Head of Finance

At Lives Lived Well, we’ve been supporting people impacted by alcohol and other drugs for over 50 years. We also provide services for mental health, gambling concerns, and support for people transitioning from correctional centres. As a values-driven organisation focused on clinical excellence and innovation, we’re growing fast - and we’d love you to be part of our journey.

Head of Finance

📍 Bowen Hills | Hybrid Working Arrangement

💰 $180,000 - $200,000 + Super + Salary Packaging + 5 Wellbeing Leave Days

Lead Finance for an Organisation Changing Lives

At Lives Lived Well, every financial decision helps support people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental health challenges and gambling harm. We're looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Finance to lead our finance function and provide the strategic financial leadership that supports sustainable growth and organisational success.

Every day, our teams support individuals, families and communities across Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental health challenges and gambling harm.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership with purpose-driven work. You'll play a key role in guiding organisational decision-making, strengthening financial sustainability and ensuring our resources are positioned to maximise impact now and into the future.

Why You'll Love This Role

✅ Hybrid working arrangements

✅ Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay

✅ Five additional paid wellbeing leave days each year

✅ Work closely with the CFO and provide trusted financial insights to Executive Leadership Team and Board stakeholders.

✅ Influence organisational strategy, growth and long-term planning

✅ Lead and develop a high-performing finance team

✅ Drive innovation, systems improvement and financial capability across the organisation

✅ Join a values-led organisation making a genuine difference in people's lives

Why This Role Matters

Strong financial leadership is critical to ensuring we can continue delivering high-quality services to the people and communities who rely on us.

As Head of Finance, you'll help shape how the organisation grows, invests and responds to future opportunities. You'll provide trusted advice to senior leaders, strengthen financial governance and translate complex financial information into meaningful business insights that support better decisions.

This is far more than a traditional finance leadership role. It's an opportunity to influence strategy, improve organisational capability and help create positive outcomes for thousands of people across Australia.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and evolving the organisation's finance function.
• Partnering with the CFO to deliver financial strategy aligned to organisational goals.
• Providing commercial and financial insight to support executive decision-making.
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning processes.
• Overseeing financial reporting, audit, compliance and risk management activities.
• Driving financial systems optimisation, process improvement and reporting innovation.
• Supporting funding compliance, governance and organisational accountability.
• Building strong partnerships across the organisation to strengthen financial capability.
• Leading, mentoring and developing a high-performing finance team.
• Contributing as a key member of the senior leadership community.

About You

You're a collaborative and strategic finance leader who enjoys partnering with the business and helping others make informed decisions.

You combine strong technical expertise with commercial thinking and have a track record of building trusted relationships across complex organisations.

You'll bring:

• CPA, CA or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience leading organisational budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Strong knowledge of financial governance, compliance, auditing and risk management.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience developing high-performing teams and fostering positive workplace culture.
• The ability to translate complex financial information into practical business advice.
• A continuous improvement mindset and enthusiasm for innovation and change.

Highly Regarded

• Experience within not-for-profit, health, community services or human services environments.
• Exposure to organisational growth, transformation or systems implementation projects.
• Experience supporting funding agreements, grants, commercial contracts or complex reporting environments.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Finance, Business, Leadership or a related discipline.

Our Values

The people who thrive at Lives Lived Well are those who share our values:

• We are humble, human and full of hope.
• We show up and share.
• We ask "Why not?" and "What's next?"
• We leave a positive wake.

Apply Now

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and interest in the role.

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact our Chief Financial Officer, Naomi Beveridge, on 0424 050 179.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and may close earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.

Lives Lived Well is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with lived and living experience.

Lives Lived Well is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from a diverse range of social, cultural and gender backgrounds that reflect out community including First Nations Peoples.