Role Overview

Consolidated financial management across the Portable group, including five to seven trading entities, subsidiaries, and the integration of newly acquired businesses.
Monthly reporting and forecasting to the CEO, SLT, and Board, with the analytical depth to drive decisions rather than just record outcomes.
Cash and working capital management through a period of acquisition activity, integration cost, and revenue scaling.
Statutory compliance and year-end in partnership with our external accountant, including ATO relationship management and audit-readiness.
Financial support for the “buy-and-build” plan: preparing and analysing the numbers for due diligence, helping assess valuation and deal economics, and leading the finance integration once deals complete.
Banking and facilities including managing the day-to-day banking relationship, facility and covenant compliance, and debt servicing, working with the CEO on the structuring of acquisition finance.
Integration finance for acquired businesses: chart of accounts, financial reporting, working capital harmonisation, and the commercial check on whether each acquisition is delivering against its case.
Operating economics in partnership with the Director of Delivery including studio margins, utilisation, sell rates, project economics.
Pricing and commercial structure for major proposals, particularly non-standard and commercially complex deals.
Senior Leadership Team membership as an operating leader, not just a finance head.
Finance team leadership across our offshore finance operations and the external accountant relationship, with the discretion to reshape the function as the group grows.
Coaching and commercial partnership with the Director of Delivery as they grow into full operating P&L ownership over the next 12 to 18 months.

Requirements

Senior finance experience in a services, agency, consultancy, or professional services business — ideally $15M+ in revenue — as a financial controller, finance manager, finance director, or head of finance.
Group consolidation, statutory reporting, and ATO experience in the Australian context.
Commercial fluency — you can read a P&L for what it says about pricing, utilisation, margin, and team economics, not just compliance.
Strong or emerging people leadership with the foundations in place to lead people directly and in a range of context
Some exposure to M&A — diligence, completion accounts, or integration — or the commercial foundation and a clear appetite to grow into it.
Confidence managing a banking relationship — facilities, covenants, and reporting — or the readiness to take it on.
CA or CPA qualified, working toward it, or equivalent experience.
A background in working in an agency or consulting environment and the dynamics that drive it
Technical exposure to our industry and the type of work we deliver
R&D Tax Incentive experience, particularly in software or AI.

Benefits

We support a flexible working environment whether its from home or the office or a cafe
We're a family-friendly company who offer parental leave and part-time arrangements to allow for things like pick-ups and drop-offs or sick children
A feedback-friendly culture, where we make space for open and respectful sharing of feedback that helps us grow
We support our team taking mental health days as personal leave that they don’t need to explain or have a medical certificate for
Employee Assistance Program with The Mindroom for general wellbeing check-ins, assistance with career planning, or working through difficult or challenging circumstances
Twice-yearly salary reviews with no minimum service period
Our team can grow their career with our structured career pathways, generous professional development allowance and hands-on learning opportunities
Ongoing leadership coaching and development for leaders in the business
Indigenous cultural awareness training for our entire team
We work on meaningful projects that seek to have a positive impact in the world
Referral programs in place that can earn team members $1500 per successful referral

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Head of Finance