Our client, a specialist advisory firm with a strong focus on finance transformation and transaction services, is seeking a highly capable and ambitious finance professional to join their growing team. Working across a diverse portfolio of private equity firms, entrepreneurs, and high-growth businesses-particularly in the healthcare sector-you'll be exposed to exciting and fast-paced work with clear pathways for career growth.

This is a rare opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to gain hands-on experience in both internal controllership and external transaction advisory work. You'll work closely with experienced partners and gain valuable exposure to M&A processes, financial modelling, due diligence, and business performance strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management / FP&A:

• Produce monthly management reports with detailed KPI and variance analysis
• Build dashboards and develop performance monitoring tools
• Lead budget and forecasting processes across multiple clients
• Drive process improvement and automation in financial analysis and reporting
• Liaise with clients and deliver insight-driven financial commentary
• Collaborate with senior consultants to provide advisory input across multiple sectors

Financial Due Diligence (FDD):

• Prepare FDD workbooks and quality of earnings analyses
• Conduct in-depth reviews of financial statements, cash flow, and working capital
• Identify unusual trends and non-recurring items for normalisation
• Analyse and highlight debt/debt-like items and working capital requirements
• Draft sections of FDD/VDD reports with clear, professional commentary
• Collaborate with partners and offshore teams to ensure seamless delivery

Candidate Profile

You are a qualified CA or CPA with a track record of delivering high-quality work in both industry and transaction advisory environments. You bring strong attention to detail, a passion for technology and systems, and an eagerness to fast-track your career towards becoming a Financial Controller, CFO, or senior-level business consultant.

You will have:

• 4-6 years' experience across finance, FP&A, and M&A advisory
• Strong commercial acumen and an aptitude for working with complex financial data
• Experience working independently and remotely
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, collaborative work ethic
• High-level Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Familiarity with ERP systems as well as tools like Xero and MYOB

Bonus if you have:

• Experience in preparing due diligence reports
• Exposure to valuation methodologies
• Knowledge of performance improvement initiatives within portfolio businesses

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