Finance Director – Freight Forwarding

P&O Ferries

  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
Job Category: General Finance ManagementJob Description:Are you a senior finance professional ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking an ambitious and commercially minded individual to join us as Finance Director - Freight Forwarding.This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in financial management and a passion for logistics to move into a strategic leadership role. You will take ownership of the financial operations within our freight forwarding division, playing a central part in guiding performance, ensuring compliance, and supporting profitable growth. You'll be supported by an experienced leadership team while having the autonomy to make a real impact.Key Responsibilities-
  • Monitor financial performance and profitability by service lines (e.g. air, ocean, LCL, FCL).
  • Review, develop and implement standards, procedures, internal controls, and processes in accordance with relevant accounting standards.
  • Support pricing, margin optimisation, and ROI analyses for freight forwarding services
  • Preparation of monthly financial and management accounts
  • Oversee working capital including receivables, payables, and cash flow optimization
  • Facilitate freight forwarding-specific considerations like banking arrangements, pre-payments, currency hedging, or trade-related credit.
  • Work closely with operations to understand shipment billing, carrier costs, insurance, consolidation/deconsolidation, and customs charges.
  • Lead finance transformation initiatives (ERP, automation, BI dashboards, analytics tools).
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Ops, Sales, Customs, Commercial teams for forecasting, cost control, and pricing discussions.
  • Oversee quarterly forecast and yearly budgeting processes
  • Lead and mentor finance professionals, promoting performance and succession.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience-
  • Chartered Certified Accountant - ACCA certified or equivalent.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting with at least 7-10 years' experience in finance, preferably within multinational companies.
  • Strong financial analysis, budgeting, and business partnering skills.
  • Solid knowledge of IFRS, financial standards, and local regulatory requirements.
  • Proficient in ERP systems (Oracle Fusion preferred).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Commercially minded with strong business acumen.
  • Hands-on, analytical, and detail-oriented; thrives under pressure.
  • Proven leadership with experience developing high-performing teams.
About DP WorldTrade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 106,500 employees from 158 nationalities, spanning 73 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. In Asia Pacific, DP World employs more than 7,000 people and has ports and terminals in 18 locations.We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.Supporting equalityWe are an equal opportunity employer. We employ and promote based on role requirements, and we select people to roles based on their qualifications, skills, experience and fit with DP World Australia's culture and values. We strongly encourage persons from non-traditional backgrounds to apply.WE MAKE TRADE FLOW#LI-SK3

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