamic environment and want to be part of something great, this could be your next big move. 

About the Role
As the Group Financial Controller, you will lead the organisation’s financial control function, ensuring compliance with AASB, IFRS, and ASX reporting standards. You will drive the implementation and continuous improvement of finance policies and procedures, lead statutory compliance activities, and oversee internal controls and risk management across the group. Manage month-end, half-year, and full-year reporting cycles, delivering accurate, insightful financial reports to senior leadership.  

Additionally, you will champion a control environment, lead audit processes, and support financial performance analysis in collaboration with Commercial Finance. You’ll also be responsible for developing and mentoring a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and sound financial governance. 

If you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex problems with a solutions-focused mindset, this is the role for you. You’ll play a key part in shaping the financial integrity of the business while collaborating across teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver real impact. 

Your Focus

  • Be our technical expert, providing advice based on accounting standards and tax rules.  
  • Implementation and improvement of finance policy and procedures.  
  • Lead the annual review of all financial accounting policies.  
  • Lead the operational audit processes and statutory compliance of all activities. 
  • Assist with inputs into financial data and reports required to support Company reporting (annual reports, ASX releases, etc.).   
  • Improve rigour and confidence in internal controls, reviewing existing processes and designing/ implementing improvements. Maintain the company’s internal risk register relating to Finance activities.  
  • Lead the financial, statutory and ASX reporting for the company.  
  • Lead the month-end, half year and full year financial accounting reporting processes across the company.  This should include insights, watch outs and recommendations on performance deviations  
  • Champion financial accounting activities as required to ensure accuracy, integrity and timeliness in the P&L, Cash Flow and Balance sheet.  
  • Prepare monthly financial reporting and analysis for the Executive team and the Board, emphasizing numbers need to be correct the first time.   
  • Lead the financial controller team to excellence. Lead by example to our culture of high performance.  

About You

  • Deep understanding and demonstration of AASB (Australian Accounting Standards Boarding), IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), and ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) reporting standards, with the ability to interpret and apply complex accounting principles. 
  • Demonstration and knowledge of compliance requirements and audit processes, with experience managing annual reporting cycles. 
  • Proven ability to design, implement, and improve internal control frameworks and manage financial risk registers. 
  • Advanced skills in preparing accurate financial statements, board reports, and providing insight-driven variance analysis. 
  • Track record of streamlining and automating finance operations and evaluating systems for efficiency and suitability. 
  • Demonstrated experience in building, mentoring, and leading high-performing finance teams, with clear objective setting and performance management. 

Additional Information

A little bit about us

We’re Cashrewards—a shopping gateway to cashback deals and more from Australia’s leading brands, proudly backed by 1835i, one of Australia’s leading venture funds. We’ve grown from a startup in 2014 with a noble cause into an Australian success story, scaling with a bright future. 
Giving back is in our DNA. It’s a huge part of why we show up every day. Not only do we help more than 2 million members earn cashback, we also donate to the Starlight Foundation every time our members redeem their cashback, helping over 64,000 sick kids and counting. We’re evolving, looking for new ways to help customers feel like they’ve won at shopping. With over 2,000 of Australia’s biggest brands as our clients, our retail media proposition, Circuit by Cashrewards, enables them to connect with our high-purchase-intent members and measure the results. 
 
We’re building a high-performance culture where innovation, continuous learning, and iteration are key to delivering exceptional outcomes for our members and clients. As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a continuously evolving environment that values flexibility and trust. Our flexible working policy allows you to decide where and how you work best with our hybrid work environment and our Sydney CBD office.
 
Our promise to you is simple: At Cashrewards, we’re here to support your growth, well-being, and success. You’ll be empowered to make an impact while enjoying perks like double cashback, access to wellness programs like ClassPass and Headspace, and the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Together, we’ll help you grow your career while contributing to a mission that truly gives back.