Key accountabilities of the role include:

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Develop and lead ACRRM’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment with the strategic plan, operating priorities and long-term sustainability objectives.

• Provide strategic financial advice to the CEO, COO, Board, Governance Committees and Executive Leadership Team to support effective planning, decision making and risk management.

• Contribute as a member of the Executive Leadership Team to shape whole of organisation strategy, governance, performance and organisational leadership.

• Identify financial opportunities, risks and trends that may impact the College’s performance, sustainability or strategic direction.

• Assess, monitor and report funding concentration risks associated with government funding arrangements.

• Deliver financial modelling, scenario analysis and robust risk assessments to evaluate the sustainability of new business models, grants and strategic initiatives.

Treasury & Cashflow Management

• Provide strategic advice on investment management, reserves, funding strategies and capital allocation.

• Manage relationships with banks, investment advisors, insurers and other financial service providers.

• Monitor and optimise daily, short-term, and long-term liquidity to guarantee all operational commitments, grant requirements and capital expenditures are funded.

• Optimise working capital and the cash conversion cycles by monitoring collections and managing supplier payment timelines.

• Establish robust cash flow forecasting to simulate multiple operational funding scenarios and prevent cash shortfalls.

• Design and execute the organisation’s investment policies, managing capital allocation strategies and deploying surplus cash reserves into secure, yield bearing instruments.

• Implement rigorous internal security controls, segregation of duties, and specialised systems to safeguard treasury assets against misappropriation or cyber fraud.

Operational Economics & Business Intelligence

• Develop meaningful executive and Board reporting that integrates financial, operational and strategic performance measures.

• Develop and maintain integrated financial and operational performance indicators, dashboards and reporting tools to support executive and Board decision making.

• Partner with the business to measure and track non-financial operational drivers (such as training, member growth, retention, and regional completion rates) against financial outcomes.

• Strengthen organisational reporting capability through business intelligence and reporting tools.

• Improve data quality, governance and financial information management practices.

Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Oversee the annual budgeting process, including the development of budget assumptions, financial models, forecasts and executive recommendations.

• Provide clear financial analysis and advice to support business planning, investment decisions, resource allocation and performance improvement.

• Monitor financial performance against budget, forecast and strategic targets, identifying risks, variances and opportunities for improvement.

• Partner with executives and senior leaders to build financial literacy, budget ownership and commercial acumen and discipline across the College.

Financial Governance, Risk and Compliance

• Ensure ACRRM has robust financial governance frameworks, policies, controls and delegations that support accountability and compliance.

• Oversee implementation and monitoring of management actions from internal and external audit findings.

• Support organisational readiness for DGR status and associated governance, reporting and compliance requirements.

• Ensure financial frameworks support ACNC obligations and future donor accountability requirements where applicable.

• Oversee compliance with relevant financial, tax, accounting, audit, statutory and regulatory obligations.

• Lead the identification, assessment and management of financial risks, including liquidity, funding, investment, procurement, fraud and internal control risks.

• Ensure financial decisions and practices are consistent with approved delegations, policies, governance requirements and Board expectations.

• Provide financial risk reporting and advice to the CEO, COO, Board, Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee and other relevant governance committees.

Financial Reporting and Performance

• Oversee the preparation of accurate, timely and meaningful financial reports for the CEO, executive, FARM and board.

• Lead the preparation of annual financial statements and manage the external audit process.

• Ensure financial reports provide clear insight into performance, risks, trends, cash flow, financial sustainability and strategic implications.

• Ensure the integrity, accuracy and transparency of financial data, records and reporting.

Procurement, Property and Commercial Management

• Lead the development and oversight of procurement activities, ensuring purchasing decisions are transparent, value for money and aligned with policy.

• Provide financial and commercial advice on major contracts, supplier arrangements, funding agreements and strategic partnerships.

• Support contract review and negotiation processes by assessing financial implications, commercial risks and long term obligations.

• Strengthen procurement governance, supplier management and expenditure controls across the College.

• Ensure material supplier and contract risks are appropriately assessed and reported.

• Oversee the financial management of assets, leases, property, insurance and other significant financial commitments.

Financial Systems, Processes and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure financial systems, reporting platforms and financial data governance frameworks support organisational decision making.

• Lead the ongoing improvement of financial systems, processes and reporting capability.

• Ensure finance systems are effective, secure, fit for purpose and able to support accurate reporting and organisational decision making.

• Lead finance-related transformation projects, including system upgrades, process redesign and automation initiatives.

• Support digital enablement initiatives that improve reporting, efficiency and organisational decision-making. 

People, Culture and Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop the Finance team to deliver high quality, responsive and trusted financial services.

• Build a finance function that is strategic, service oriented, commercially aware and focused on enabling organisational performance.

• Build financial literacy, accountability and performance management capability across the organisation.

• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders across ACRRM in financial and strategic decision-making.

• Conduct regular performance reviews and implement development plans for the Finance team. ​

• Identify training and development needs to build internal capability.

• Live and breathe ACRRM’s values and brand, act with integrity and ensure that all members of the team are treated with dignity and respect.