- Darwin location, Full Time (Fixed Term - 2 years)
- Have a real impact on the health and wellbeing of our Indigenous communities
- Work with a down to earth team, dedicated to what we do
We have a great opportunity for dedicated and experienced Chief Financial Officer to join our Corporate Services Team. Take on an important role where you’ll improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by reaching out to the community and promoting better health choices. We’ll provide great learning opportunities, giving you the chance to grow your skills and progress your career.
About Us:
Established in 1991, Danila Dilba Health Service is a community organisation providing comprehensive primary health care to Biluru communities in the Yilli Rreung Region of the Northern Territory. We aim to improve the physical, mental, spiritual, cultural and social wellbeing of our clients through innovative comprehensive programs based on principles of equity, access, empowerment, determination and collaboration.
About the role:
The successful candidate oversees all financial information for Danila Dilba Health Service in order to support the delivery of primary health care and associated services.
- You’ll IMPACT the community, helping close the gap in Indigenous healthcare and wellbeing, one helping hand at a time.
- You’ll be PROUD, both of the work you do and who you work for.
- You’ll work with a TEAM, alongside people who are down to earth and truly dedicated to what we do.
- You’ll EXPERIENCE and learn something new every day through the variety of your role.
- You’ll embrace the OPPORTUNITY to progress your career - follow your path at Danila Dilba.
Responsibilities include:
- Financial Management & Control – Take responsibility for developing and delivering the organisation's financial management and/or control systems.
- Budgeting & Costing - Manage the development and delivery of budget plans for the organisation.
- Strategy Formation & Implementation - Develop the Finance strategy to achieve long-term business needs and ensure implementation and execution of the strategy for the best benefit of the organisation.
- Policy Development & Implementation - Develop functional policies and participate in developing policy frameworks for Finance, creating underlying procedures and monitoring their implementation within the organisation.
- Solutions Analysis - Develop innovative solutions by integrating and analysing complex and diverse information sources.
- Stakeholder Management (Internal) - Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and manage business partners to ensure satisfaction within business units.
- Leadership and Direction - Hold overall responsibility for leading and directing the enabling of the Finance function to achieve the organisational strategy.
- Performance Development - Develop short- and long-term objectives for employees and take responsibility for implementing and coordinating a performance development culture for the department.
- Building Capability - Take responsibility for implementing formal learning and development frameworks for employees, while informally coaching and mentoring others throughout the organisation.
- Advocacy - Act on advocacy opportunities related to the organisation's community and clients.
Are you the right person?
The successful candidate will have:
- A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a relevant area, together with several years’ experience gained in managing complex financial environments in the not-for-profit or commercial sector;
- CPA Membership and/or equivalent Professional Certification status (current);
- Extensive experience in all areas of financial management with proven developed analytical and interpretive capabilities;
- High level knowledge of Territory and Commonwealth legislation (i.e. Financial Management and Accountability Act) and practices relating to grant funding of NGOs and of associated practices and procedures that ensure financial accountability, probity and compliance requirements;
- Demonstrated organisational skills in planning, managing and prioritising tasks and resources to deliver outcomes within time and budget considerations;
- Proven high level oral and written communication skills including liaison, negotiation and conflict resolution with people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds;
- Confident electronic financial and financial-reporting systems navigation skills, including the demonstrated capacity to generate real-time reporting and engaging presentations to enhance stakeholder engagement, and;
- An understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander societies and cultures and the ability to influence, promote and enhance health and positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in partnership with government and non-government organisations.
We want you to be proud of both the work you do and of who you work for! Follow your path at Danila Dilba - where every person matters.
Interested? See position description below for more information
Applicants must provide a covering letter addressing the selection criteria and a current resume.
For further information, please contact Stephenie Reeves on 0426 065 677 or at recruit@ddhs.org.au
Applications close: 24 February 2022