About us
Healthy Land & Water (HLW) works with community, industry, and government to deliver innovative and science-based solutions to challenges affecting our landscapes, waterways, and biodiversity. We help people understand the values and condition of South East Queensland’s
environment so we can ensure the sustainable use of our natural environment
long into the future.
We believe that maintaining healthy landscapes and waterways is not just important for wildlife and ecosystems. A healthy environment also supports a vibrant economy, strong livelihoods, great lifestyles and the happiness and wellbeing of the community. Through our work, we encourage people to examine and change their behaviours for the benefit of the natural world and
for the people and places we love.
The opportunity
We’re looking for a Finance Manager to join our Finance & Assurance team. In this role you will provide expert financial leadership, oversee budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and audit processes, and drive financial performance and cost-efficiency initiatives across the organisation. The finance manager reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is a permanent full-time role.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, coaching and developing the Finance team, fostering a high performing culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and outstanding service delivery
- Managing the EBITDA and capex budget, forecast, and planning process in a timely manner to accurately predict performance, providing valuable insights into key trends, opportunities, and risks
- Conducting financial analysis to understand key business drivers and use data and analytics to provide actionable advice to the CFO, ELT, and Operations to improve business performance and financial results
- Developing monthly rolling forecasts tools and reporting, ensuring appropriate support for managers across the business to efficiently report progress against targets and accurate outlooks for the remainder of the financial year
- Managing timely reporting of financial performance of the business by providing reports, financial insights and guidance to the wider business
- Ensuring monthly, half yearly, and end of year statutory reporting is delivered to best practice standards
- Preparing Risk & Audit Committee and Board information and papers and presentations as required
- Leading business improvements projects targeting system and process enhancement for enhanced financial performance
- Supporting the team in driving efficiencies in all operational finance and governance (Quality and assurance) activities with the ESG consideration at all times
About you
Ideally, you will share our vision to lead the change that will deliver an environment for future generations to thrive. To be successful in this role, you will have all or many of the following requirements:
- Tertiary qualification in Accounting, Commerce or equivalent
- Professional qualification such as CPA,CA or CMA
- Extensive senior financial managerial experience with a proven success record
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills of teams
- Demonstrated ability to build positive and constructive relationships within and outside the organisation
- Experience in finance within NFP, consulting, or project-based operations
- Results oriented and metrics driven
- Exceptional interpersonal communication with the ability to communicate and manage stakeholders at all levels
What we offer
We’re a diverse team of experts, who enjoy sharing knowledge and learning. We recognise and celebrate our employees and teams for affecting real and innovative change in our communities. We value integrity, collaboration, care, innovation, and courage. Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support your mental, nutritional, and financial wellbeing
- Novated leasing
- Annual individual professional development budget
- Annual life & wellbeing reimbursement
- Paid Birthday leave
- Monthly staff social activities and events
- 3 days paid gifted leave over the holiday period
- Purchased leave
- Cashbacks and discounts via online store
Healthy Land & Water is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Applications close 24 July 2026.
