Finance Manager: Business Systems

Catholic Education Tasmania; Hobart; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Education Tasmania (CET) is seeking an experienced Finance Manager: Business Systems to lead the strategic direction, governance and optimisation of our Finance, Payroll and Human Resources systems across a statewide education network in Tasmania.

Reporting to the System Lead: Funding and Systems, you will oversee the enterprise business systems, lead a dedicated Business Systems team and drive data-informed decision making, ensuring reliability, security and compliance for schools and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline, and/or significant experience in business systems leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise Finance, Payroll and/or Human Resources systems.
• Proven success leading complex projects, business improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Strong governance, compliance and risk management experience.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning, governance and optimisation of Finance, Payroll and HR systems.
• Oversee TechnologyOne and associated enterprise systems, ensuring effective performance, security and compliance.
• Drive major system upgrades, implementations and business transformation projects.
• Enhance reporting capability and support data-informed decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, schools and external partners.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Business Systems team.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Accounting/Commerce/Business/Information Systems degree

Tools

TechnologyOne Financials

HR & Payroll systems

Job description

Finance Manager: Business Systems

Catholic Education Tasmania (see more jobs from this school)

New Town , TAS

Business / Finance Manager

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 1 November 2026

Catholic Education Tasmania is a community of thirty-eight schools and colleges with 2,500 staff supporting over 17,000 students.

Finance Manager: Business Systems

1.0 FTE Ongoing

Catholic Education Tasmania (CET) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Finance Manager: Business Systems to lead the strategic direction, governance and optimisation of our Finance, Payroll and Human Resources systems.

This is an outstanding leadership opportunity for a strategic and systems-focused professional to drive innovation, business improvement and organisational transformation across a statewide education network.

About The Role

Reporting to the System Lead: Funding and Systems, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight of CET's enterprise business systems, including TechnologyOne and associated platforms.

You will lead a dedicated Business Systems team and play a key role in ensuring systems are reliable, secure, compliant and aligned with organisational priorities. Working collaboratively across Corporate Services, People Services, ICT, schools and external partners, you will champion process improvement, data-driven decision making and organisational transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning, governance and optimisation of Finance, Payroll and HR systems.
• Oversee TechnologyOne and associated enterprise systems, ensuring effective performance, security and compliance.
• Drive major system upgrades, implementations and business transformation projects.
• Enhance reporting capability and support data-informed decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, schools and external partners.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Business Systems team.

To be successful, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline, and/or significant experience in business systems leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise Finance, Payroll and/or Human Resources systems.
• Proven success leading complex projects, business improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Strong governance, compliance and risk management experience.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable:

• TechnologyOne Financials, Human Resources and Payroll experience.
• Experience within education, public sector or not-for-profit environments.
• Project management qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale organisational change and systems transformation.

Why Catholic Education Tasmania?

At Catholic Education Tasmania, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an environment where innovation, collaboration and service excellence thrive.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the systems and processes that support over 17,000 students and thousands of staff across Tasmania, helping ensure our schools continue to deliver exceptional educational outcomes.

The successful applicant will be required to hold or obtain:

• Current driver's licence
• Working with Vulnerable People Registration
• National Police Check
• Accreditation A (or willingness to obtain)

Catholic Education Tasmania is committed to safeguarding children and young people and providing safe and supportive environments. The successful applicant will be required to hold appropriate child safety registrations and clearances.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of our commitment to Reconciliation

Applications close: Monday 2 November 2026 at 10:00am