Job Description
About Your Team
The Directorate team plays a key role in running the organisation, ensuring that the services my client provides to women and their families are impactful, evidence-based, and truly meet the needs of the communities. The team work closely with the Directors to ensure the voices of women are heard and their needs are addressed.
About Your Role
As the new Chief Financial Officer, you will be an inspiring leader who knows how to bring people together, build strong relationships, and partner with senior management in a collaborative way. Ideally, you'll bring solid commercial experience and a knack for making complex financial situations clear and manageable. Your role will involve driving improvements in financial processes to ensure that my client continues to thrive and grow in the long term. You'll also lead a small but dedicated team, working alongside the CEO to shape the financial strategy of the organisation.
Purpose
My client is an indigenous-led organisation, governed by the law, authority, and culture of women. They provide essential health, social, and cultural services for the community.
Values
My client deeply values the strength of their culture and the collective agency of women. Their work is guided by a cross-cultural practice framework that respects both indigenous and non-Indigenous contributions. As a trauma-informed organisation, they approach all their work with sensitivity and care.
What You'll Do
As CFO, you'll have several key responsibilities, including:
- Financial Strategy Development: You'll develop a financial strategy that aligns with their long-term goals, including reviewing investment opportunities and advising the CEO and Board on financial performance and risks.
- Leadership & Team Development: You'll lead, mentor, and support the finance team to help them thrive, ensuring their work aligns with their broader objectives.
- Financial Management & Reporting: You'll oversee financial forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning to ensure they remain sustainable and successful. You'll also provide expert advice on financial matters to the Board and other stakeholders.
- Diversifying Funding Sources: You'll work to identify new sources of funding, reducing reliance on government grants and donations, and advocating for core funding where needed.
- Risk Management & Compliance: Ensuring their financial processes are secure, compliant, and transparent, and mitigating any risks that may arise.
What the Organisation is Looking For
- Leadership Skills: You should have a strong ability to inspire and guide the finance team.
- Strategic Thinking: You'll need to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
- Communication: Your ability to explain financial information to non-financial stakeholders will be key.
- Experience: Ideally, you'll have at least 5 years in a senior finance role, with experience in the corporate sector.
- Qualifications: A tertiary qualification in accounting, finance, or a related field is essential (CPA/CA qualification required).
Additional Skills & Attributes
- Ability to manage priorities and deliver results independently
- High-level written communication skills, able to create clear reports and correspondence
- A strong sense of honesty, integrity, and fairness
Employment Conditions
- Work in alignment with their Values, Code of Conduct, and advocacy positions.
- Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of yourself and others.
- You will need a current criminal history check (or willingness to obtain one) and a Working with Children Check if applicable.
What They Offer
- Competitive salary (negotiable based on experience)
- 11.5% superannuation
- Generous leave entitlements
- Retention bonus
- Salary packaging benefits
How to apply:
Apply today! Please email your resume to Sarah Ingram at sarah.ingram@twrecruitment.com.au
For any queries regarding the position or application process, contact Sarah on (03) 9087 1020
TRADEWIND AUSTRALIA AND THE ORGANISATIONS WE REPRESENT ARE PROUD TO BE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYERS.
We welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of the organisations we partner with, and the people they support. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability and lived experience to apply.
