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The Head of Finance ANZ is responsible for the overall financial management, governance, and performance of the Australia and New Zealand business units. This role involves leading the finance function, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing strategic financial guidance to regional leadership.
Candidates must be qualified accountants (CA, CPA, ACA, or equivalent) with at least 10 years of finance leadership experience in complex organizations. Strong expertise in financial reporting, governance, and stakeholder management is essential for this senior role.
The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.
Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.
That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.
Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.
For our business, for clients, and for you
Head of Finance - Australia, New Zealand
The Head of Finance - ANZ is a senior finance leadership role responsible for the overall financial management, governance, control environment, and performance of the Australia and New Zealand businesses. Reporting to the Regional CFO, APAC, this role has direct accountability for the delivery of all finance activities across ANZ, ensuring accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, robust financial controls, and effective business partnering.
Lead the ANZ finance function and take full ownership of finance service delivery, governance, and performance outcomes across Australia and New Zealand.
Contribute to the development and execution of regional and global finance strategies while ensuring alignment with ANZ business objectives.
Act as the primary finance partner to regional and country leadership teams, providing strategic insight and commercial guidance.
Support business growth, transformation initiatives, acquisitions, and operational improvements through financial leadership and analysis.
Drive accountability for achieving financial targets, profitability objectives, and finance-related strategic initiatives.
Lead, develop, and inspire the ANZ finance team, fostering a high-performing and accountable culture.
Build capability through effective coaching, mentoring, talent development, and succession planning.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, standardisation, and service quality across finance operations.
Maintain accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all statutory, regulatory, management, and Group reporting across ANZ.
Ensure all financial reporting is prepared in accordance with IFRS, applicable accounting standards, and Group policies.
Own the delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and ensure all reporting deadlines are met.
Lead financial governance processes and provide clear financial analysis and insight to support executive and board-level decision-making.
Own cash flow forecasting, working capital management, and liquidity planning across ANZ.
Ensure effective management of financial risks through strong controls, governance, and proactive risk mitigation.
Partner with Group Treasury on funding requirements, debt management, banking relationships, and cash optimisation initiatives.
Maintain accountability for compliance with all tax, financial reporting, regulatory, transfer pricing, and indirect tax obligations across ANZ.
Ensure a robust internal control framework is maintained and continuously enhanced.
Lead audit processes and ensure timely resolution of audit findings and remediation activities.
Promote a culture of compliance, accountability, and control excellence across the finance function.
Partner with the Finance Business Partner for APAC to lead and oversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across the ANZ business.
Take ownership of financial performance reporting and provide meaningful analysis of key trends, risks, and opportunities.
Challenge business leaders and cost centre owners to drive improved financial outcomes and accountability for performance, whilst ensuring commercial performance targets are achieved.
Qualified accountant (CA, CPA, ACA, or equivalent).
10 years of finance leadership experience within complex, multi-entity organisations.
Strong experience leading financial reporting, governance, compliance, and control functions.
Demonstrated accountability for delivering finance outcomes and managing teams.
Strong understanding of reporting requirements, tax compliance, and regulatory frameworks.
Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing business strategy.
Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
Commercially focused with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
· A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
· Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
· Training and development opportunities
Additional information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.
We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.
For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/
“Personal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidential. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and out of country for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her/his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside country for the purpose of this recruitment.”
Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.
We are a single-source financial solutions provider dedicated to driving positive change while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices around the world. Established in Bermuda in 2003, we have continually disrupted the industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in fund and asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. As a pioneering data and fintech-enabled company, we are a disruptor driving digital tools into fund and asset servicing. However, our vision to drive positive change extends beyond the industry. The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is our passionate commitment to empower sustainable change.
Offices: 20 Reid Street, 3rd Floor, Williams House, Hamilton, P.O. Box 2460 HMJX HM12, BM
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