Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

• Partner with an industry leader to help deliver financial objectives
• Comprehensive employee benefits + RDOs and hybrid work options
• Lead and coach a team of business analysts

The Role:

Manager – Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for supporting evidence-based decision making, performance analytics and business growth. In this role, you will focus on solidifying the budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting process for front-line services (disability and employment services) while streamlining the grant management process. This role is suited to an accounting professional with strong technical skills, and experience in financial planning and budgeting.

Employment: 6 Months Contract full-time, 38 hours per week

Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 per annum + super and $15,900 in not-for-profit salary packaging

Location: Bella Vista NSW + hybrid work options available

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of Business Analysts
• Develop and report on service, team, and functional KPIs. Agree on the business analyst team’s operational plans and deliver them.
• Oversee revenue accounting, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Leading the budgeting and forecasting processes and support operations and corporate functions in developing budgets and financial plans.
• Prepare specialised reports and provide advice on financial performance and recommend service improvements based on analysis, identify opportunities to increase revenue and/or improve efficiencies.

Essential Criteria

• CA or CPA qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in financial planning and budgeting.
• Experience in coaching and supervising a team.
• Strong team player who can work autonomously.
• Senior experience in Disability and/or Employment Services
• Strong sector knowledge, including funding mechanisms and comparator/benchmark data.
• Ability to analyse complex data, identify core issues, investigate , evaluate and reach appropriate conclusions/solutions.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Valid background checks including NDIS workers check and Working with Children Check.
• 5+ years FP&A experience with 2+ years in management

Culture and Benefits

Ability Options is a value driven organisation where the people we support are at the centre of everything we do. We have built an inclusive and progressive culture at Ability Options encouraging everyone to continue to learn and develop their career whether that is through coaching and mentoring or leadership training. 

In return for skills and experience, our people receive a competitive remuneration package, access to Fitness passport, employee discounts, a rewards and recognition program and the ability to significantly increase your take home pay with not-for profit salary packaging.

If you are passionate and have the desire to unlock possibilities for those we support, then we would love to hear from you!

Who are we?

Ability Options provides employment and disability services to people who need assistance to achieve their aspirations and inclusion the community. We operate services to support people with disabilities and those whose lives are changed as a result of accidents, unemployment and disadvantage.

We are committed to a workplace culture that recognises diversity, equity and human rights. We respect and value the contribution of people from all cultures, backgrounds and beliefs, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people and people with disability.    

Ability Options prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages and gender as well as people who identify as First Nation People, and people with a disability.

Ability Options is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people. All successful applicants are subject to probity and pre-employment checks.