AVEC is a leading mid-market technology consultancy that's redefining the art of technology consulting with a human touch. Our approach is simple, smart, and refreshingly straightforward. In just 5 years, we've grown to over $50 million in revenue, and we are only getting started.

 As part of the $1 billion revenue Talent International Group AVEC stands tall within this largest privately owned and independent group in our sector. Talent is celebrated for its innovative thinking and a world-class culture.

Are you a commercial and entrepreneurial finance leader who can see the big picture but isn’t afraid in getting into the weeds? Do you thrive on being part of the journey of scaling a business in ever changing world of technology consulting?

We're on the lookout for culturally aligned General Manager, Finance & Operations (based in Sydney or Melbourne) who is eager to join the AVEC journey.

In this role, you'll be responsible for the non-revenue generating activities of AVEC, ensuring the business runs seamlessly behind the scenes. Reporting into AVEC's Group MD, you'll work closely with our shared global service team (Finance, P&C, Legal and IT) to ensure AVEC’s finance and operations run smoothly.

This is more than just a finance role – it encompasses an opportunity to drive strategy, streamline operations and work directly with the Managing Director and C-suite for a rapidly growing business. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Financials
  • Ensuring all accounting tasks are managed and aligns with accounting standards, best practice for consultancy firms and is completed within the timelines set both internally and externally.
  • Provide insights to leadership team with key data benchmarks, including utilization, staff mixes.
• Operations
  • Mange the commercial and financial side of Tech projects to ensure that overruns are kept to minimum.
  • Ensure revenue splits between AVEC and Talent are in line with polices and be the first line for any discrepancies.
  • Actively manage and resolve financial issues aligned with internal transactions. ensuring AVEC remains strategically and operationally aligned to the broader group strategy but also remains aligned to its own strategic value.
• Legal
  • Managing compliance including reporting to regulatory authorities.
  • Ensuring customer and supplier contracts with are in line with expectations, pricing is acceptable and risks are within the group’s tolerance.
  • Consult with external legal parties to ensure all legal contracts fit the risk tolerance of the organisation and ensure appropriate governance is set over the financial outcomes of those contracts.
• Strategy
  • Work closely with the Group and AVEC executives to deliver business plans and robust budgets.
  • Continuously Propose and implement improvements to the operations and finance capabilities of AVEC.

Requirements:

• CA/CPA qualification
• At least 10 years’ experience in a technology/professional consulting business (as FC/FD/Comm Director)
• Supplier/Customer contracting experience
• Knowledge of consulting benchmarks and drivers (utilisation/staffing mixes) and how they enhance profitability
• Ability to be strategic, detail driven and roll up you sleeves and get into the weeds
• Experience in a high growth scale up or business unit within a corporate
• Strong personality with the ability to ensure policies are complied with
• Ability to execute at pace, efficiently and professionally
• Ability to drive system change

Nice to have:

• Experience in a professional consulting business as FC/FD
• Experience with BC, Pipeline
• Supplier/Customer contract experience
• Experience in working with data to aid decision making

• 'AVEC Anywhere' - work from anywhere in the world for 2 weeks/year!
• ‘AVEC Time Out’ – 6x extra leave days a year for resting, learning and growing
• Award-winning workplace culture
• Industry leading parental leave policy
• Extremely attractive and competitive bonus scheme
• Annual 'TALENTFEST' conferences
• Equity program (everyone gets a piece of the pie!)
• Global mobility
• Opportunities for development and career progression

Apply now and be part of our journey at AVEC.