Macquarie Park, Sydney | Hybrid working | Full-time
Salary packaging benefits available – access up to $15,900 General benefits plus an additional $2,650 Meal & Entertainment card tax-free, helping you reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay.
About the Organisation
For over 140 years, St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) has been there when it matters most – building community resilience and saving lives through first aid. We are a registered charity and profit-for-purpose organisation, dedicated to saving lives and strengthening communities across NSW.
The scope of services includes:
- First aid training, including specialist courses for mental health, high-risk worksites and workplaces, and free first aid training for primary school children
- Event health services, supporting everything from local community events to large-scale major events across NSW
- Supplying high-quality first aid products and services to individuals, families and workplaces
- Working alongside emergency services during emergencies and disasters
- Delivering workplace health services, including contracted paramedic services
- With a strong commercial arm alongside their charitable purpose, St John Ambulance NSW enables funds back into community impact.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Finance Manager will foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture and engagement, providing leadership, coaching and direction to the Finance Team members.
To be successful in this role we will require strong technical accounting capability with commercial insight and clear communication.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading month-end close, statutory and management reporting in line with AASB / IFRS
- Preparing and presenting financial reporting and commentary to the Executive stakeholders, including non-financial audiences
- Leading the annual budgeting process across all business units and providing variance analysis and commentary comparing actuals to budget and forecast
- Managing external audits and acting as the primary finance contact
- Providing commercial analysis across revenue, margins and cost drivers
- Overseeing accounting for a significant inventory portfolio (~$1.5m)
- Supporting grant income accounting (low volume, non-complex)
- Supporting systems optimisation and future system transitions across the finance function
We are looking for a confident and credible finance leader with strong technical foundations and the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly.
You will bring:
- 3 years minimum people leadership experience
- CA or CPA qualification with strong knowledge of Australian Accounting Standards and IFRS
- Experience managing audits and working with external auditors
- Experience with inventory accounting and management reporting, including stock valuation, inventory reconciliation, and working capital analysis in a product-based or distribution environment
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP, Dynamics, NetSuite or similar)
- Strong presentation skills and confidence engaging with senior leaders and members at all levels of the organisation
- Experience in not-for-profit environments is beneficial but not essential.
How to Apply Join us in making a difference and be part of St John Ambulance NSW. To be considered for this position please apply now with your resume. If you have any further questions, please contact Rhonda at rhonda@beaumontpeople.com.au
Beaumont People is exclusively partnering with St John Ambulance NSW on this recruitment, so please send all enquiries to the above email. There is no closing date for this role, please apply as soon as possible as all applications will be reviewed as they are received. At Beaumont People we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
