Associate Director, Financial Control

Healthy North Coast Ltd; North Lismore; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not-for-profit salary packaging

Parental leave 14 weeks

ACON membership

Learning and development support

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Healthy North Coast Ltd is seeking an Associate Director, Financial Control to lead financial operations, reporting, and compliance while shaping strategy to ensure sustainability for health outcomes across the North Coast region.

The role emphasizes funding strategy, cash management, and building strategic partnerships with funders and stakeholders in a not-for-profit setting.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate finance/accounting qualification and/or 10+ years senior management experience.
• CPA/CA designation.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with focus on measurable impact.
• Excellent verbal and written communications for funders and stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Development of funding strategies and cash management practices.
• Ability to deputise for the Director as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations, reporting, compliance and strategic analysis.
• Provide insights to drive informed decision-making and health outcomes.
• Develop and implement a funding strategy to secure additional resources.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial controls across the organisation.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Cash management

Education

Postgraduate finance/accounting qualification

CPA/CA designation

Tools

Modern reporting tools

Job description

base location negotiable across office locations: Tweed Heads or Ballini

hybrid work with office/home-based option.

About the role

Make a lasting impact beyond the numbers. As Associate Director, Financial Control, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial sustainability and future direction of Healthy North Coast. Leading financial operations, reporting, compliance and strategic analysis, you'll provide the insights that drive informed decision-making and support better health outcomes for communities across the region. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader to influence organisational strategy, strengthen financial performance, drive revenue diversification, and help deliver meaningful change in the healthcare sector. If you're passionate about combining financial excellence with purpose-driven work, we'd love to hear from you.

Who we are

Healthy North Coast (HNC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the health of our North Coast communities through quality primary health care. We proudly deliver the Primary Health Network (PHN) Program across the stunning north coast region from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie across Bundjalung, Githabul, Gumbaynggirr, Dunghutti, Birpai and Yaegl lands.

Benefits, culture & inclusion

• be part of a high performing team making an everyday difference to the health of North Coast communities
• above award salaries, plus not-for-profit salary packaging benefits available up to $18,549 p.a. to help increase your take-home pay
• 14 weeks paid parental leave and additional paid leave at end of year
• organisational ACON membership
• commitment to professional growth with learning and development support
• Employee Assistance Program.

At Healthy North Coast, we are committed to creating a workplace where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived values. We recognise, respect and celebrate Aboriginal peoples, LGBTQ+ people, people with experiences of disability and neurodiversity, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees and people seeking asylum, people across different ages and life stages, people from rural and remote communities, people with caring responsibilities, and all who contribute their skills, perspectives and lived experience. Our workplace is grounded in safety, dignity and belonging — free from discrimination, harassment, and exclusion — so that every person can thrive.

About you

To excel in this position, you will have:

• Relevant post graduate finance and/or accounting qualification and/or at least 10 years of senior management experience. CPA/CA designation or other recognised post graduate qualifications.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with a focus on driving measurable impact and aligning initiatives with organisational objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to tailor content for different audiences including funders, the public and stakeholders.
• Highly developed communication skills to convey complex information in a manner that is easily understood and tailored to a range of audiences through using modern reporting tools and technology.
• Proven success in building, developing and maintaining strong strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, developing and implementing innovative projects and programs that are both responsive to local needs and enhance service and system integration.
• Lead and implement the development of a funding strategy and provide expert advice on cash management practices to secure additional resources to drive enhanced support for health outcomes.
• Evaluate funding opportunities to ensure that business opportunities align with HNC policies and objectives and provide support across the organisation for appropriate initiatives.
• Considerable experience in influencing a business unit or functional area.
• Strong engagement and people leadership skills with the ability to manage, develop, support and coach people to achieve success.
• Champions organisational vision and strategy through supporting the development and implementation of operational plans.
• Ability to deputise for relevant Director as required.
• Knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity, Cultural Safety, and Continuous Improvement principles.