Standard Ledger

CFO

Standard Ledger

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sydney • Australia

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Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Act as the lead fractional CFO for a portfolio of startup and scaleup clients, in Sydney and around Australia
  • Partner closely with startup founders on strategy, cash flow, runway, pricing, hiring and growth decisions
  • You’re comfortable being the most senior finance voice in the room.
  • Own forecasting, board reporting and investor-ready financials
  • Support capital raises, debt funding, grants and M&A where relevant
  • Translate complex financial information into clear commercial insight
  • Work alongside our accounting, tax, R&D and advisory teams
  • Represent Standard Ledger in the Sydney startup ecosystem
  • Contribute to new client relationships through your network where possible, and participating in events

Requirements

  • Have 10+ years’ experience across CFO, FD or senior commercial finance roles
  • Have delivered finance services in a client-facing, advisory or professional services environment
  • Have deep experience with startups or fast-growing businesses
  • Are comfortable operating as a fractional CFO across multiple clients
  • Are CA or CPA qualified and know when to bring this to bear, without leading with this
  • Are Sydney-based and happy being out in front of clients
  • Are active in, or closely connected to, the startup ecosystem
  • You’re commercial, pragmatic and not precious. You care about helping businesses grow, not just producing technically correct answers.
Benefits
  • We’re flexible on structure and timing for the right person, and we’ll support a thoughtful transition into the role.
  • As well as the core base salary, there's also the possibility of sharing some of the growth upside if you're up for that, as well as the possibility of owning part of the bigger picture with equity in our business via an employee share scheme.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial forecastingboard reportinginvestor-ready financialscapital raisingdebt fundinggrant managementM&Afinancial analysiscommercial insight
Soft skills
strategic partnershipclient-facingnetworkingcommunicationadvisorypragmatic approachleadershiprelationship building
Certifications
CACPA