Executive Manager Corporate Services

Wood Recruitment; City Of Vincent; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Program

Training and development opportunities

Free car parking

Long Service Leave entitlements

25 days annual leave per year

12% superannuation

Job summary

Wood Recruitment represents an exceptional client seeking an Executive Manager Corporate Services to join the Executive Leadership Team in Australia. This strategic role supports a complex organisation through change and future planning, reporting to the CEO with broad oversight of finance, IT, procurement, customer and admin services, and asset management.

You will drive long-term financial planning, provide high-level financial analysis, and influence governance, risk, and compliance while

Qualifications

• Significant senior management or executive leadership experience.
• Strong experience leading organisational strategy and business improvement.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience with long-term financial planning and assets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Present complex financial matters to senior stakeholders.
• Governance, risk and compliance knowledge.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through change.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/CA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Public sector experience is highly regarded.
• Full working rights in Australia.
• Willingness to provide National Police Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across corporate service functions.
• Advise the CEO and senior stakeholders on financial and business matters.
• Lead long-term financial planning and supporting organisational sustainability.
• Oversee financial reporting, budgets and statutory compliance.
• Provide high-level financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Provide financial oversight of significant long-term arrangements.
• Support development and continuous improvement of business systems.
• Ensure corporate services are resourced and operating effectively.
• Set performance measures and drive accountability across the unit.
• Lead through ongoing change and transition.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Governance & risk

Change leadership

Education

CPA/CA/CIMA

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced and strategic Executive Manager Corporate Services to join their Executive Leadership Team. This is a key leadership opportunity for an accomplished corporate services professional to support a complex organisation through a significant period of change, transformation and future planning.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will provide strategic leadership across finance, information technology, procurement, customer and administrative services, and asset management. You will also work closely with senior stakeholders and governing bodies, providing clear and considered advice while supporting the organisation's long-term financial and operational sustainability.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing strategic leadership across key corporate service functions
• Advising the CEO and senior stakeholders on financial, corporate and business matters
• Leading long-term financial planning and supporting organisational sustainability
• Overseeing financial reporting, budgets and statutory compliance
• Providing high-level financial analysis to support strategic decision-making
• Providing financial oversight of significant long-term commercial and service arrangements
• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of business systems
• Ensuring corporate services are appropriately resourced and operating effectively
• Setting performance measures and driving accountability across the business unit
• Leading and supporting the organisation through ongoing change and transition

What you’ll need:

• Significant senior management or executive leadership experience
• Strong experience leading organisational strategy and business improvement
• Strong financial and commercial acumen
• Experience with complex long-term financial planning, including significant provisions and long-lived assets
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to clearly and impartially present complex financial and commercial matters to senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and compliance
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through periods of change
• Professional accounting qualification with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Institute of Public Accountants, CIMA, or an equivalent recognised overseas accounting body
• Local government or broader public sector experience will be highly regarded
• Full working rights in Australia
• Willingness to provide a National Police Clearance

What’s in it for you:

• Five-year executive contract
• $250,000 to $260,000 remuneration package, depending on skills and experience
• 12% superannuation
• 25 days annual leave per year
• Long Service Leave entitlements
• Health and Wellbeing program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Training and development opportunities
• Free car parking