Hybrid CFO – Music & Media

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About the role

  • This is an exciting, high impact CFO role at a publicly listed music and media group that blends creativity with technology.
  • The Board is seeking a senior finance leader who can deliver and implement clear processes and procedures for the finance function across a group of entities.
  • Helping to produce a clean audit and build the high performing finance platform needed to support the group’s next phase of growth.
  • If you thrive in visible, outcome driven leadership roles and enjoy translating complex commercial performance into confident Board and investor narratives, this role offers immediate responsibility, influence and organisational leadership.
  • It’s board level leadership with clarity of purpose, stabilise performance, re-establish trust with the market and deliver scalable systems and controls.
  • You’ll move fast, the first six months are focused on measurable wins (audit, controls, cash), and the Board will back decisive action.
  • You’ll own digital transformation, implementing best practice workflows and creating a single source of truth that powers smarter commercial decisions.

Requirements

  • Lead the finance function as the Board’s trusted partner, accountable for investor communications, ASX compliance and commercial insight.
  • Drive financial reporting, audit delivery and a month end close that stakeholders can rely on.
  • Rebuild and simplify the finance tech stack (ERP, ApprovalMax, BI) to eliminate duplication and surface actionable insight.
  • Implement a rolling 13-week cash forecast and an assertive receivables strategy to restore cash predictability.
  • A board grade CFO or senior finance leader with ASX experience, ideally from music, media, adtech or creative services.
  • Deep technical accounting acumen (IFRS, revenue recognition, M&A integration) plus hands on systems delivery experience.
  • A proven turnaround operator, you’ve stabilised finance functions under scrutiny, led audit remediation and built confidence with investors.
  • Confident communicator with executive presence. You can present to directors, engage advisors and influence cross functional leaders.
  • Pragmatic, decisive, and equally comfortable in the detail and the strategic view.

Benefits

  • A visible, strategic role with Board exposure and the mandate to deliver change.
  • The chance to shape finance systems, governance and commercial reporting across multiple entities.
  • Flexible hybrid working based in Melbourne and direct access to specialist external advisers to support delivery.
  • ESS participation upon successful probation.

Job title

CFO – Music & Media

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Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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