Financial Controller

Pacific Link Housing; Gosford; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options up to $15,900

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Pacific Link Housing is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead the finance function across Pacific Link Housing and subsidiaries. You will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and month‑end processes, partnering with the CFO and senior leaders.

You will drive process improvements, strengthen controls, ensure regulatory compliance and provide high‑quality financial insights to support strategic decisions and sustainable growth in a not-for-profit housing organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance leadership role.
• Strong technical accounting, reporting and compliance expertise.
• Commercially minded with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams through change and drive engagement.
• Comfortable working autonomously while partnering with the CFO.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Finance Team.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Oversee month-end and year-end processes, audits, tax compliance and statutory reporting.
• Manage cashflow reporting, treasury functions and financial controls.
• Support payroll oversight and business continuity across finance functions.
• Drive process improvements, systems enhancement and operational efficiencies.
• Partner with leaders across the business to support informed decision-making.
• Act as delegate for the CFO when required.

Skills

Leadership in finance

Stakeholder management

Technical accounting

Change management

Autonomous working

Problem solving

Education

CA or CPA qualified

Job description

Lead the finance function. Build capability. Drive improvement.

Pacific Link Housing Group is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to lead our finance team and oversee financial operations across Pacific Link Housing, and subsidiaries - Key2 Realty, and Renew Projects.

Reporting to the CFO, this is a senior leadership role requiring a strong technical accountant, people leader and trusted business partner. You'll play a key role in strengthening the team, improving processes, ensuring compliance and providing high-quality financial reporting across the Group.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, coach and develop the Finance Team.
• Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Oversee month-end and year-end processes, audits, tax compliance and statutory reporting.
• Manage cashflow reporting, treasury functions and financial controls.
• Support payroll oversight and business continuity across finance functions.
• Drive process improvements, systems enhancement and operational efficiencies.
• Partner with leaders across the business to support informed decision-making.
• Act as delegate for the CFO when required.

What you’ll bring to the team

• CA or CPA qualified.
• Significant experience in a Financial Controller or senior finance leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead teams through change and drive engagement and capability.
• Strong technical accounting, reporting and compliance expertise.
• Commercially minded with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working autonomously while partnering closely with a committed CFO.
• Resilient, hands‑on and motivated by solving problems and improving performance.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

We were state finalists in the Employer of Choice Category at the Business NSW Awards in 2024; we have achieved this recognition as a result of our fantastic workplace culture, which results from all our employees living the organisation’s values (Respectful, Responsible and Resolute) and valuing our employees, their wellbeing and their professional development. To recognise and reward the hard work of our employees, Pacific Link Housing offers an extensive range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary commensurate with proven experience
• Salary packaging options up to $15,900 which can increase your take home pay. We use Eziway for our salary packaging (give them a Google!)
• Flexible working options available on completion of onboarding/induction period
• Focus on employee development and wellbeing
• Regular team building events
• Genuine career opportunity in a not only a stable sector, but one that is rapidly growing
• Most importantly, you will work in an incredibly rewarding industry, with a vision to creating thriving and inclusive communities that benefit everyone

About us

Pacific Link Housing is a not-for-profit organisation and an award-winning Community Housing Provider (Tier 1 NSW) who provide safe, secure and affordable homes to people on very low to moderate incomes from the Central Coast to Newcastle and the Lower Hunter. Guided by our values of Respectful, Responsible, and Resolute, we are committed to thriving and inclusive communities that benefit everyone. With a head office in Gosford, we service a portfolio of over 1,200 dwellings as well as add to the supply of much needed housing through direct property development. Learn more about the work we do https://www.pacificlink.org.au/

Pacific Link Housing is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion, as such we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.