Group Financial Controller (Parental Leave Cover)

At Camp Australia (CA), children are at the heart of everything we do. We guide children’s growth before school, after school and on their holidays. Our engaged educators foster a safe, inclusive environment where children can relax, have fun, and grow. 

We partner with government, independent and religious schools across Australia. As every school is different, and every child is unique, we tailor our programs to consider each school, their community, their parents and children. We are continually improving the quality of our service delivery as we strive to deliver Service Excellence every day, every session. 

We created our new values: courage, gratitude, respect, joy and belonging, by listening to the voices of everyone in our team, and they speak to who we aspire to be and how we act toward each other. Our values ensure we put people at the heart of our organisation and everything we do. At CA, we are building a culture that makes CA the best place to do the work our team loves!  

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Group Financial Controller will act as financial steward to the business, enabling delivery of optimum commercial performance and supporting the development and delivery of strategy and business transformation.

This role is a fixed term Parental Leave Cover for 12 months.

YOUR ROLE

The Group Financial Controller will manage and be responsible for:

Management/Financial Accounting: all accounting activities related to business performance, accounts payable processing, accounts receivable collection, management of the financial control team, ensuring delivery of accurate and timely month end and year end results, year-end audits, statutory reporting, and tax compliance.

Payroll: award compliant delivery to field team and payroll for the corporate population.

• Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, FP&A and Financial/Management Accounting.
• Enforcement of the Risk Management to ensure the business has a solid risk framework in place.
• Providing sound financial support and insights to enable the Executive Committee (ExCo) to make critical business decisions.
• Support key stakeholders/department heads through project performance reporting, forecasting, commercial analysis, management reporting and value-add insights, ensuring finance operates as a true business partner to the wider business.
• Managing and overseeing the company’s financial systems.

ABOUT YOU

This position would suit an experienced Financial Leader with a passion for making an impact to the children and communities we serve as we strive to guide Children's growth.

Our wishlist includes:

• Commercial thinking. Desire to understand the key drivers of the business and use prior experience to drive improvement where possible.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.

• 5 or more years in a similar senior financial role.
• Experience managing finance and payroll functions.
• Experience in management and coordination of month end process and board reporting.
• Experience with management of year end audit and tax processes.
• Tax, audit and risk management knowledge.
• Legal & insurance knowledge.
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Accounting or Commerce.
• Professional qualification as CA/CPA.
• Advanced excel skills.
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

Our team is our greatest asset, so you will be joining a friendly and supportive one who are passionate about Guiding Children's Growth.

We are the leader in our field and our plans to grow will provide career development opportunities for those looking to grow with us.

We offer a competitive salary package and wellbeing days to ensure our team feel appreciated and supported.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and cover letter ASAP!

At Camp Australia, we welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment and interview process, please let us know at the time of your application.