• A national leader in the prevention of violence against women and children
• Newly created, high-impact, full-time position offering a competitive salary
• Hybrid flexible working arrangements on offer - Melbourne-based

The Organisation

Our Watch is a national leader in the primary prevention of violence against women and their children. Their vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. They work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work, and socialise.

The Position

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Head of Finance will have end-to-end responsibility for managing all aspects of Our Watch’s financial operations. The Head of Finance is a pivotal role working closely with the executive team, uplifting the performance of the finance functions processes and people, and introducing a business partnering mindset to support the directorates.

The key responsibilities for this role include:

• Lead the finance functions including monthly closing processes, payroll, project accounting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Further develop the accounting systems and processes to improve the function’s efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness.
• Oversee the financial management of grants, including budgeting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ensuring timely and accurate grant reporting is made to funders and stakeholders.
• Provide effective leadership and support to the finance team creating an environment that promotes high performance, collaboration, and innovation.
• Preparing monthly reports for the Executive team and Board, including attendance at finance related board and committee meetings.
• Provide strategic input and advice to the Executive team

The Person

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree or CPA/CA preferred).
• Proven strong leadership experience as a Head of Finance / Financial Controller or similar role in a not-for-profit organisation.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial management, and grant management.
• Strong finance business partnering mindset.

What’s on offer

The opportunity to contribute to this purpose driven, values based organisation through this exciting period of growth and change. On offer is a competitive salary, plus super and 17.5% leave loading. With a Melbourne CBD office location available and flexible hybrid/working-from-home options. Our Watch offers award winning flexibility and benefits to all staff.

If you have exceptional skills and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, please make an application by clicking the “Apply Now” button below to submit your resume in Word format.

To confidentially discuss this role further, please feel free to call Debbie Ewington (0476 270 309) from Johnson Recruitment.

We are delighted to be managing another exclusive assignment created in partnership and trust with our client. Johnson Recruitment actively embraces diversity in the workforce through inclusive community representation of gender, culture, thought, and work arrangements.