Finance Director (Parental Leave Contract)

Burson
Sydney
Workplace: HybridContractFunction: Finance & AccountingSkills: ["Commercial acumen","Stakeholder management","Communication","Relationship building","Collaborative mindset"]

Lead finance for Burson’s Australia business as a strategic, highly visible partner to the APAC CFO and Australia CEO. Over a 7-month parental leave fixed-term contract, drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning; provide commercial guidance on pricing, profitability, and growth; and oversee governance, risk, compliance, tax, treasury, and statutory obligations. Build and develop the local finance team and partner with regional and global stakeholders on systems and operational improvement initiatives.

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Burson
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Finance Director (Parental Leave Contract)

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Job Summary

Lead finance for Burson’s Australia business as a strategic, highly visible partner to the APAC CFO and Australia CEO. Over a 7-month parental leave fixed-term contract, drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning; provide commercial guidance on pricing, profitability, and growth; and oversee governance, risk, compliance, tax, treasury, and statutory obligations. Build and develop the local finance team and partner with regional and global stakeholders on systems and operational improvement initiatives.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract · 7 months
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with senior business leaders to drive commercial performance and support strategic decision-making.
  • •Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for the Australia business.
  • •Provide commercial guidance on client profitability, pricing, contract negotiations, and growth opportunities.
  • •Lead and develop the local finance team to ensure high-quality financial operations and commercial support.
  • •Oversee financial governance, risk management, compliance, tax, treasury, statutory obligations, and SOX requirements.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant senior finance leadership experience in a professional services, agency, consulting, or similar environment.
  • •Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • •Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and business planning processes.
  • •Proven success partnering with leaders to drive business performance and profitability.
  • •Sound knowledge of financial controls, compliance, tax, and regulatory requirements.
Experience:Professional servicesAgencyConsulting
Skills:Commercial acumenStakeholder managementCommunicationRelationship buildingCollaborative mindset
Languages:English

Company Brief

Burson
Burson Global is a communications and public relations agency providing strategic PR, corporate communications, crisis management, media relations, and stakeholder engagement services to clients across industries to build reputation and manage public perception.
Industry: Professional Services
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