QPASTT is Queensland's specialist trauma recovery agency for refugees and people seeking asylum. Our vision is for refugee survivors of persecution to live lives liberated from the harms of torture, trauma and human rights injustice. We work throughout Queensland. Our drive is to contribute to the Queensland community in ways that make it a better place to belong for refugee survivors of torture and trauma.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a CFO who is committed to our vision and mission and is passionate about helping us to continue to thrive as a not-for-profit organisation. This role is an important role within our Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for supporting QPASTT's ongoing viability and statutory compliance.

We are looking for someone who can:

• coordinate our financial operations
• provide financial leadership and management (including sound financial strategy and business analysis)
• ensure statutory reporting and compliance
• ensure effective financial management of QPASTT assets and investments
• support the Co-CEOs to maintain a viable and agile organisation that enables innovation in service delviery
• contribute to leadership culture in ways that strengthen the health of organisational culture
• ensure that Board Directors are provided with the financial information they need to fulfill their duties and responsibilities

THE PERSON

Experience

• Degree level qualifications in accounting and a fully qualified member of a professional accounting body (such as CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand or similar internationally recognised body).
• Proven decision-making experience and leadership demonstrated in financial management.

Character

• Kind - good relationships with others
• Optimistic - comfortable thinking critically about what is possible and courageous to try
• Persevering - adaptable and resilient
• Just - committed to quality and impact and leading with integrity.

All our leaders love our diversity and feel comfortable managing staff from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds.

Capability

• Proven financial operational management (including statutory compliance)
• Evident strategic thinking and leadership (especially in relation to financial management in a non-government organisation context)
• Demonstrated people management including experience in developing others.

WHY CHOOSE QPASTT

When you join QPASTT, you are getting more than just a job! This is a senior leadership role and you will have the opportunity to be at the heart of an organisation which believes that healing is a human right. You will be working with a group of people who really want people from refugee backgrounds to have the best opportunity to thrive in Australia. This role provides an opportunity to be dynamic in both financial management as well as organisational and strategic leadership.