Financial Reporting Manager Job Description
The Financial Reporting Manager is responsible for delivering accurate and timely annual financial reporting, with a focus on ensuring the organization's property, infrastructure, plant, and equipment are complete and fairly valued.
This role involves partnering across the entire organization and with key external agencies to champion innovation, drive continuous improvement, and embed sustainable financial management practices that elevate service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
* Inspire and empower the financial reporting team, driving a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
* Partner with senior leaders to strengthen financial management skills, clarify key financial responsibilities, and support a robust internal control environment.
* Provide operational leadership, fostering an inclusive, customer-focused, and accountable culture where people feel supported to do their best work.
* Champion change and lead by example, demonstrating resilience, self-awareness, inclusivity, and commitment to cross-functional collaboration.
* Oversee resource allocation and budget planning to keep operations running efficiently, with regular tracking and reporting against departmental performance goals.
* Ensure core financial accounting and accounts payable services are delivered efficiently, accurately, and in line with industry best practice.
* Lead best-practice accounting for the organization's property, infrastructure, plant, and equipment, working closely with Asset Management and Capital Program Steering Committees to ensure timely asset recognition and fair valuation.
* Oversee the preparation and delivery of the Annual Financial Statements and Performance Statement, ensuring full compliance with legislation, accounting standards, and organizational policies.
* Manage the organization's cash and investments strategically, maximizing financial returns while adhering to policy and sound governance.
* Provide high-level strategic advice to executive leadership on financial implications of current laws, regulations, and proposed legislative changes.
* Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting to stakeholders.
Requirements:
* Tertiary qualification in accounting and significant professional experience in financial reporting.
* Chartered Accountant or hold a CPA professional qualification.
* Deep understanding of legislation, policies, and best-practice frameworks governing financial management and strong internal control environments.
* Proven people-leadership skills, with the ability to support, influence, and cultivate a high-performing, positive team culture.
* Strong negotiation, writing, presentation, and public-speaking skills, enabling effective stakeholder influence and support for departmental objectives.
* Highly developed problem-solving and stakeholder-management capabilities, with a talent for building cooperation, trust, and productive partnerships.
* Demonstrated experience leading teams through change, ensuring clear communication and strong stakeholder engagement throughout the process.
* Strong business planning and management skills, including budget development, financial and resource management, and delivering complex reporting aligned to strategic goals and KPIs.
* Proven project-management experience, with the ability to deliver small to medium projects on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
Benefits:
* Permanent, full-time position.
* Competitive salary.
* Opportunities for career growth and development.
* Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
About Us:
We are committed to being a child-safe organization and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments.
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