Financial Controller

Financial Controller job description

A Financial Controller is a senior management role that overseas all functions of an organisation’s finance and accounting department. For smaller businesses, this may even be an executive position.

A Financial Controller job description should call for high-level analytic skills, brilliant management ability and at least five years’ experience.

Financial Controller duties and responsibilities of the job

As the role responsible for managing all finance and accounting operations, it’s critical that a Financial Controller job description captures the breadth, diversity and seniority of the role. A Financial Controller’s duties and responsibilities generally include:

Developing financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting

High-level financial reporting and analysis

Regular budget consolidation

Cash flow management

Improving efficiencies and reducing costs across the business

Stakeholder management

Debt management and collection

Preparing company tax and BAS statements

Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations

Developing financial reviews and providing investment advice

Payroll processing

Working closely with management or executive teams to share reports and analysis findings

Well-developed leadership skills

Mentoring

Financial Controller job qualifications and requirements

A Financial Controller job description should ask for one or several degrees and extensive experience managing finance teams, preparing and analysing reports and making improvements to fiscal tools and systems. Relevant qualifications are in the fields of:

Finance or Economics

Accounting

Business Administration

Business Law

In addition to Bachelor or Masters level degrees, it would be beneficial for the job description to describe candidates who have participated in a CPA (Certified Practising Accountants) or CA (Chartered Accountants) program. This globally recognised program denotes high professional competency.

Ideal candidates could also be members of, or connected to recognised professional associations such as the Finance and Treasury Association, Australian Bankers Association or FINSIA.

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Salary for Financial Controller

160500 - 197500

25th Percentile

160500

The applicant has limited or no experience in the position and is still developing their skills.

Demand: Low

50th Percentile

173000

The applicant has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.

Demand: Moderate

75th Percentile

197500

The applicant has above-average experience, has (nearly) all necessary skills, and may also have specialised qualifications.

Demand: High

Projected salaries for related positions

Position title

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile

Finance Manager

127000

143000

160500

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177500

200000

238000

CFO / Finance Director (Large/MN)

253000

306000

375500

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