We believe in the Distributed Model as the future of employment and helping our Customers find forward-thinking Finance Professionals for their in-house roles.

Our Story:

Better Business Basics matches great Finance professionals with optimum Finance roles based on more than 14 key factors such as role type, location factors and rate, to better customise the role that’s right for you.

The key to our almost 20-year success is in our People.

We offer truly flexible career opportunities, which is why we were proud to be awarded Employer of Choice by the Australian Business Awards two years running.

We are looking for a great match for a Financial Controller with a Customer of ours. This is also a role we know well. This role would suit someone who is passionate about in-house Accounting first and foremost and loves working as part of a small finance team, where what you do makes a difference.

Our Customer, an Adelaide-based organisation, has a national reach and is a leader in their field so you’ll need to be able to have your hands in the day-to-day detail and also be part of the bigger picture. This pivotal role demands someone with proven experience in EOM reporting, managing a dynamic cashflow position including all the aspects that feed into the ins and outs that are managed by your team. As the key finance person leading a team of three, you’ll be working closely with the CEO and other departmental mangers to ensure the financial systems and processes that lead to accurate and regular reporting give the business what they need to make key decisions effectively. The role is based just north of Adelaide’s CBD, with some flexible working options considered once the role is under your belt, if that's what you need. You'll have proven experience (+5 years) of working for a medium to large organisation and supporting internal departments in a Financial Controller role.

Our Customer’s Story:

With an almost 20-year history, our Customer's team has high-level and hands-on experience across industrial and commercial industry sectors. Team members have played a significant role in the design and development of a substantial percentage of many major refrigeration projects across Australia over the last 25 years. They have extensive experience in the installation and maintenance of all types of industrial and commercial refrigeration systems, working across a diverse range of industries. Their projects range in value from a few thousand to many millions of dollars on simple to highly complex refrigeration projects across Australia and in Asia. 

Their values drive outstanding performance by every team member and sub-contractor. They carry them in every interaction and industrial refrigeration job they tend to:

Service; Partnerships; Integrity; Communication; Evolving; Success

The Role’s Benefits:

• Benefit from a competitive rate

• The opportunity to progress to a leading finance role with mentoring and support from a forward-thinking and respected CEO

• Part of a small dedicated finance team

• Gain the valuable experience of working for a company at the forefront of innovation in its field

• Work with a national player with deep relationships in their sector

The Role:

• Is 5 days a week but a 9-day fortnight would also be considered for the right candidate

• Is responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of financial controls, cashflow management and monthly reporting

• Assists with the annual budget process and forecasting

• Works under the CEO as part of a team of 4

Your Story:

This role’s ideal for you if:

• You’re Degree and CPA qualified 

• You have experience in a project-based revenue environment including software applications used in this environment including SimPro and XERO

• You have deep experience experience in cashflow forecasting in a dynamic environment and in working capital management and have used cashflow forecasting tools like Futrli

• You have demonstrated increased strategic insights about scope of control and decision-making, including understanding when stakeholders’ views need to be included in decisions, how these decisions impact the whole business and how to communicate this impact on those they affect

• You love working independently but know how to lead and motivate a small, high-functioning finance team and integrate them with the rest of an organisation as a valued resource

• You love the detail and make problem solving your priority, and have the capacity, vision and commitment to explore and implement innovation to improve day-to-day processing

• You have an enquiring mindset that constantly asks questions to understand and learn and then apply this thinking and skills to the specific business context, including how you use the emerging tech in AI in your, and your team's, day-to-day

• You have personal resilience around managing day-to-day challenges, feedback and ongoing learning

Let's chat:

We love matching people to roles that allow people to thrive. If you would like more information or to discuss this role in more detail, please contact our recruitment team via email at annie@betterbusinessbasics.com.au

Please attach a cover letter with your resume to your SEEK application outlining what makes you a perfect fit and what you want to achieve in this role in the next 3 years. 

We are also using Role-Match to match this role, so please apply there including the online Assessment which will ensure that this role, or another we have, is right for you.

Please note our applications deadline for this role is 5pm Friday 28th November 2025, so if this role has piqued your interest, don't hesitate - apply today. Be prepared and start 2026 with something new.

We thank you in advance for taking the time to apply with us.