Financial Controller

Finance Leadership Role Supporting Strategic Growth

Company Background

Our client is a well-known charitable organisation that works with the most vulnerable.  

It’s a small, friendly team, located in bright, modern offices on the North Shore.

This role supports the CEO, P&C Director and other key senior stakeholders as the business improves its finance function to provide transparency & governance in the business.  It’s an exciting time to join as they adapt & change to be successful in the increasingly competitive charitable sector. 

Backed by a huge donor pool and grants, they are in a great position to help the families that lean on them.

They have WFH flexibility, a very collaborative team dynamic and great support from the other senior leaders to ensure your success in this role.

The Role

Responsibilities will include:

• Review all financial functions—accounts payable, payroll, treasury, and grant compliance—to maintain sound financial governance.
• Work with executives and department heads to provide financial insights that support operational and strategic goals.
• Oversee the day-to-day management and continuous improvement of finance and CRM systems, ensuring they operate effectively and deliver reliable data to support business decision-making.
• Prepare financial forecasts, strategic projections, and models aligned with business objectives.
• Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, including variance analysis to support decision-making.
• Oversee internal audits and compliance, ensuring effective controls and risk management.

Your Background

We are looking for a Finance Manager, Controller, or SME Head of Finance from an NFP/Charity background or similar.

Other key requirements:

• CA or CPA qualification
• Ideally, someone who can start in the next 2-3 weeks
• Have clear examples on your resume of workflow efficiencies & automations, creating robust and transparent reporting
• Risk & Compliance experience.
• Staff Management
• Excellent communication skills.  You will be the main point of contact for the auditors, Board & CEO
• Agile enough to be hands-on in the accounting where required, but also able to scale up to support the CEO on strategic decision-making.

If you are keen to apply for this Financial Controller role, please contact Adele at Richard Lloyd on 02 8324 5647, quoting 9887 reference or click on 'apply now' below.

Please submit your CV in Word format and note that due to the high volume of responses we receive only suitable candidates will be contacted.