Group Head of Finance
Group Head of Finance
Urban.com.au
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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🚀 Group Head of Finance
About Us
Social Garden & New PropTech Network are a portfolio of technology and tech-enabled companies helping consumers navigate “big life decisions” like buying property, choosing higher education, and retired living.
Our group includes:
🏢 Social Garden – A leading digital marketing agency.
🏠 Urban.com.au – Australia’s top off-the-plan real estate marketplace.
🔑 Homeshelf.com.au – A home builder comparison platform.
With a team of 80+ people across Melbourne (HQ), Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, and the Philippines, we’ve been bootstrapped and profitable for 12 years straight—and we’re just getting started.
We’re on a mission to scale our businesses over the next 3-5 years, and we’re looking for a hands-on, growth-focused finance leader to help us get there.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on and strategic leadership role where you’ll partner directly with the founders and executive team to optimize revenue growth and profitability.
You’ll play a pivotal role in:
• Enabling real-time analytics to drive smarter, faster decisions.
• Leading M&A opportunities and supporting growth initiatives.
• Driving operational excellence in the finance function.
This is your chance to step into a high-impact leadership role with the opportunity to evolve into a CFO as the business scales.
What You’ll Do
🔹 Strategic Leadership
• Enable real-time performance analytics and decision-making tools.
• Build business cases for M&A, technology investments, and growth initiatives.
• Partner with the founders to align financial strategy with business goals.
🔹 Financial Operations
• Oversee P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet management.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, and performance KPIs.
• Optimize working capital and implement project-based micro-P&Ls.
• Ensure governance and compliance across taxes, ASIC reporting, and board reporting.
🔹 Team & Commercial Excellence
• Lead and develop the finance team (Accountant and Payroll Assistants).
• Foster a service-based leadership style to support the broader executive team.
• Drive key contract negotiations and identify operational improvements.
Who You Are
✅ 10+ years of commercial finance experience, with 4+ years in a high-growth, tech-led business (eCommerce, marketplaces, or tech-enabled professional services preferred).
✅ Proven success in M&A integration and scaling businesses toward ambitious growth goals.
✅ CA/CPA qualified with strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills.
✅ Prior experience working with founders or in a performance-driven business environment with 50-300 employees
✅ A hands-on, collaborative leader who thrives in fast-paced, scaling businesses.
✅ Experience with the Scaling Up (Gazelles) operating model is a bonus.
Why Join Us?
🌟 Growth Potential: Help scale the business as we execute our ambitious 3-year plan.
🤝 Strategic Impact: Work side-by-side with experienced founders to drive outcomes.
🚀 Path to CFO: A clear progression path as the group continues to scale.
🎯 Board Exposure: Learn from an experienced board, including founders from of Carsales.com, Fliteboard, and Solar Bay.
💡 Innovative Culture: Be part of a collaborative, high-performing team working across diverse, dynamic industries.
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Seniority level
Executive -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Finance and Sales -
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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