About the role
Dogs, cats, budgies and everything in between - pets deserve the world. They make us want to be better humans. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to build the most engaged and passionate community of pets and pet parents across the world. And we’re looking for talented team mates who can help us do it.
Founded in Sydney, our team of 500+ pet obsessives span Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. We’ve scaled to become one of Australia's top five eComm companies and the no.1 online pet store. But we’re just getting started. Like a whippet who’s spotted their mate across the dog park, our growth is only going to accelerate, as we continue to disrupt the way that pet parents shop.
Excitingly, the pet industry is booming (as in $15 billion kind of booming) and online pet retail is set to grow exponentially in the next five years. So this is a unique career opportunity to be part of our epic growth story.
The opportunity
The Group Reporting Manager will lead and own Pet Circle's financial operations function - making sure the business has accurate, timely and commercially relevant financial information to support decision-making at scale. You'll bring together rigorous financial control and a growth-oriented mindset, balancing risk mitigation, compliance and reporting excellence with the speed and agility a fast-moving business needs. The goal? A high-performing, efficient finance function that produces trusted reporting, maintains strong governance, and gives the broader business the confidence to operate at its best.
What you’ll be doing
Lead Pet Circle's annual external audit program and financial statement preparation
Own key compliance and governance activities - taxation, insurance, internal audit reviews - making sure everything's buttoned up and on time
Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures that scale with the business
Manage cash, working capital and foreign exchange to maximise returns, including weekly cash flow forecasting
Own month-end accounting processes, balance sheet reconciliation reviews, and the preparation of insightful financial reporting across the business
Lead, mentor and develop our Financial Operations team across Australia and the Philippines
Contribute to budgeting and forecasting processes as required
Initiate and lead cross-functional projects, analysis and reporting that drive real business impact
Design scalable, commercially viable systems and processes that supercharge the FinOps team's impact
The ideal toolbox
5+ years' experience in a senior finance role
Commercial mindset with a genuine desire to add value across the whole organisation, not just within Finance
Proven experience managing a remote team, including assessing productivity, impact and engagement
Experience leveraging AI and automation across team workflows to drive efficiency and continuous improvement
Exceptional attention to detail
A track record of proactively driving positive change at both the finance and organisational level
Advanced system skills including hands-on Accounting/ERP experience, Google Suite and Microsoft Excel
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - you can translate numbers into narratives
Experience in a retail environment accounting for inventory (also a big plus!)
Previous success streamlining accounting systems and processes
Role location
We believe that building connections and collaborating as Pet Circlers is super important. So this role is based in Sydney with a hybrid arrangement of 3 days per week in our pet friendly offices (your pet might love coming to the office even more than you). This is subject to change in line with business requirements.
Juicy perks
Heaps of development opportunities - stretch projects, secondments and unlimited learning courses via Go1
Flexible working environment
Up to 50% employee discount
Product sample giveaways
Pawrental leave and wellbeing leave
Team charity volunteer days
Classpass subsidy
Why Join?
We reckon our mission to help the world Pet Better is an important one, but also an incredibly fun and rewarding one. Becoming a Pet Circler means you’re committed to help shape an entire industry - it’s pretty exciting stuff. Here’s what we stand for:
We're better together
We operate with humble hearts and hungry minds
Pets matter' so pets and pet parents always have a seat at our table
We're instinctively curious. Always.
Belong at Pet Circle
Our unique perspectives and expertise is our superpower - we value diversity in all forms. So, no matter your background, please apply if this role makes you excited to bring your full self to work each day.