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Job Description
Oceanfront executive office with meeting chairs

Assistant Finance Manager

Salary:

$80k to $125k base

Location:

Frenchs Forest

Our Client:

our client - Assistant Finance Manager (AU/NZ) Exclusive contingent search. Globally signed off. Hire ASAP. Succession into Finance Manager over about 3 to 4 years. Business About $15m Australia + about $2m New Zealand turnover; about 5 people in Australia Moving offices to Frenchs Forest About 600 SKUs; warehouse manager owns inventory counts (not barcoded). Inventory is not a finance ownership item Plumber-installed products (channel includes firms such as Reece Plumbing); R&D in Europe; no M&A on the horizon Systems Currently Odoo (not happy); moving to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central around January next year (Judy involved) Working pattern Open to 3 days/week or 5 days full-time Remuneration Flexible window about $80k to $125k base + super; want best candidate at both ends of the range Bonus structure TBC (Bruce to confirm) Onboarding First about 4 weeks: up and running through month-end 90 days: majority of remit covered Contacts Judi Corke - Finance Manager (day-to-day / handover) Bruce Salmon - GM / MD AU and NZ Commercial Exclusive contingent; 6-month replacement guarantee agreed Fee per signed proposal / Terms of Business

The Role:

our client - Assistant Finance Manager (AU/NZ)

  • Exclusive contingent search. Globally signed off. Hire ASAP. Succession into Finance Manager over about 3 to 4 years.
  • Business
  • About $15m Australia + about $2m New Zealand turnover; about 5 people in Australia
  • Moving offices to Frenchs Forest
  • About 600 SKUs; warehouse manager owns inventory counts (not barcoded). Inventory is not a finance ownership item
  • Plumber-installed products (channel includes firms such as Reece Plumbing); R&D in Europe; no M&A on the horizon
  • Systems
  • Currently Odoo (not happy); moving to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central around January next year (Judy involved)
  • Working pattern
  • Open to 3 days/week or 5 days full-time
  • Remuneration
  • Flexible window about $80k to $125k base + super; want best candidate at both ends of the range
  • Bonus structure TBC (Bruce to confirm)
  • Onboarding
  • First about 4 weeks: up and running through month-end
  • 90 days: majority of remit covered
  • Contacts
  • Judi Corke - Finance Manager (day-to-day / handover)
  • Bruce Salmon - GM / MD AU and NZ
  • Commercial
  • Exclusive contingent; 6-month replacement guarantee agreed
  • Fee per signed proposal / Terms of Business
Candidate Requirements:
Remuneration and Benefits:
Job Reference No: BHJOB3959_3501

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