Financial Controller

About the organisation:

Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron (BYS) is one of Victoria's largest sailing clubs located on the stunning Mornington Peninsula. With a proud history dating back to the 1950s, all 2,500 members share a united passion for sailing and community. They run diverse sailing programs all whilst having a consistent focus on Family, Friendship, and Sailing- which together create a member experience like no other.

About the role

Reporting directly to the CFO with a dotted line into the General Manager, you will closely partner with department heads and be responsible for managing the accounting functions across Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. The role has broad areas of responsibilities including:

• Overseeing the clubs accounting for the marina customers & operations, the Food & Beverage business including bistro, bar, and functions, and the financial side of memberships.
• Overseeing and ensuring the timely completion of month-end close, understanding variances and undertaking deep analysis of key operating costs and margins where required.
• Preparation of year-end & half-year financial statements and key input into budget preparation.
• Working closely with multiple stakeholders/ members and the BYS team.

About you:

The successful candidate will bring an element of analytical and commercial acumen to partner the GM, CFO and committee in getting behind the numbers and identifying opportunities to best position BYS and its members. You will also see this as an opportunity to streamline current processes and systems to achieve more appealing outcomes.

Qualifications are not mandatory, its heavily focused on your ability to wholistically understand finance, and be influential at all levels, coupled with your previous commercial experience as either a finance manager stepping up OR a financial controller seeking a positive working environment in a unique bayside beach setting.

To apply for this role, please submit your current CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability to the role. For any questions relating to this position, please contact Jill on 03 8558 4444. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted on this occasion.

At Horner we recognise the value of a diverse workforce and the creation of inclusive workforce cultures. We actively encourage applications from any background.

We provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability - please email adjustments@horner.com.au if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process. Please note that applications or resumes sent to this email address will not be accepted or responded to.