National Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

• Key Strategic Leadership role
• Permanent full-time position, located in Sydney CBD
• Flexible work arrangements to give you more balance, including hybrid working

The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity that works with children and young people experiencing poverty to overcome their circumstances and reach their full potential by providing holistic, long-term support for their education.

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking finance leader to join us as National Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. In this pivotal role, you will partner with executives and senior leaders to drive financial sustainability and strategic decision-making across The Smith Family. You will be leading a team responsible for ensuring long-term organisational financial stability through oversight of financial modelling, with a focus on fundraising and program delivery. 

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will:

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver strategic financial insights and modelling that support long-term organisational sustainability
• Oversee the financial models across the organisation which drive income generation and program delivery
• Provide business and market modelling to support the development of new business initiatives
• Partner with heads of functions to ensure their teams contribute to the delivery of budgets and forecasting
• Oversee the delivery of organisational planning activities
• Lead and support the Finance Business Partner and Finance Analyst to prepare detailed budgeting and financial reporing together with meaningful insights into the business
• Identify and develop reports which will support business decisions in relation to growth of programs

About you

As well as passion for community, you will bring the following:

•    Qualifications - CA/CPA/CIMA/ACCA Qualified or equivalent
•    Advanced MS Excel skills with a proven track record in working with accuracy in large and complex spreadsheets
•    Superior presentation skills and be able to provide insightful commentary and analysis
•    A Finance mind-set with the ability to analyse the output of models beyond the reporting of financial data, providing in-depth business insight
•    Strategic thinking, strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Very high proficiency in Excel and financial modelling
•    Demonstrated ability to use financial and customer management systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics)
•    Ability to “tell the story” through complex data analysis, and to mak recommendations and persuade stakeholders

Our benefits

Employees are at the centre of The Smith Family’s values and operations. By joining our team, you can expect to:

• Find balance; with flexible work options and opportunities to purchase additional annual leave
• Maximise your take home pay; with salary packaging, as well as opportunities to save with discounts at retailers across the country
• Fulfill your potential, with excellent career opportunities, a suite of development programs and a dedicated learning and development platform
• Feel you belong; with inclusive leave options, including paid parental, cultural and gender affirmation leave
• Thrive; with support for you and your family’s mental and physical health including a complete care and safety platform, unlimited Employee Assistance and access to a huge range of fitness facilities with Fitness Passport     

About us

The Smith Family is a national children’s education charity with a vision of a world where every child has the opportunity to change their future, no matter their circumstances. We believe that education is one of the most powerful change agents, and we work with young Australians to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty – so they can thrive now and into their futures.

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. You may view the position description here.

Closing date: 30 June 2025

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.