Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

An established Australian organisation operating within the Aged Care and Healthcare staffing sector is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its Executive Leadership Team.

This is a hands-on executive opportunity for a commercially focused finance leader who can provide strategic financial direction while maintaining strong oversight of the organisation's financial and operational performance.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the CFO will have overall responsibility for the financial leadership, governance and commercial performance of the business, while leading the Finance and IT functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic financial advice and commercial insights to the Managing Director and Executive Team.

• Leading the Finance and IT functions and developing a high-performing team.

• Managing cash flow, treasury, banking and working capital requirements.

• Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, P&L, month-end and executive/Board reporting.

• Maintaining strong governance across payroll, superannuation, payroll tax and financial controls.

• Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and debt collection performance.

• Ensuring compliance with BAS, WorkCover, labour hire licensing and other regulatory obligations.

• Managing key banking, vendor and external stakeholder relationships.

• Driving continuous improvement across financial systems, processes, controls and business performance.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Senior finance leadership experience preferably within aged care, healthcare, healthcare staffing or a closely related environment.

• Strong hands-on experience with Xero or a comparable accounting platform, together with advanced Excel capability.

• Experience with Entire workforce management software (Entire OnHire) or a comparable workforce management/platform system, will be highly regarded.

• Strong expertise across cash flow, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and payroll governance.

• Sound knowledge and understanding of Modern Awards, Australian payroll compliance and statutory reporting requirements.

• Proven ability to lead teams, partner with senior executives and influence commercial decision-making.

• Strong commercial judgement, stakeholder management skills and a high level of professional discretion.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take on a broad and influential CFO role, working directly with the Managing Director and Executive Team and playing a key role in the financial and operational direction of the business.

This is a full-time, office-based position at the organisation's Melbourne Head Office and is not a hybrid or remote role.

If you are an experienced finance leader with relevant industry experience and the ability to operate across both strategic and hands-on financial leadership, we welcome your application.

All applications will be treated in strict confidence.