Chief Financial Officer

Every day across Queensland and the Northern Territory our hospitals aged care and family and disability services make a meaningful and positive difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life. We are leaders in aged care hospitals crisis response the protection of vulnerable children financial resilience family wellbeing disability support and more.

As Queenslands second largest employer UnitingCare provides its services to over half a million people a year through household brands such as BlueCare Lifeline The Wesley Hospital St Andrews War Memorial Hospital Buderim Private Hospital and St Stephens Hospital. We also provide community aged care disability and mental health support to some of Australias most remote communities in the Northern Territory through Australian Regional and Remote Community Services.

Our opportunity:

UnitingCare is on track to deliver a single vision united voice stronger partnerships better financial stewardship and the ability to make an even greater impact in the services we provide.

With a new CEO joining UnitingCare in January 2026 the time is right to appoint a permanent Chief Financial Officer to help shape the next chapter of our organisation.

Reporting to the CEO as Chief Financial Officer you will shape and lead UnitingCares financial strategy ensuring strong governance whilst driving and optimising stakeholder relationships in leveraging long-term value creation and sustainable growth for the organisation. This is a key executive role focused on driving long-term value creation through strategic values-led leadership and influential stakeholder engagement. You will guide critical financial decisions optimise performance and enable the organisation to achieve its vision and objectives.

In this role you will foster an environment that enhances organisational value through business optimisation and strategic collaboration. Working collaboratively with the Executive Leadership Team you will balance the expectations of employees stakeholders and customers to strengthen service delivery accelerate growth and improve profitabilityall while upholding UnitingCares mission to create positive social impact.

Please note this is a full-time position offered with a five (5) year contract of employment.

Your part in our UnitingCare team:

• Provide strategic financial management including cost and revenue optimisation risk management planning and implementation including the management and running of all finance activities including budgeting forecasting and negotiations.

• Collaborate with the executive leadership team to establish long-range financial goals strategies plans and policies.

• Act as the finance representative Director on various UnitingCare partnerships Boards etc. as and balance the missional imperatives of the Uniting Church with the commercial imperatives of operating a large not for profit health and community services provider.

• Drive high levels of accountability in the management of investments providing prudent and effective financial advice systems and processes to ensure existing and future activities are financed according to priorities and cash flow is effectively managed.

• Design and integrate existing and future financial systems to provide robust accurate and timely financial data and reporting to all areas of the organisation to support day to day operations and planning for the future.

• Establish and monitor appropriate benchmarks and performance standards for the organisations financial position ensuring UnitingCares financial management processes identify quantify report and adequately manage all significant financial risk exposure.

• Manage the treasury function in accordance with agreed treasury policy aimed at ensuring rates of return on surplus funds and debt costs are consistent with prudent financial practices seeking to minimise costs.

• Provide executive leadership in leveraging and managing the property portfolio of UnitingCare and support the development of merger acquisition and divestment strategies and target growth and revenue opportunities and lead the delivery of major commercial projects including negotiation of complex commercial transactions.

• Provide advice regarding property investment strategies and initiatives and build robust investment proposals as .

• Ensure the development and delivery of procurement fleet and business support strategies across UCQ to deliver improved services and target benefits and cost savings.
  

What makes a difference for us

• Proven experience in a strategic executive leadership position leading a broad financial services function in a large complex organisation maximising long term business viability and growth.

• A recognised values-led leader who is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that engages empowers and inspires high performing teams.

• Demonstrable executive and Board level stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence drive and motivate Executive Leaders with excellent communication/interpersonal skills.

• Tertiary and post graduate qualifications in Accounting Business or a related field and a member of CPA/ICAA.

• Proven working knowledge of accounting standards and requirements with experience in managing the full suite of finance functions including treasury property and procurement.

• An understanding of the framework principles and obligations relating to the aged care health and community services sector and the profit-for-purpose sector or related sectors is desirable but not .

In accordance with requirements outlined by the ACQSC and / or the NDIS this role is considered as Key Personnel. You will be required to meet key suitability criteria and complete additional compliance measures.

Applications will close 4th January 2026. For further information or a confidential discussion please reach out to either Tash Kershaw or Amanda Dyson