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Chief Financial Officer

Job description

Join a growing for purpose organisation where your work directly supports better outcomes for the community. This is a chance to step into a senior role where you guide financial direction, support responsible growth, and shape the future of a mission led organisation.


As CFO you will partner closely with the CEO and exec team to set the financial strategy and give clear commercial insight that supports both short term needs and long term plans. You will help the organisation grow in a considered and sustainable way, while working within the wider parent group structure.
You will lead a small team and build a finance function known for strong reporting, good controls, and the ability to support new initiatives.

Key responsibilities

  • Guide financial planning across budgeting, forecasting and multi year planning
  • Lift the quality of reporting with clear dashboards and timely insights
  • Strengthen cost control, cash flow management and resource planning
  • Oversee statutory reporting, audits and compliance
  • Keep governance, controls and risk frameworks strong and current
  • Build financial models and business cases to assess new services, partnerships and growth ideas
  • Look at both internal and external opportunities that support expansion
  • Represent the organisation in financial discussions with the broader group
  • Improve systems and processes so the organisation can scale
  • Lead, support and develop a finance team of three

About you:

  • CA or CPA with strong senior finance leadership experience
  • Experience delivering financial strategies that support organisational growth
  • 10+ years senior finance leadership experience, ideally within not-for-profit, Education
  • Strong reporting, modelling, governance and risk capability
  • Able to turn complex financial information into clear advice for stakeholders
  • Comfortable operating within a parent group or multi entity environment

Why this role

  • Direct influence at executive level
  • Chance to shape strategy and support meaningful community outcomes

Apply today!