Finance, Governance & Business Growth Manager

Our client is a respected, community-owned, not-for-profit organisation based in Finley NSW, delivering essential care and community services across the Riverina region. Their services span residential aged care, home care, medical clinic, early learning and retirement living, giving this role genuine breadth across a diverse and growing organisation.
They are entering an exciting stage of growth, with future opportunities across service expansion, retirement living, early learning infrastructure and broader community care. To support this next stage, they are seeking a commercially minded Finance, Governance & Business Growth Manager to work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team.
Why this role?

• Senior leadership opportunity reporting directly to the CEO
• Broad role across finance, governance, compliance, risk, reporting and business growth
• Work across multiple business units including aged care, medical clinics, early learning, retirement living and home care
• Be part of future growth conversations, business cases and service viability decisions
• Opportunity to become a trusted commercial sounding board to the CEO
• Strong salary package on offer, including NFP salary packaging benefits
• Ideal for someone ready to step beyond transactional finance into broader business leadership
• Join a values-led organisation with a genuine community purpose

 
“We are looking for someone who can sit beside me and look at the bigger picture. Someone who can challenge the numbers, strengthen the controls, talk through future opportunities and help us make the right decisions for the next stage of growth.” - CEO
 
About the role
This is a broad senior leadership role with real influence across the organisation. It combines financial oversight, governance, compliance, business performance, risk, reporting and business growth.
This is not a routine transactional finance role. The organisation has people in place to manage day-to-day finance activity. This role sits above that layer and provides oversight, review, sign-off, assurance and improvement leadership.
You will work closely with the CEO, Board, senior managers, finance team, auditors, advisers and operational leaders to ensure the organisation has strong controls, clear reporting, sound financial governance and accurate information to support future decision-making.
A major part of this role will be helping the CEO assess future opportunities. This may include service viability, return on investment, business cases, cost-saving initiatives, revenue protection, systems improvements and supporting future growth projects across the organisation.
You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse service environment, including aged care, home care, medical services, early learning and retirement living. This gives the role more variety, commercial interest and impact than a traditional finance or compliance position.
Just as importantly, this role will play a visible part in supporting and strengthening the culture of the organisation. You will help track and report on culture-related outcomes, champion accountability and respectful conduct, and support leaders to maintain a positive, values-led workplace. At times, this will include having honest conversations, delivering difficult messages and helping the organisation stay aligned to its values while continuing to grow and change.

Key responsibilities
In this role, you will:

• Provide financial oversight, review and sign-off across monthly reporting, reconciliations, variance commentary and supporting evidence
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cashflow monitoring and variance analysis
• Prepare and coordinate CEO and Board reporting across finance, governance, compliance, business performance and risk
• Strengthen governance frameworks, internal controls, delegations, procurement controls and reporting systems
• Support audit preparation, evidence gathering, audit responses and remediation tracking
• Monitor compliance obligations and maintain appropriate registers, records and action plans
• Identify cost-saving, revenue protection, business growth and systems improvement opportunities
• Prepare or review business cases, service viability assessments and return on investment analysis
• Support future growth planning across the organisation’s different service areas
• Work closely with department heads to ensure compliance and reporting processes are practical and embedded
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to finance and administration employees
• Build capability, accountability and confidence across finance, compliance and governance functions
• Support change initiatives introduced by the CEO and senior management team
• Champion the organisation’s values and support a positive, accountable and respectful workplace culture
• Track, record and report on culture-related outcomes, actions and improvement areas
• Support leaders to identify and respond to culture, conduct or accountability concerns
• Deliver difficult messages professionally and constructively when required
• Help embed cultural expectations into governance, reporting, compliance and leadership practices

About you
You may currently be working as a Finance Manager, Business Manager, Commercial Manager, Senior Accountant, Management Accountant, Governance Manager or Operations Manager with strong financial and compliance exposure.
You may come from aged care, health, community services, disability, education, local government, NFP, professional services or another regulated environment. Aged care experience would be highly regarded, but it is not essential.
You are someone who can understand the numbers, see the risks and still work well with people. You will be comfortable talking with senior leaders, supporting a team, explaining financial information clearly and helping others understand what needs to happen.
Most importantly, you will bring maturity, honesty, resilience and sound judgement. This organisation values trust, respect and accountability, so the right person will be someone who can build confidence quickly, own issues when they arise and work collaboratively to solve problems.
You will also be someone who understands that culture is not just a statement on the wall. You will be comfortable championing values, supporting accountability and having respectful but direct conversations when needed. You will bring the confidence to deliver difficult messages, while still maintaining trust, professionalism and strong working relationships.
What you will bring

• Formal qualification in finance, accounting, business, governance, management, compliance, HR or a related discipline preferred
• Demonstrated equivalent senior experience will also be considered
• Experience in financial oversight, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and variance analysis
• Demonstrated ability to champion workplace culture, support accountability and communicate difficult messages with professionalism and care
• Experience in governance, compliance, audit preparation, risk management or business improvement
• Ability to prepare clear reporting for CEOs, Boards, committees or senior leadership teams
• Strong understanding of financial controls, segregation of duties and approval pathways
• Experience working in a regulated environment such as aged care, health, disability, community services, education, NFP, local government or professional services
• Strong written, verbal and stakeholder communication skills
• High-level computer skills, including spreadsheets, reporting systems and business systems
• Ability to lead, mentor or support employees involved in finance, administration, governance or compliance
• Current National Police Check or willingness to obtain

The environment
This is a community-owned organisation with a genuine local purpose. The culture is practical, supportive and values-led. People know each other, care about the community and take pride in the role they play.
The organisation has strong foundations, but it is also evolving. There are opportunities to strengthen reporting, improve systems, formalise controls and support future growth across several important community service areas.
The CEO is looking for someone who can become a trusted sounding board, not just a technical finance person. Someone who can bring structure, commercial thinking and governance discipline, while still fitting into a warm, regional, community-focused workplace.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior role where your work will directly influence the future sustainability, growth and direction of a respected regional care organisation.
  
If you’re looking for a role that is fulfilling, purposeful and will make a difference, please submit your application including a cover letter addressing the key accountabilities outlined above and a current resume. 
Paul@hinchen.com.au

Or for a confidential discussion, please call Paul on 0422 963 025
  
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