Chief Financial Officer

Leverage your financial skills and strategic acumen to support the delivery of life-course changing early learning for the children and families of Melbourne’s diverse western suburbs.

• Join a dynamic executive leadership team in fast-paced, values-led organisation
• Build high-quality systems and processes in a rapidly expanding and well-funded sector
• Balance purpose, commercial performance and strategic influence

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for ensuring the financial health of our network of 41 kindergartens and childcare centres and leading our expansion strategy in Melbourne’s fast-growing western suburbs.

With the Victorian Government’s nation-leading ‘Best Start, Best Life’ policy, free universal education for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old is becoming a reality.  BPA’s CFO will play a key role in ensuring our organisation delivers its part in this ambitious goal while remaining financially sustainable.

BPA is undertaking a substantial transformation program to bring its systems and processes up to a higher-level.  An appetite for contributing to this program and driving change across our 41 centres is essential. 

Why BPA?

BPA has a proud history of providing truly excellent early education and care to the diverse communities of Melbourne’s West.

For us, the bottom line is safe, inclusive and equitable early learning.  A non-profit organisation led by a skills-based board, our purpose is to support every child to flourish in safe, accessible, equitable and culturally-responsive early education and care, regardless of their family background or circumstances.

We pride ourselves on the quality of the early learning we provide: 70% of our centres are rated “Exceeding”, the highest level obtainable under the National Quality Standard. 

You will love this role if you bring:

• Strong experience in a CFO or equivalent role in the early learning sector or another highly-regulated human services sector organisation.
• A customer-service mindset with proven ability to ensure managers at all levels are well informed on financial matters and equipped with the information & insights they need to make good decisions.
• A ‘roll the sleeves up’, ‘get things done’ operating style.
• Current membership of CPA / CA Australia
• Valid VIC Working with Children Check Card
• Current National Police Clearance
• Current Open Driving License 

What BPA can offer you

• The role offers a competitive remuneration package and includes your own laptop and mobile phone.
• We invest in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
• A commitment to work life balance – We offer flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (as arranged with your manager)
• Access to discounted childcare.
• Option to purchase extra leave for an even greater work-life balance   

How to apply

1. We invite you to read the Candidate Pack here: https://tinyurl.com/ytk69wv7 
2. Once you have absorbed this information and completed your own research, if you have specific questions, please contact Ana Vieira on ana.v@bpachildrenservices.com using the subject line: Chief Financial Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
3. To apply, click "Apply Now". Your application will include your CV, as well as a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience align to this opportunity and why you are interested in joining BPA Early Learning. 

A considered cover letter will be an important part of your application.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.