• Do you want to do work that really matters? Help us end avoidable blindness
• Full time, Permanent Role based in Sydney

ABOUT THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION

The Foundation is an international development organisation working to prevent blindness and restore sight. We continue to carry on the legacy of Professor Fred Hollows, who believed every person had the right to quality eye care, no matter where they live. The Foundation has grown to work in more than 25 countries throughout Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific, as well as Australia. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people worldwide. We have an ambitious five-year strategic plan that aims to take us even closer to realising our vision of a world in which no person is needlessly blind or vision impaired and Indigenous Australians exercise their right to sight and good health.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Commercial Partner – Group & Support Divisions is responsible for ensuring the production and ongoing development of accurate and insightful management reports. The integrity and timeliness of the long term (5 year) and annual planning processes of The Foundation, as well as regular reforecasts, ensuring the continuous improvement in systemisation and integration of financial processes and systems. Delivering via a business partner model comprehensive financial and commercial support to Group and Support Divisions, providing core financial direction in the organisational development of processes to manage the growth of The Foundation. This role will work closely with key personnel in all divisions of the organisation and be a key link in assuring the Global Finance team delivers its customer service mandate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working closely with the Head of FP&A, support the development of the 5-year forecast, Annual Budget plus formal and informal Forecasts for the organisation, continuously seek refinement and alternate approaches to simplify and improve the approach and increase accuracy, efficiency and systemisation of the organisation’s business planning processes.
• Leading the production of reliable and meaningful management reports for FHF Group, subsidiaries and divisions; providing insights, commentary and visualisation into organisational performance and facilitating decision making to support achievement of our strategic and financial objectives.
• Ensuring a high standard of financial and non-financial systems cohesion and continuously develop creative and simplified solutions for enhanced systemisation of manual financial processes whilst ensuring technical accuracy of the accounting system outputs and managing key elements of the consolidated financial results of The Foundation that cohesively bridge management and statutory reporting.
• Support the Senior Leadership teams of Group and Support divisions by acting as a commercial partner, building knowledge and undertaking tasks as needed to drive achievement of divisional goals and KPI's including effective business cases for new initiatives, the facilitation of financial modelling of budgets and business planning processes, and improving the financial capacity and capabilities within the divisions.
• Provide a commercially focused business partnering service to the Executive Leadership Team to maximise the financial understanding of organisational performance, safeguarding financial integrity, monitor and report on performances, identify variances to plan and actively contribute to developing strategies and actions to mitigate the implications of the variations and achieve annual targets.
• Act as a point of financial expertise in the development of new financial planning and reporting systems and Power BI visualisation of group and entity management reporting, in particular for the development of data attributes to expand the way information is captured and reported, inclusive of Balance Sheet and Cashflow information.
• Act as a point of reference and financial expertise for supporting the continuous development and ensuring the implementation of relevant and appropriate financial policies and procedures for all group offices and ensuring the financial capacity and capabilities within The Foundation are appropriate to current and future requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Chartered Accountant or Certified Practising Accountant qualified
• Excellent knowledge and capability utilising Microsoft Office, financial accounting software, FP&A and business intelligence tools, Power BI
• Demonstrated ability to guide and develop organisational financial literacy and capacity in appropriate financial practices and executing this through collaboration and leveraging positive relationships with stakeholders
• Experience in modelling and analysis of complex financial and non-financial data sets and articulating insights in concise pointed terms to non-finance stakeholders including senior executives
• Solid experience in leading and developing the financial and commercial skills of non-finance teams
• Strong experience in managing and developing finance systems and implementing internal controls and processes, ideally in an international organisation
• Demonstrated ability of a willing detailed hands-on work ethic that ensures deep subject matter knowledge plus completeness, timeliness and accuracy of output
• Strong experience in a multi-entity global operating environment

How we recognise your contribution

Through our internal programs and employee benefits we aim to create an environment where you will feel supported and empowered. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or finding an environment which enables you to thrive while balancing family or personal commitments, we have a range of programs in place to support you.

To find out more about our benefits click here.

APPLICATIONS

Please apply directly using the 'Apply now' button. Your application should include a CV and, preferably, a cover letter that outlines your interest in the role and addresses the key criteria listed in the “Key Responsibilities”, and “What you need to succeed” sections of the advertisement.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children and community partners in all areas where we work. Applicants are advised that The Foundation reserves the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure we maintain and promote a child safe environment.

Please note: We will not be accepting CV’s via agencies for this role.

A position description is attached.