Financial Controller

October 26, 2022

Job Description

About Us

Marketplacer is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Our leading marketplace solution takes business beyond physical stores and inventory holdings – making it easy to sell what you don’t own. Marketplacer is responsible for the business transformations of Woolworths, Qantas, Optus, Albertsons, Surfstich & Myer to name a few.

We want to build a company where people feel empowered to do their best work, wherever they are. Our team is spread across Australia, New Zealand and the US – with additional global locations due to open soon. We empower our people to work flexibly and in remote settings but we love to socialise and get together in person on a regular basis as well.

What’s the role?

We are currently looking for an experienced financial controller to join our team on a 12 month Mat leave contract with the view to become permanent as we continue to scale our business. This role is preferred to be full time however flexible working arrangements (min 4 days per week) will be considered.

Reporting directly into the CFO, you will have global responsibilities and oversight of 4 geographies (AUS, NZ, UK & USA). You will lead a team of 6 people across Australia and the USA and take responsibility for the day-to-day finance operations of the business as well as be actively involved in board reporting, investor relations and capital raise efforts. No two days are the same in this exciting, fast paced business!

The specifics:

  • Manage and support a growing team across various divisions in the business.
  • Providing advice on strategic investment decisions with the aim to grow the organisation
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Assisting with various projects across the business and capital raises.
  • Oversight of budget processes
  • Oversight of global metric reporting and Business Partnering for financial forecasting
  • General process improvements within the Finance Department
  • Oversight and review of month-end, consolidation and financial reporting processes
  • Oversight of the global payroll, AP/AR functions
  • Involvement in audits
  • Ad-hoc analysis

Who are you?

  • CA or CPA qualified
  • Proven experience in an equivalent Financial Controller role
  • Experience in Xero preferred or other cloud-based accounting software
  • Experience in SAAS / technology companies well regarded

What are the benefits?

  • Culture of smart, fun and values driven people, where everybody’s voice matters
  • Flexibility and freedom to make a big impact on Marketplacer in your role
  • Access to our learning platform with over 90,000 courses & videos to choose from
  • A culture of integrity focused on a mission
  • An environment where curiosity and collaboration is cherished
  • Constant celebration of winning
  • 2 extra days of leave per year to dedicate towards volunteering or helping your chosen charity
  • Regular team building events, strategy days and company wide events – both in person and online

Even if you feel you may not meet 100% of the criteria, please apply. You may exceed your own expectations, or we may have another opportunity that suits your potential.  Our recruitment process is not perfect, but we will try our best to help you feel heard and supported throughout the experience.