General Manager Finance - Corporate

About the role

National Intermodal, a Government Business Enterprise wholly owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, is looking for a General Manager Finance - Corporate to join its Finance & Technology team in the Sydney CBD office. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and deputising when required, you will lead business partnering, planning and decision support across corporate functions, and oversee Financial Control, statutory reporting, tax and treasury for the whole organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Senior Leadership Team and corporate function leaders, bringing commercial insight to investment proposals, business cases and resource allocation.
• Lead consolidated budgets, forecasts and long-range financial plans, producing decision-ready reporting for the Senior Leadership Team, Board, Audit & Risk Committee and shareholders.
• Support the CFO on capital management and funding, including equity submissions, debt facilities, liquidity and forward-looking analysis of capital commitments.
• Lead Financial Control end to end: month-end and year-end close, statutory financial statements, technical accounting, external audit, and emerging areas such as climate-related financial disclosures and hedge accounting.
• Oversee tax compliance and treasury operations, and strengthen financial governance, delegations and controls in line with Government Business Enterprise obligations.
• Lead Finance's transformation agenda with Technology, optimising Microsoft Dynamics 365 and using automation, AI and advanced analytics.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team, building capability and succession depth.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or a related discipline, with CA or CPA.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience across financial control, business partnering, FP&A and management reporting, including reporting to Boards and shareholders.
• Experience in an organisation with a large capital infrastructure portfolio.
• Strong technical accounting, statutory reporting, governance and controls expertise, plus experience across tax, cash management and treasury.
• A track record of leading finance transformation, systems or process improvement.
• Clear communicator able to turn complex financial information into decision-ready insights for Executive and Board audiences.