Job Description

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At Tennis Australia, we're creating a more playful world through tennis - for everyone.

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From grassroots to Grand Slams, tennis brings people together, inspires communities, and builds champions on and off the court.

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We're a team of imaginative and passionate people who believe in the power of sport to make a difference. If you're ready to help us serve up real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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We're committed to reflecting the communities we work and play in. We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disability, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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Lead the financial accounting and shared services function for one of Australia's most recognised sporting organisations. This is a pivotal leadership opportunity to drive financial excellence, governance and continuous improvement across Tennis Australia and its national network, while leading a high-performing team and influencing strategic business outcomes.

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- Ensure accurate, timely and compliant month‑end, year‑end and statutory reporting outcomes
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- Drive a robust financial control and governance framework across Tennis Australia and its Member Associations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, policies and regulatory requirements
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- Oversee external audits, treasury operations, taxation obligations and sustainability reporting, providing trusted technical accounting leadership across the organisation
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- Lead and optimise finance shared services,



including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, while improving efficiency, automation and service delivery
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- Develop and inspire a high-performing finance team, fostering collaboration, capability growth and a culture of continuous improvement
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About you n

To be successful in this role you will:

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- Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role, with responsibility for complex accounting and reporting functions
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- Strong technical accounting expertise, including areas such as group consolidations, investments, lease accounting, provisions and financial compliance
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- Demonstrated success leading external audits, statutory reporting processes and maintaining effective financial control environments
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- Experience leading and developing sizeable finance teams, creating accountability, engagement and high performance
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- CA or CPA qualified with a degree in Accounting or a related discipline, combined with strong stakeholder management and business partnering capability
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- Hold (or be willing to obtain) a current Police Check and Working with Children Check
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- Preparedness to be flexible in regard to working hours and arrangements relating to work associated with Tennis Australia
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What's to love? nn
- Career development with a range of formal education and on the job training opportunities
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- Tickets to the Australian Open plus Superbox tickets to events at Rod Laver & John Cain Arena
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- Health & wellbeing benefits, including access to CorePlus Pilates and other wellbeing initiatives
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- Onsite gym, tennis facilities & free onsite car parking
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- Salary packaging & a range of discounts from our sponsorship partners
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- Attractive leave benefits - with up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all primary caregivers and Sorry Business and Ceremonial Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
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- We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180
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We believe playing makes life better and we are always on the lookout to talented people to join our team and help us create a playful world through tennis.

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Even if we are not currently advertising the position that you are looking for today, we may be tomorrow. There are a number of ways that you can keep up-to-date with recent opportunities as they happen.

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We encourage you to create a profile and register for our job alerts, as well as follow Tennis Australia on LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities.

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Applications close 6th October 2026, however we will be reviewing applications as they are received, therefore this role may close sooner if we find the right candidate.

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📌 Head of Accounting and Financial Services (Victoria)
🏢 Tennis
📍 Victoria