Head of Commercial Finance

About the role

Milane Group is seeking an experienced, commercially minded finance leader for a shared role supporting two businesses: Milane Group, a diversified international private investment group, and Forbes Australia, a media and publishing business. This is a hands-on strategic finance role combining commercial financial analysis, FP&A, business modelling, cash flow management, investment evaluation and financial reporting. It is not a traditional CFO position focused mainly on managing a finance department.

Key responsibilities

• Forbes Australia: develop integrated three-year P&L models, forecasts and business cases, evaluate product feasibility, pricing, unit economics and contribution margins, design overhead allocation methods, model membership and subscription opportunities, analyse customer acquisition costs, retention and lifetime value, and maintain rolling six-month cash flow forecasts.
• Milane Group: assess and improve financial systems and reporting, develop consolidated financial reporting across entities, currencies and jurisdictions, build budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting, and build models to evaluate investments, acquisitions, diversification and capital allocation.
• Shared: manage and guide two full-time Senior Accountants, oversee accuracy and timeliness of reporting and month-end processes, lead complex modelling and framework design, set reporting standards, and collaborate with business leaders and external advisers.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience managing and developing finance professionals, with accountability for accounting accuracy, reporting quality and financial controls.
• Proven ability to build and improve financial systems, management reporting and forecasting across multiple entities or business units.
• Significant experience in commercial finance, FP&A, financial management or strategic finance leadership.
• Ability to build complex financial models and business cases independently, and to design cost allocation and product profitability analysis.
• Willingness to personally undertake detailed modelling and analysis rather than rely on a large supporting team.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel-based financial modelling.
• Experience with financial reporting or business intelligence tools.
• Preferred: commercial finance in membership, subscription or digital platform businesses, family office or private investment experience, and multi-entity, multi-currency reporting.