Chief Financial Officer

Brisbane | Equity on Offer | AI-First Platform | M&A at Scale This is not a traditional CFO role.

Valont is building one of Australia’s most ambitious, AI-first professional services platforms, bringing together accounting, finance, legal, HR, IT, marketing and advisory servicesto help SME businesses reach their full potential — and we’re looking for a commercial, strategic CFO to help architect the next phase of growth. About Valont Valont is redefining how SMEs work with accounting, finance, legal, HR, IT and advisory services, not as individual services but as a fully integrated service offering providing real-time advisory and insights 24/7. We’re part of Wattlestone, a Brisbane-based private investment firm, and we follow a buy-build-hold strategy: Integrate them onto our proprietary AI operating platform Scale advisory, automation and insight — fast and intelligently To build one of Australia’s most valuable next-generation professional services groups, underpinned by strong unit economics, disciplined capital allocation and real-time financial intelligence. The Opportunity This is a foundational CFO role, reporting directly to the CEO. You’ll operate as: A strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team A commercial leader across the Valont group The architect of our financial operating system A key driver of M&A execution, integration and value creation This goes well beyond statutory finance. You’ll help design how Valont scales — financially, operationally and strategically. What Success Looks Like (12–18 months) A group-wide financial operating system that scales seamlessly across acquisitions Real-time, insight-driven reporting for leadership, boards and investors Strong capital discipline embedded across every growth initiative Multiple acquisitions led from diligence through integration Finance transformed from a function into a value-creation engine Who We’re Looking For: 10–15+ years in senior finance / CFO roles Experience in high-growth, PE-backed, startup or scale-up environments Strong exposure to M&A, multi-entity groups and commercial finance Confidence partnering with founders, boards and investors Commercially sharp (not just technically strong) Comfortable with ambiguity and building from first principles Data-driven, systems-oriented and forward-looking Excited by AI, automation and re-imagining how finance works Low ego, high energy, and motivated by building something enduring Why Join Valont? Direct exposure to strategy, M&A and enterprise value creation Competitive remuneration plus equity participation Work with ambitious, commercially minded leaders

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