Finance Services Director: Strategy, Controls & Reporting

Australian College of Nursing; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian College of Nursing in Parramatta NSW is seeking a Finance Services Director to lead ACN Group's financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, budgeting, payroll and transactional services while translating strategic finance into robust controls and reliable information for decision making.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to standardise, automate and improve processes, coach finance teams, and steer month‑end, year‑end, and regulatory compliance within

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in accounting/finance/commercial discipline with CPA Australia or CAANZ membership.
• Experience leading financial operations and reporting in a complex org, incl. month-end/year-end, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Australian accounting principles, controls, taxation, and regulation.
• Proven leadership and coaching of finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead ACN Group's financial operations and Finance Services team.
• Oversee reporting, budgeting, payroll and transactional services.
• Translate strategic finance into robust operational controls and high-quality information.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to standardise, automate and improve processes and systems.

Skills

Leadership

Financial operations

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Education

CPA Australia member

CA ANZ member

Tools

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Solver

Power BI

Job description

Australian College of Nursing in Parramatta NSW is seeking a Finance Services Director to lead ACN Group's financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, budgeting, payroll and transactional services while translating strategic finance into robust controls and reliable information for decision making.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to standardise, automate and improve processes, coach finance teams, and steer month‑end, year‑end, and regulatory compliance within