• Metropolitan Independent School | Unique Senior Finance & Operations Leadership

• 5 Weeks Annual Leave | Melbourne’s West | Exceptionally Esteemed School

• Be Enabled to Drive Growth, Values, Innovation, Compliance, Standards & Governance

Your New Company

Join a well-established metropolitan Islamic independent school committed to academic excellence, strong governance, and community-focused education grounded in Islamic values.

This growing College offers a collaborative leadership environment and a clear commitment to long-term financial sustainability and operational excellence.
 
Your New Role

Reporting to the Business Manager and working closely with the Principal and Executive Leadership Team, you will play a key leadership role supporting the School’s financial stewardship, governance compliance, and business operations.

This is a senior position suited to a commercially astute and values-driven finance professional seeking strategic impact within a faith-based educational environment.
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with annual operating and capital budget preparation and monitoring;

• Support financial modelling, forecasting, and sustainability planning;

• Prepare monthly management reports for Executive leadership and Board;

• Oversee tuition fee administration and cash flow management;

• Support procurement, contract management, and risk oversight;

• Assist with audits / reporting, and ensure compliance with education and accounting standards; and

• Provide leadership to administrative staff and strengthen internal controls, and overall governance (Victorian & Commonwealth education legislation, Australian Accounting Standards, Child Safe Standards).

What You’ll Need

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or Business;

• CPA/CA qualified (or working towards) & WWCC;

• Proven financial management experience in a medium–large organisation;

• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and reporting expertise; and

• Experience reporting to senior leadership or governance bodies.

Education or not-for-profit experience will be highly regarded (particularly in an independent or faith-based setting).
 
What’s on Offer

• Senior leadership role with strategic influence;

• Collaborative Executive team environment;

• Early finish days during religious holidays, twice yearly free fruit bundles, discounted car washes and a dedicated staff only canteen;

• Opportunity to contribute to the sustainability of a growing school community;

• Progress into a professional school environment with opportunity for advancement; and

• Competitively remunerated, 5 weeks paid annual leave and religious occasions allowing for an early finish.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please call Lauren Gruescu at u&u on 0422 803 494 or email Lauren.Gruescu@uandu.com quoting reference number 44025. We look forward to receiving your application and assisting with your job search.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities.

If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at adjustments@uandu.com or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant. We will work closely with you to accommodate your needs.

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