The Role

The role sits within the Company and Personal Insolvency (CPI) Team, a specialist sub-team within Teneo’s Australian restructuring and insolvency practice. The team supports the administration of a broad range of corporate and personal insolvency appointments, including liquidations, voluntary administrations, receiverships, bankruptcies and restructuring matters. The role provides exposure to the day-to-day management of both new and existing insolvency appointments, including statutory compliance, investigations, stakeholder communication, financial analysis and asset realisation within the Australian insolvency framework.

Key Responsibilities

As a Consultant / Senior Consultant, the primary nature of work that you will get involved with will likely include:

Case Administration and Compliance

• Assisting with the day-to-day administration of corporate and personal insolvency appointments.
• Supporting managers, directors and appointees with case strategy and the progression of matters.
• Maintaining accurate physical and electronic case files in accordance with firm procedures.
• Updating case checklists and statutory diaries.
• Preparing and reviewing statutory lodgements with ASIC and the ATO
• Monitoring and complying with statutory deadlines under the Corporations Act 2001, Bankruptcy Act 1966 and other relevant legislation.

Reporting and Stakeholder Communication

• Preparing reports to creditors and other stakeholders, including progress reports, receipts and payments and estimated outcome statements.
• Drafting reports and updates to secured creditors, where relevant.
• Responding to creditor queries and other correspondence in a professional and timely manner.
• Liaising with directors, insolvent individuals, creditors, solicitors, agents, valuers, and other external stakeholders.
• Assisting with meetings of creditors

Broader Support and Team Contribution

• Attending site and providing ongoing site support to assist with the trading of business subject to insolvency administrations, securing assets, dealing with employee matters and other appointment-specific tasks where required
• Supervising, delegating and reviewing work performed by offshore staff
• Providing regular updates to Insolvency Practitioners, managers and senior staff on case progression and deadlines.
• Ensuring best practice, firm standards and regulatory requirements are reflected in all work performed and written correspondence

Financial, Investigative and Asset Realisation Work

• Conducting statutory searches and reviewing records, bank statements, financial accounts and supporting documentation.
• Assisting with investigations into potential antecedent or voidable transactions, including unfair preferences, uncommercial transactions and insolvent trading.
• Supporting asset identification, recovery and realisation processes.
• Adjudicating on creditor claims, calculating dividends and assisting with creditor distributions.
• Preparing estimated outcome statements and cashflows where required

Key Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• 6 months of either corporate or personal insolvency experience gained in a specialist insolvency practice or accounting firm.
• Experience working with case management systems, such as IPS or similar.
• An understanding of the lifecycle of corporate and personal insolvency appointments.
• Familiarity with key statutory requirements, reporting obligations and compliance deadlines under the Australian insolvency framework.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting correspondence, reports and statutory documents.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and prioritise tasks across multiple engagements.
• Strong commercial and risk awareness, including the confidence to identify, escalate and help resolve issues appropriately.
• Good financial analysis skills, including the ability to review and analyse financial statements and bank statements
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal with creditors, directors, employees, solicitors, agents and internal stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A strong, flexible work ethic and a practical, team-oriented approach.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in accounting, commerce, business, finance or commercial law.
• Relevant professional qualifications, or progress towards them, such as CPA or CA membership, ARITA Advanced Certification, or equivalent, will be highly regarded
• Experience using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot etc.) is desirable.

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,600 employees located in 40+ offices around the world.

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Position Summary

This role provides end-to-end financial leadership across Focus Partners Australia & Escala Partners, with responsibility for shaping financial strategy, strengthening governance, and driving operational and commercial performance. As a key partner to the Leadership Team, the Group Head of Finance plays a critical role in enabling sustainable, profitable growth while ensuring strong financial discipline and regulatory compliance. The role aligns Australian business requirements with global standards, including US GAAP, and leads the continued development of a high-performing, scalable finance function that supports the organization’s long-term strategic objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

Group Financial Leadership

• Develop the multi-entity finance vision, operating model and roadmap; across FPA.
• Lead, coach and develop the finance team to enhance capability, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide clear, insight-led advice to the Executive Committee and Board; translate strategy into financial plans and measurable outcomes.
• Accountable for developing and maintaining Focus Partners Australia financial and accounting policies, financial reporting systems and consistent processes across FPA, and overseeing the adherence to these, with support from Focus Corporate finance and accounting team.

FP&A, Budgeting, & Performance

• Own the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts and partner with business units and Focus Corporate (NY) to ensure accurate financial planning. Implement driver-based models and scenario analysis.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and deliver variance analysis to Executive leadership and Focus Corporate
• Run monthly performance cadence: consolidated management packs, variance analysis, KPIs, and actionable recommendations.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and provide variance analysis for Executive leadership.

Financial Reporting & Consolidation

• Deliver timely and accurate consolidated financial statements and management reports for local leadership and global stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and alignment to US GAAP (with support from Focus Corporate team).
• Oversee month-end and year-end processes ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Produce management reports and executive dashboards with actionable insights.
• Prepare and deliver timely, accurate financial reports for local management and internationally.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, & Payroll

• Oversee accounts payable and receivable functions, ensuring efficient processing and strong controls
• Monitor ageing, cash flow impact, and working capital metrics, implementing strategies to improve payment cycles and collections.
• Undertake payroll processing and ensure compliance with Fair Work and superannuation requirements.
• Ensure accurate reporting and timely payments for employee entitlements including Escala grid payments
• Drive automation and process improvement across AP, AR, and payroll workflows.

Treasury, Cash, & Capital

• Optimise cash flow, liquidity and working capital; oversee banking relationships and covenant compliance.
• Support capital allocation decisions (investments, technology, talent) and return-on-investment tracking.

Tax, Compliance, & Governance 

• Oversee direct and indirect tax planning, lodgments (BAS, IAS, payroll tax, WorkCover) and reporting across entities; liaise with external tax advisers.
• Ensure compliance with ASIC, ATO, AUSTRAC and group reporting requirements.
• Maintain strong internal controls and risk management frameworks.
• Oversee the audit process, ensuring the timely outcome for all audit requirements.

Systems, Data, & Process Excellence

• Work with the Head of Technology & Data and counterparts in Focus Financial Partners to drive the finance technology roadmap (ERP, reporting, automation) in Australia to improve data integrity and cycle-time.
• Champion process simplification and digitisation across accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and reporting.
• Establish a single source of truth for key financial data and metrics, enabling real-time analytics and dashboards for the Leadership Team
• Champion the Focus Workday implementation, including assessment of local platforms and integration with Workday

Commercial Partnering & Growth

• Partner with business leaders to evaluate pricing, product mix, client profitability and growth initiatives.
• Lead financial due diligence and integration planning for strategic projects/M&A as required.
• Provide financial modelling and investment cases for new services, partnerships and scaling opportunities.

Qualifications

• CA or CPA qualified is required.
• Extensive experience in financial leadership across controls, tax, risk management, treasury, FP&A, and commercial finance—ideally within global financial services organisations.
• Strong understanding of Australian tax and compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in financial systems and Excel.
• Demonstrated experience in data-driven decision-making.
• Expertise in FP&A and business partnering to support executive-level planning and decision-making.
• Strong financial and management reporting skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to drive change, innovate, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven leadership and people development skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to compliance.
• Skilled in engaging and influencing diverse stakeholders, including executives, business units, vendors, and auditors.

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