Job Description

About us

At The Collagen Co. our mission is to empower individuals to glow from the inside out — making self-care fun, effective, and confidence-boosting. Whether it’s supporting fitness goals, navigating busy lifestyles, or ageing gracefully, we help people shine through the power of collagen and support them every step of the way.

Pioneering a new category in wellness, we are proud to lead the way in Beauty Nutrition — bridging beauty and nutrition through a daily, enjoyable self-care routine. Our focus is on redefining how people approach beauty, health, and wellbeing through science-backed, great-tasting collagen formulations that deliver visible results.

At The Collagen Co. innovation, integrity, and a passion for helping others look and feel their best underpin everything we do. Together, we’re building a global brand at the forefront of the Beauty Nutrition movement.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the CFO, this senior leadership position will own the end-to-end financial operations for our Australian and New Zealand entities and assist with driving our US global expansion phase. We're seeking a strategic, hands-on Financial Controller to help lead our finance function and partner closely with our key department leaders. You'll lead a small, high-performing finance team (Senior Accountant, Accountant, and Accounts Payable Officer) while driving scalable processes in a dynamic scale-up environment.

This is a true business-partnering role where you'll balance strategic oversight with operational execution, particularly in cost accounting, NetSuite optimisation, and providing actionable insights to fuel growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Oversee financial accounting, balance sheet integrity and management reporting across the business.
• Manage and develop the finance team, fostering accountability, continuous improvement, and scalability as we grow.
• Maintain robust internal controls, compliance frameworks and drive process improvements to support business growth.
• Oversee statutory compliance and the year-end audit process, liaising with external auditors and tax advisors.
• Drive post-implementation optimisation of NetSuite ERP.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and treasury activities, ensuring strong working capital management.
• Manage manufacturing finance and cost accounting, including product costing, inventory valuation and margin analysis.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to drive cost efficiencies and improve gross margins.
• Support the CFO and department heads with budgeting, forecasting, financial insights and strategic decision-making.

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• CA/CPA qualification (or equivalent) with a degree in Accounting/Finance.

• 8+ years of experience in financial accounting or controllership roles within a manufacturing, FMCG or consumer goods environment.

• Hands-on NetSuite ERP experience (implementation, optimisation, and advanced modules highly regarded).

• Proven track record managing finance teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Strong technical accounting knowledge across Australian and New Zealand accounting standards including statutory reporting, GST/BAS, and multi-currency consolidations.

• Excellent business partnering skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into strategic recommendations.

Why Join The Collagen Co.?

Be part of a high-energy, innovative team that's redefining wellness on a global stage. You'll have a genuine impact on our growth trajectory and enjoy a collaborative culture focused on big swings, team success, and personal wellbeing.

If you're a commercially astute Financial Controller ready to roll up your sleeves in a manufacturing scale-up while shaping finance strategy - Apply now!