Job Description Location: Sydney, NSW. Hybrid home/in-office working model available
Salary Package: $155-175K TEC
Role Highlights: Operate with a true seat at the table; bring true business partnering to a mission led organisation.
Role Overview
Reporting to the CEO, accountable to the Board and sitting on the Executive Leadership Team, this CFO will have full autonomy to build and drive the financial performance and lead the strategy for this organisation. The CFO has primary day-to-day responsibility for the management of the finance operations, compliance, reporting & decision support. The key success factor for this CFO will be their ability to successfully support the CEO in ensuring precise and effective financial performance. The CFO will both ideate and drive a new business strategy.
The CFO's role will be to first and foremost to review and ensure business performance is in line with forecast and established community service needs. In conjunction with this, the CFO will support the CEO with operationalising a new strategy which is focused value adding scale through new services and new geographies. All of this will be supported by a cultural transformation of the finance team which the CFO will lead. The right candidate will have a strong understanding of mature and best in class business practices as well as recent demonstrable experience in delivering maturity to organisations that require creativity in maximising limited resources. At present you are in a Head of Finance or CFO position within a similar NGO and/ NFP organisation wanting to extend your capabilities and provide meaningful impact to a for purpose organisation.
Responsibilities Leadership & Strategy: Partner with the CEO to develop and operationalize strategic financial planning.People Leadership: Lead and elevate finance to be proactive and trusted advisors through strength in people development.Financial performance & reporting: Directing the establishment of financial/accounting principles, policy and procedures including all accounting and statutory requirements to ensure a best-in-class finance operation.Budgeting & Forecasting: Develop and embed structured and accurate budgeting & forecasting cadence for the leadership team and board.Manage key external relationships: With auditors, insurers, key clients, funding bodies, as well as dealing directly with the board of directors.Decision Support: Oversee and provide strategic leadership to the activities of the business to identify and leverage opportunities across all areas of responsibility.Business Systems: Optimise the use of Business Systems to create efficient work practices across the GL, Payroll systems and funding management. As well as undertake any reviews and new system implementations as required.Candidate Profile
You are a CA/CPA and/or MBA qualified Finance Professional with significant experience as a CFO of a medium sized organisation. You have depth of experience with building best in class finance through people, systems and cultural optimisation. As a CFO, you have significant experience with supporting strategy development and execution. You hold a consultative leadership style that will nurture and grow your team and you are a curious leader who seeks to understand. Either way, you will bring to the role strong commercial acumen, vision for growth, and a passion for sound governance.
Culture & Benefits
Join a non-government and charitable organisation that has been in operation for 30+ years. This purpose led organisation delivers real life impact for vulnerable community members in need. Run as a registered not-for-profit charity, this organisation provides thousands with support services across NSW and beyond. The organisation will provide the right executive the opportunity to support a purpose led CEO in delivering their vision whilst ensuring intelligent business decision making, best in class finance process, systems and people. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make true impact in your community.
Operate with a true seat at the table with a passionate executive team.Be rewarded for your efforts - $155-175K TEC + other NGP benefits.Strong finance transformation opportunity, partner CEO & guide business investments and decisions.Apply
If this sounds like you, please send your resume by clicking the "apply" link below. The reference number for this role is NGCFO45634. All applicants will receive feedback from us, either via email or a telephone call.
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