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Reference: BH-170115
Our client is a global general insurance group very much in growth mode in Australia. They have been growing both organically and through acquisition over the last 5 years here and have further exciting plans underway.  Due to an internal secondment they have an opportunity for a senior finance manager or financial controller to join initially on a 12 month FTC.

Reporting into the CFO and leading a small team of financial accountants you will focus on:

  • Overseeing accounting processes
  • Maintaining an appropriate internal control environment
  • Maintaining the integrity of the general ledger
  • Managing the Finance components of the Risk Management Framework
  • Engagement with other stakeholders within the Group
  • Liaising with key stakeholders on tax and audit matters
  • Preparation of quarterly and annual APRA returns
  • Preparation of annual financial statements
  • Monitoring and managing statutory and regulatory change as it relates to the company (including changes to GAAP)
  • Directing and monitoring the work of other Finance team members as required

Required skills and experience:

  • CA/CPA qualified 
  • Minimum 5 - 7 years experience in financial accounting manager level role
  • Strong Insurance experience including APRA reporting (ideally general insurance)
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills
  • Ability to manage a range of internal and external stakeholders effectively


Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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