Group Financial Controller

Group Financial Controller

Location: Manuka, Canberra
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $179,812, plus superannuation 
Start Date: September 2023 (Negotiable)
Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Sunday, August 19, 2023

Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn (CECG) plays an integral role in education both in the ACT and NSW operating 56 Catholic Systemic Schools and 8 Early Learning Centres.

About the Role

As Group Financial Controller, you will play a key role in the implementation of the mission of Catholic Education, Canberra and Goulburn (CECG). Working as part of the Senior Management team, you will have operational responsibility for the management of financial accounting services, compliance, and finance operations across CECG.

You will be a role model of exceptional finance service delivery to internal clients, senior leadership, and the executive and a key leader in the modernisation of the Finance function. You will be responsible for ensuring CECG meets its statutory reporting and public funding compliance requirements and deliver compliant and efficient Finance services across CECG. Additionally, you will lead and develop the Financial Control team.

You will support Finance leadership and CECG Executives by modernising and streamlining the Finance function and its services (“Finance as a Service”, or FaaS). You will improve financial accounting and operations processes to maximise efficiencies and optimise service delivery to internal clients and promote good governance and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership
• Financial Governance and Reporting
• Service Delivery and Operations
  

Benefits and Opportunities

• Positive and collaborative work culture.
• Attractive Executive package with access to salary packaging.
• Lead an engaged and dynamic financial team in a large organisation.

Essential Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, finance and a current membership of a relevant professional accounting body such as CA or CPA.
• Proven experience in a similar leadership role.
• Proven experience in strategically leading corporate or group finance services and operations within a complex environment.
• A proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop diverse teams.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and managing customer-centric teams in the delivery of financial services.
• Experience in identifying, mitigating, and managing financial and operational risk.
• A proven ability to access, analyse and interpret complex data enabling robust evaluation decision support.
• Experience with a diverse range of financial systems ensuring integrity is maintained whilst delivering operational efficiency.
• Proven effective consultation and negotiation skills and effective written and verbal communication skills.

Please refer to the position description for in-depth detail regarding the position duties, criteria, and skill set required.

Application Process

Applicants will be required to submit a current resume and cover letter addressing the essential criteria outlined above. The cover letter should be no more than three pages.

Further information about the role and Catholic Education, Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn is available on the website.

If you have any questions about the role, contact Amy Tallon People & Culture Officer, on 0459943831 or via email at amy.tallon@cg.catholic.edu.au.