Business Manager

**Business Manager**
- NDIS Provider | Celebrating all Abilities
- Lead Finance, Admin, IT and HR
- $100K+ Package (inc. NFP tax benefits)

This small but fast growing organisation is a Not-for-Profit NDIS registered and DSOA support provider located in Woolloongabba. For nearly 50 years they have been passionately supporting a community where people of all abilities feel loved and respected and able to reach their full potential. They are an enduring community leader, empowering people of all abilities to reach their full potential in a loving service environment.

As a result of continued growth they are now seeking to appoint a Business Manager to oversee Finance, Administration, IT and HR, as well as providing commercial oversight and analysis for the business. You will leverage your superior stakeholder engagement skills, both internally and externally, to drive continuous improvement and KPI achievement.

You are a “go getter” who can demonstrate your financial leadership, showing initiative, innovation and business savvy approach to financial and systems management. The position is responsible for the overall finance functions of the organisation, including liaison with an external bookkeeping resource, management reporting, audit support, budgeting, accounts payable and receivable, and payroll. The position is also responsible to strategically assess, model, improve and manage business systems and all related IT systems hardware and software, and to develop and oversee the implementation of financially related internal controls and processes across the wider organisation.

**Reporting to the General Manager, your key responsibilities will include**:

- Maintain an established ERP system - Xero - and manage the production standard financial reports (including cash flow) as well as managing reports for the monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (financial and non financial), including explanations of variance against budget and other board set targets.
- Establish and manage appropriate internal controls across a diversified organisation.
- In consultation with the General Manager, establish internal controls to ensure staff and supported employee wage reviews are within approved budgets.
- Manage the payroll function for approximately 30 support workers and staff.
- Optimise management of the debtors and creditors ledgers within policy guidelines.
- Manage the annual general insurance and workers compensation review and policy renewal process.
- Establish, manage and review participant funding and service agreements.
- Establish, manage and review IT infrastructure, support and telephony services.
- Manage and be responsible for all administration activities.
- Budget/target setting, management, review against actual expenditure and the production of monthly management accounts (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement).
- Re-forecast income and expenses monthly in consultation with General Manager.
- Manage the workload and outputs of the finance team to ensure financial processes and records are maintained and delivered in an accurate and timely manner.
- Monitor FBT implications of salary packaging arrangements and prepare annual FBT return as required.
- Complete and distribute year end Payment Summaries to staff and supported employees.
- Manage end of year reconciliations with the General Ledger system.
- Manage and be responsible for all regulatory reporting obligations.
- Support the senior leadership team to manage the financial aspects of their individual business units, including supporting the development of their annual operational and capital expenditure budgets, monitoring income and expenditure and taking appropriate and timely measures to address any variances.
- Report monthly to the General Manager on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances.
- Ensure that NDIS funding relevant to each participant’s plan is claimed as per the NDIS pricing arrangements and internal guidelines.
- Assist business unit managers to obtain relevant financial information, advice and modelling to support business unit reporting, growth proposals and forward planning.
- Forecast cash flow positions, any related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment.
- Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements.
- Maintain and improve banking relationships.
- Assist the General Manager in determining the company's proper capital structure.
- Ensure assets are appropriately valued and registered.
- Contribute to a sustainable positive workforce environment and culture through collaborative leadership, open communication and teamwork.
- Maximise the organisation’s ability to achieve its strategic goals by fostering a professional, achievement focused business unit that is positioned to take advantage of innovation, continuous improvement and growth opportunities.
- As part of the leadership t