Business Manager/ Operations Manager

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This role is a critical new role to help establish and lead the business services unit to support our upcoming period of growth.

Summary about this job

General/Business Unit Manager

Company: Good to Great Schools Australia Limited

Location: Cairns & Far North

Work type: Full Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-3-5176-7544

Fax: +61-7-4832-8082

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Detail information about job Business Manager/ Operations Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Full time role based in Cairns
  • Opportunity to work for Non For Profit and support Australian schools
  • Various salary-sacrificing options (including an employee benefits card)

About the organisation

Great schools are those that have great teachers delivering effective instruction to every child. Good to Great Schools Australia (GGSA) uses a school improvement framework to support schools to make their improvement journey from Poor to Fair, Fair to Good and Good to Great.

GGSA has a growth strategy and is currently setting up its business services to respond to this growth. This role is a critical new role to help establish and lead this growth.

About the units

The Business Services Team is a client focused team dedicated to providing high quality service and support to projects and the organisation.

Working within the GGSA Innovation Framework the Business Services Team is responsible for providing services in Finance, Contract Management, Human Resources, IT, Assets and Facilities, Administration and Workplace Health and Safety.

The team’s current focus is on ensuring strong business management and control by improving, refining and implementing best practice business processes to support the business now and to meet future requirements as the business grows.

About the Role

The Business Manager will manage the finance activity for GGSA. Reporting to the CEO, the Business Manager (BM) plays a critical role in developing and implementing the business strategies, financial plans, modelling and reporting. The role will be responsible for the primary planning, implementing, managing and controlling of all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities for the organisation. This includes direct responsibility for budgeting, expenditure control, financial risk management, project accounting, auditing, statutory compliance and financial performance reporting and evaluation. 

The role has at least two direct reports and may have to five (depending on experience and skills and need of organisation).

Essential Criteria:

  • Demonstrated previous experience as a Business Manager in a complex and expanding organisation
  • CA/CPA/IPA qualification
  • Demonstrated experience in strategically leading the financial management systems of a medium to large organisation
  • High level financial budgeting, reporting, and forecasting skills across complex and dynamic revenue sources
  • Demonstrated knowledge of government funding, contract management and auditing requirement for a not for profit organisation
  • Demonstrated experience in working as part of a Leadership Team with accountability, reporting and auditing responsibilities to a Board of Directors
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing financial risk and appropriate risk management system
  • Ability to performance manage staff to promote a cohesive and collaborative work environment

Desirable:

  • Experience as a Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer or demonstrated management experience of other key business functions; and
  • Understanding of the social, political and legal framework in which the organisation operates.

All successful applicants must be willing to obtain a national police check and blue card (working with children check).

How to Apply

Applicants need to submit a resume and an application letter that addresses the essential selection criteria above. GGSA does not consider applications that do not address the selection criteria.

Please apply via the below link.

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