FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

• Strategic Financial Leadership role (SES-1)

• Elevate Financial Governance Across VICSES

• Support Community Resilience through Financial Excellence

About the Organisation
The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based emergency service agency dedicated to building resilient communities across Victoria. As the control agency for flood, storm, tsunami, earthquake, and landslide emergencies, VICSES collaborates closely with government agencies, local councils, and partner organisations to deliver timely emergency management services. With the largest road rescue network in Australia, VICSES plays a pivotal role in disaster preparedness, supporting Victoria Police, the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), and others during major incidents.

About the Role
The Financial Controller is VICSES’s most senior finance position and a highly autonomous, executive-facing role recently upgraded to meet the evolving needs of the organisation. Reporting to the Executive Director of Community and Corporate Services, you will be responsible for overseeing the agency's financial management, compliance, and reporting. You will lead VICSES through a challenging fiscal environment, focusing on efficiency savings and robust budget oversight while ensuring compliance with the Financial Management Act 1994 (Vic). You’ll be integral in providing strategic insight to the executive team and
Board, clearly communicating complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders to enable informed decision-making.
As Financial Controller, you will also lead a team of 11 staff across business partnering, accounting, finance operations, systems and payroll and will be dedicated to providing enhanced service to VICSES’s 154 volunteer units across the state and strengthening partnerships to provide clear oversight around budgeting and forecasts, enhancing financial sustainability, and ultimately supporting the agency’s community-focused mission. 

About You
A strategic and collaborative CPA/CA qualified finance leader with deep expertise in public sector financial governance, you have a proven track record of success in navigating complex fiscal environments, uplifting capability in teams and driving innovation and efficiency to improve finance service.  With a commitment to stakeholder engagement and a reputation for building strong relationships and business partnering support and oversight, you are skilled at translating complex financial data for non-financial audiences and telling the story behind the numbers. You drive financial excellence, and provide the Board and Executive leadership group with timely and accurate reporting and valuable insights and analytics, fostering a culture of teamwork, and building a finance function that aligns seamlessly with VICSES’s mission and values.

To apply, click ‘Apply for this job’, submitting your resume in Microsoft Word format. For more information prior to application, please email Andrea Ogden at SHK andrea.ogden@shk.com.au. Review Position Description; Applications close 27th November 2024. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.