Job Description

Company specification

Driven Brands (www.drivenbrands.com)

Driven Brands™, a publicly trading US organisation headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive services, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash. Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America’s leading automotive service businesses including Take 5 Oil Change®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Maaco®, 1-800-Radiator & A/C®, Auto Glass Now®, and CARSTAR®. Outside North America, it is the parent company of IMO Car Wash, which has representation in Australia and Europe. Driven Brands has approximately 4,800 locations across the United States and 13 other countries, and services tens of millions of vehicles annually. Driven Brands’ network generates approximately $2.0 billion in annual revenue from approximately $6.1 billion in system-wide sales.

IMO Car Wash (www.imocarwash.com)

IMO Car Wash represents the “Car Wash” (CWI) segment of Driven Brands. Our operations span 12 countries boasting more than 700 locations across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. Each location is a testament to our global leadership and commitment to providing a seamless car wash experience blending international business strategies with local business values. At IMO, our scale means more than numbers; it’s about the positive impact we have on our customers. With over 1 million registered app users and approximately 25 million washes annually, our scale enables us to lead a market like in the UK and Germany, not just in the number of sites but also in customer satisfaction and innovative service delivery. Our leadership team are experienced car wash and investment professionals committed to employee engagement as well as developing and growing the business through capital investment and expansion opportunities, continuous innovation and consumer engagement. To find out more, please watch the Company Showreel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTmFTl6znd0

Job Overview

Job Title:

Finance Manager, Australia

Business Area:

Car Wash International

Reports to:

Managing Director, Australia

Region:

Australia

Roles responsible for:

Office Manager & Accounts Assistant

Location:

Artarmon, NSW Australia

Job Specification

Purpose of Job

To be responsible for all accounting and finance duties across all legal entities within the Australia region in full compliance with statutory regulations and internal processes.

Key Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to:

· Producing and completing the monthly management accounts and supporting documentation within set deadlines.

· Preparation of Monthly account reconciliations for Driven Brands.

· Ensuring all external (legal and tax) and internal (reporting and controlling) requirements are met within the appropriate timescales.

· Liaising with local auditors, Tax Agent and regulatory body’s for successful and timely audit completion.

· Attending audit meetings where appropriate.

· Completing annual statutory reporting within set deadlines.

· Ensuring full compliance with all statutory regulations and Australian Accounting Standards as set by the AASB.

· Maintaining the fixed asset register.

· Maintaining accrual and prepayment schedules.

· Banking reconciliations and transaction postings. Posting of all month end journals.

· Providing insightful analysis of the region’s accounts.

· Daily Payments and Direct Debits.

· Maintaining Daily, weekly & monthly cash reports

· Providing treasury support as appropriate.

· Supporting Group HR Department in relation to monitoring monthly & annual payroll.

· Supporting the Managing Director, Australia and the Finance Director, Rest of CWI with compiling and completing budgeting and forecasting processes

· Preparation of the year-end financial consolidation packs.

· Supporting the Managing Director, Australia with expense and cost control reviews.

· Supporting the Finance Director, Rest of CWI and the Group Accounting team with analysis and presentation of finance data.

· Responding to adhoc accounting and financial information, reporting and analysis requests from Group Accounting, the central FP&A team and parent undertakings.

· Supporting the Managing Director, Australia with various financial and commercial business decisions, as well as providing value-add and accounting/financial best advice support as required.

· Supporting the Managing Director, Australia and the Finance Director, Rest of CWI to drive the improvement in current processes with the aim of improving quality and timeliness of reporting.

· Other tasks as required.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

· Several years’ experience in a Finance Manager role in a comparable environment is essential.

· Experience working with monthly management accounts is essential.

· Experience in multi-cultural organisation beneficial.

· Extensive knowledge of accounting, tax and social insurance regulations and requirements in France is essential.

· Some experience of a multi-site business that is customer facing would be an advantage but is not essential.

Competency and Personal Attributes

· Highly numerate

· Good communicator

· Good team player; able to work effectively as part of the operations support team

· High attention to detail

· Self-starter and pro-active

· Deadline orientated

· Highly organised

· Sets high standards

· Fluent in English verbal and written

Qualifications

· Degree educated

· Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)