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Recruitment of a Financial Controller
How we recruited a Financial Controller for a mining and metals company
Our client
Our client is an integrated manganese and silicon metals company. They are engaged in the business of mining and trading ores, as well as the smelting and marketing of processed ferroalloys.
We applied our three-phase service delivery model for this recruitment drive.


Financial Controller
The role
Our client is looking to strengthen their senior leadership team with the addition of a passionate and inspirational Financial Controller. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will lead an established finance team who are passionate and motivated to drive the business forward.
The duties for this role will include:
About you
This role will suit an experienced Financial Controller who has a sound understanding of financial management, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and reporting.
The successful candidate will have:
About our client
Our client is an integrated manganese mining business and has an established history of over 20 years in the industry. They are also listed on the ASX and capture value across the entire process chain through operations in Australia and other countries.
Selection criteria | Screen | Interview | Docs. | Profiling | Refs. |
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Education | |||||
CA / CPA qualification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Experience | |||||
Ownership of statutory reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Transactional finance team management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Audit / review coordination, preparation and execution | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Month / year-end process management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Monthly operational and financial reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Half / full-year reconciliations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Quality control / data integrity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Cash flow maintenance and review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Implementation and assessment of new accounting standards | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Stable work history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Other | |||||
Microsoft Excel - intermediate | ✓ | ||||
Work from home | ✓ | ||||
Verify LinkedIn vs CV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Accept expected salary range ($150k) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Previous warning of termination? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Behaviour | |||||
Dominance - 60% | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Influence - 45% | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Steadiness - 39% | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Compliance - 47% | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Forms signed | |||||
Health / police check | ✓ | ||||
Signed document - tell the truth | ✓ | ||||
Docs verified | |||||
Driver’s licence | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Citizen AU / NZ or PR | ✓ | ✓ |
DISC profile - Financial Controller
Financial Controller
Shortlisted candidates
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Behavioural adaptation by candidates to match the job profile:
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Interviewed by 11 Recruitment
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Interviewed by client
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Hired
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Feedback
"Christian is an extremely professional, supportive and driven leader with a keen understanding for recruiting and client relations.
His work ethic, communication, and consistency are key facets in the excellent results found at 11 Recruitment.
His guidance and supervision are apparent when seeing the desire to constantly improve and provide positive experiences across the entirety of the team."