Chief Financial Officer

About Ironbark

Ironbark Aboriginal Corporation (Ironbark) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Darwin, Northern Territory. We successfully deliver community, employment, and economic services to urban, regional, and remote communities throughout the Darwin/Daly Region. Ironbark operates several diverse programs and business ventures (from social enterprise and community services to commercial entities) which create vital skills and development pathways for local and remote Indigenous communities.

Our Vision - Changing lives - one story at a time

Our Mission Statement - Improving lives and transforming Aboriginal communities through employment, advocacy and economic opportunities.

Our Values - Commitment, Integrity, Collaboration, Courage and Respect

About the Role

We are seeking a values-driven and strategic financial leader to join our Senior Management Team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This executive position plays a pivotal role in steering Ironbark’s financial sustainability, governance, and enterprise strategy across our hybrid operating model.

The CFO leads Ironbark’s financial operations across both its not-for-profit and commercial portfolios, ensuring strategic oversight, compliance, and performance, ensuring strong financial planning, compliance, investment strategy, and risk oversight - while contributing to Ironbark’s social and economic impact. This is a highly collaborative leadership role, working closely with the CEO, Board, senior leaders and external partners to strengthen performance, ethical stewardship and innovation.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Translate organisational goals into financial strategies and drive sustainable growth across for-profit and not-for-profit streams.

• Governance and Compliance: Ensure audit readiness, tax compliance (GST, FBT, PAYG, etc.), statutory reporting, and policy implementation.

• Financial Management & Operations: Oversee budgeting, payroll, asset management, procurement frameworks, and fee-for-service business performance.

• Enterprise Risk & Digital Transformation: Lead cyber and financial risk oversight, and support digitisation of financial systems.

• People and Culture Leadership: Manage and mentor a high-performing finance team; support talent development and succession planning.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Ironbark in financial forums, build sector partnerships, and engage funders, auditors, and government bodies.

• Senior Management and Culture: Contribute actively to organisational strategy, workplace culture, and sector leadership.

About You

You are an experienced CFO or senior financial executive with a strong track record in strategic financial planning, compliance and enterprise leadership. You bring deep experience in financial governance, complex reporting environments, and commercial operations—ideally within hybrid models or impact-oriented sectors. You lead with integrity, collaborate cross-functionally, and demonstrate a passion for building inclusive, values-aligned systems.

We are looking for someone who has

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Commerce.

• CPA/CA qualification or equivalent senior experience.

• Demonstrated success in financial strategy, planning and governance.

• Proven experience overseeing taxation (GST, PAYG, FBT), statutory compliance, payroll, procurement, fee-for-service models, and audit processes.

• Strong experience with government reporting, grant management, financial acquittals and asset registers.

• Advanced Excel and MYOB proficiency.

• High-level interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Demonstrated cultural competency and integrity in leadership.

• Experience in Aboriginal community-controlled, social enterprise or hybrid models.

• Knowledge of impact investment, public funding and philanthropic capital.

• Familiarity with Right Fit for Risk or trauma-informed financial practices.

In return for your skills and valued contribution you will be rewarded with

• Generous remuneration

• 5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

• Company vehicle with allowable personal use

• Well-being and professional development opportunities

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 + meal & entertainment benefits

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions at Ironbark.

Applications close on 20th June 2025 @ 11:59pm.

If you have any questions or if you wish to obtain a copy of the position description, please contact us via email - recruitment@ironbark.org.au

**Please note emailed applications are not accepted**

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