Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 13 November 2026

Stella Maris College seeks a permanent full-time Finance Manager to lead the finance function, manage financial reporting, budgets, payroll governance, controls, and compliance.

Stella Maris College Mission and Vision

Stella Maris College, Manly, is a Catholic secondary school for girls in Years 7 to 12, inspired by the Good Samaritan Benedictine tradition. As one of ten schools nationally, that form the Good Samaritan Education (GSE) network, the College upholds a holistic and inclusive approach to education, grounded in the values of stewardship, mutuality, prayer, hospitality, humility, discernment, justice, and peace.

Informed by the Good Samaritan Philosophy of Education, Stella Maris is committed to fostering a learning setting that promotes innovative pedagogy across all areas of the curriculum while nurturing the personal, social, and spiritual growth of each student. At the heart of this commitment is a strong focus on pastoral care, which seeks to ensure that every student is known, valued, and supported to flourish.

The College encourages students to become grounded, hope-filled young people who are capable of deep listening, wise leadership, and compassionate engagement with others and the world. Pastoral care at Stella Maris is not a separate program but an integrated and relational approach that informs all aspects of school life, from the classroom to the co-curricular space, fostering a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Stella Maris College is incorporated and governed locally by a Board of Directors, accountable through the Company Members to Good Samaritan Education.

Position Purpose





The Finance Manager is responsible for the leadership, management and continuous improvement of the College's finance function. The role supports accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls, payroll governance, regulatory compliance and efficient financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Business Services, the Finance Manager provides timely financial analysis and advice to support informed decision-making, effective stewardship and the College's long-term financial sustainability.

The Finance Manager is responsible for the management and regular review of all financial compliance obligations, including payroll and remuneration related compliance, in consultation with the Director of Human Resources, Risk and Compliance and the Director of Business Services.

Role Accountabilities

Leadership and Team Development:

- Set clear objectives, service standards and accountability expectations for direct reports
- Conduct regular performance and development discussions and build capability through coaching, cross-training and documented procedures
- Promote respectful, inclusive and professional conduct, manageable workloads and timely escalation of resource pressures
- Address performance, conduct and compliance concerns with the Director of Human Resources,



Risk and Compliance and in accordance with College procedures

Financial Management and Reporting:

- Lead the College's day-to-day finance operations and maintain the integrity of the general ledger and associated records
- Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, variance analysis and explanatory commentary
- Provide financial data for the College Annual Report
- Prepare the annual financial questionnaire for the Department of Education
- Monitor cashflow and monthly balance-sheet reconciliations
- Prepare year-end financial statements, coordinate interim and annual external audits, and implement agreed audit recommendations
- Maintain complete records supporting financial reports, regulatory submissions and audits
- Maintain the College fixed asset register, including acquisitions, disposals, annual verification, depreciation schedules, assessment of write-offs and reconciliation to the general ledger
- Manage billing and revenue collection associated with facility hire, venue hire and other commercial use of College facilities
- Oversee the administration and reconciliation of residential property lease income and associated financial transactions where applicable
- Maintain and oversee departmental cost-centre structures and financial coding integrity across the College
- Escalate material financial risks, control weaknesses, errors and suspected irregularities promptly

Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Analysis:

- Coordinate the preparation of annual operating and capital budgets with realistic, documented assumptions
- Understand and model annual government recurrent funding
- Prepare and mainta

📌 Finance Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Stella Maris College
📍 Brisbane