Executive - Corporate Services

healthAbility; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

NFP salary packaging

Competitive total remuneration

Job summary

healthAbility, a not-for-profit delivering community health, is seeking an experienced executive to lead Corporate Services, enabling performance and growth across multiple funding streams.

Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee finance, governance, risk, IT, and company secretarial duties; lead a multidisciplinary team; provide strategic insights to the Board; and foster an inclusive, high-performing executive culture.

Qualifications

• CPA or CA qualification and membership
• Experience with governance reporting to a Board
• Experience in organisations with multiple funding streams and reporting obligations
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams
• Strong strategic/commercial acumen
• Experience leading transformational change
• Ability to connect systems, people, processes and strategy
• Experience in aged care or not-for-profit sectors desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice, reporting, and insights to CEO, Executive Team, and Board
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and funding compliance
• Act as Company Secretary for governance and reporting obligations
• Oversee governance, risk, audit, insurance and compliance frameworks
• Develop financial, business, and performance reporting
• Lead corporate services and finance teams
• Collaborate with leaders to strengthen financial, risk and compliance capability
• Oversee information technology and digital initiatives; foster executive culture

Skills

CA/CPA designation

Board governance

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial management

Change leadership

Risk & compliance

Digital governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

ERP/Finance system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Box Hill & Eltham locations with hybrid working options
• Competitive TRP in addition to NFP salary packaging
• Full time, maximum term 3-year contract

About healthAbility

At healthAbility, our vision is a world in which everyone is thriving and well. For more than 50 years, we have worked alongside our community to improve health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Through community health services, aged care programs, disability supports, and multidisciplinary care, we help people stay healthy, independent, and connected to their community.

Operating across Melbourne's eastern and north-eastern suburbs, we are a purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation committed to delivering high-quality, accessible, and person-centred services. As our operating environment evolves, we continue to strengthen our organisational foundations to ensure we can meet the needs of our community now and into the future.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead a broad portfolio of Corporate Services functions that enable organisational performance, sustainability, and strategic growth.

Bringing strong leadership credentials, you will:

• Partner closely with the CEO, Executive Team, and Board to provide strategic advice, reporting, and insights;
• Oversee financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and funding compliance;
• Serve as Company Secretary, supporting effective Board governance and reporting obligations;
• Provide oversight and stewardship of governance, risk, audit, insurance, and compliance frameworks;
• Championthe ongoing development of financial, business, and performance reporting;
• Lead a diverse team of corporate services and finance professionals;
• Work in partnership with leaders to strengthen financial, risk, and compliance capability across the organisation;
• Provide expert executive oversight of information technology and digital initiatives; and
• Contribute to a high-performing and collaborative executive culture.

About You

We are looking for an experienced executive leader who combines strong financial and governance expertise with the ability to lead through complexity, influence stakeholders, and drive organisational improvement.

You will bring:

• CPA or CA qualification;
• Strong Board engagement, governance, and reporting experience;
• Experience working in organisations with multiple funding streams and reporting obligations;
• Strong people leadership credentials and experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams;
• Highly developed strategic and commercial acumen;
• Demonstrated experience leading transformational change;
• The ability to connect systems, people, processes, and strategy to enhance organisational performance;
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear and actionable insights;
• Experience within the aged care or not-for-profit sectors would be strongly desirable; and
• Exposure to Company Secretary responsibilities will be viewed favourably, though not essential.

healthAbility proudly serves a diverse community and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, abilities, and experiences. We value a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Applications close 11:59pm, Tuesday 17th November 2026. Shortlisting and screening will commence prior to the advert closing. Interviews are anticipated to commence the week of 23rd November 2026.