Senior Director, Financial Control

Location: Melbourne, Australia; average of 2 days per week in the local hirify.global office

Company

hirify.global is a SaaS employee experience platform used by more than 6,000 companies and 25 million employees to improve engagement, performance management, and team development.

What you will do

• Set the global financial control strategy, operating model, roadmap, and priorities across reporting, compliance, tax, financial operations, and vendor management and procurement.
• Ensure NetSuite and the Cloud Data Warehouse provide consistent, transparent, and trusted financial information.
• Lead finance control automation and AI initiatives, including data foundations, definitions, documentation, and operating rhythms.
• Provide senior oversight across record-to-report, statutory reporting, tax, payroll, vendor management, and procurement, handling escalations and complex judgement calls.
• Represent financial control with Finance, Strategy, Operations, the Executive Team, Board, and external auditors; lead the North American payroll outsourcing transition.
• Build financial leadership capability, support M&A due diligence and transaction readiness, and integrate post-deal financial controls.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading global financial control or controllership in a fast-growing SaaS or technology business with multi-entity and multi-currency operations.
• Deep technical accounting and financial reporting expertise, including consolidation and external audit management.
• Experience in finance transformation, ERP modernisation, process automation, and measurable efficiency improvements.
• Experience overseeing global tax and payroll compliance, financial due diligence or M&A, and transaction-readiness activities.
• Experience setting multi-year financial control strategies, communicating at Board and audit committee level, and building high-performing teams.
• CA, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with regular office connection and flexibility supported by a home workspace budget and MacBook.
• Employee share option program and competitive total rewards.
• Learning programs, coaching, quarterly refresh days, and an extended end-of-year break.
• Monthly wellbeing and lifestyle allowance, inclusive parental leave from day one, and five annual social impact days.
• Medical insurance for employees and families in the US and UK.