The Financial Controller leads Royal Far West's core finance function, ensuring reliable financial reporting, robust financial controls, effective treasury management and sound financial governance. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role leads an established, collaborative finance team and is accountable for the quality, timeliness and continuous improvement of finance operations.

Job Description

This is a hands-on leadership role. With a small team, the Financial Controller both leads and does the work: owning statutory and management reporting, audit, payroll and transactional oversight, grant and funding compliance, and the coordination of annual budgets and forecasts.

A key priority is improving systems, reporting, controls and processes, delivering early efficiencies and leading the finance workstream of future systems transformation. The role works closely with the Strategic Finance Partner, providing the reliable financial data that underpins RFW's government and philanthropic proposals, and builds on the finance team's positive and supportive culture.

Desired Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria

- Tertiary qualifications in accounting, commerce or finance, and CA or CPA qualification.
- Substantial experience in financial control or a senior Finance Manager role, with the capability to lead a finance function independently.
- Strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards, financial reporting, audit, internal controls, taxation and statutory compliance, including ACNC, BAS and FBT.
- Proven success leading and developing small teams, with a cooperative, supportive and hands-on style.
- Experience coordinating budgets and forecasts, delivering management reporting, and explaining financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Practical treasury capability,



including cash flow forecasting, liquidity, cash reserves and oversight of investments within governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated delivery of finance process, systems and reporting improvements, with strong financial systems and advanced Excel capability.
- Excellent judgement, communication, prioritisation and stakeholder management, with a commitment to accuracy and accountability.
- A current NSW Working With Children Check and a satisfactory National Police Check, or willingness to obtain them.

Desirable Criteria

- Experience in the not-for-profit, health, disability or community services sector.
- Experience with grant funding and acquittals, NDIS and government funding arrangements, and ACNC reporting.
- Experience with capital works, property or fixed-asset accounting.
- Experience with ERP or finance system implementations and cross-functional transformation projects.
- Experience supporting a Board Finance & Audit Committee.

OUR CULTURE
Royal Far West is a rewarding, inspiring, diverse and purpose driven workplace which aims to elevate and harness our people power to support the health and wellbeing of country children for generations to come.

Our core values of Care, Connection, Passion, and Impact are integral to the organisation. Respecting and upholding these values enables us to maintain a positive, innovative and highly collaborative workplace culture.

BENEFITS OFFERED




Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine. Our extensive benefits offered, include:
• Structured induction program
• Meaningful work making a positive difference
• Career and professional development opportunities
• Multi-disciplinary workplace
• Attractive remuneration: base salary + 12% superannuation
• Salary Packaging benefits
• Recognition and Reward programs
• Positive and inclusive culture
• Beautiful Manly Beach location
• CARE Days
• Employee benefits and novated leasing
• Pandemic Leave
• Gifted Leave
• Paid Parental Leave

HOW TO APPLY
If you would like to join a purpose-led organisation making a meaningful difference to the lives of country children, please submit your CV and cover letter by clicking on the Apply button.

For further information please contact: Mary Mullins - Head of Finance - [email protected]

Please review the position description available on Royal Far West's Careers website.
Candidates will be reviewed as they are submitted so please do not delay in submitting your application.

EEO STATEMENT
Royal Far West is a Child Safe Organisation committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.

All employees and volunteers are required to hold a valid NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC). This position also requires the postholder to have a Police Check.

Royal Far West values diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and be currently residing in Australia.

📌 Financial Controller (Manly)
🏢 Royal Far West
📍 Manly