Associate Director | Finance

Full job description
Geelong Grammar School is one of the world’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools. Offering exceptional educational opportunities across four campuses from Early Learning to Year 12, Geelong Grammar School is committed to making a positive difference for students, staff and the community. We believe in prioritising wellbeing, adventure, creativity and academic rigour, and we value wisdom.


This permanent, full-time position is critical to ensuring the overall governance of the finance function of the School. The successful candidate will be responsible for enabling the delivery of financial results, including insightful reporting and recommendations, to drive efficiencies and reduce costs. Key to the role is also the responsibility for the development of financial strategy and medium-term plans, and the leadership and engagement of the Finance team.


About the role:

The Associate Director of Finance is responsible for the following tasks:

Leading the Finance accounting and Finance administration teams
Supporting delivery of financial targets through co-piloting, delivering insightful reporting and recommendations, to drive actions, efficiencies and reduce costs
Interpreting, guiding, and supporting budget holders and others to take good financial & commercial decisions
Providing meaningful data and recommended actions in simple-to-understand formats
Leading, mentoring, and developing the team to drive strong engagement and to deliver contemporary financial solutions
Identifying strategic opportunities for the School
Developing short, medium, and long-term financial plans to support the requirements of delivering strategy and financial targets, including long-term capital and cash modelling
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders (students, staff and GGS community)
Contributing to, and participating in, Project Management activities and other duties

About you:

The successful candidate for this role will be:

A qualified accountant
Possess a contemporary technical accounting skillset
Aligned to the School’s strategic imperatives (substantiation, progression, inclusivity, collaboration, and ethicality) and character (courageous, curious and compassionate)
Action-oriented
Able to build positive and professional relationships
Lead, manage, and develop people

Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse.


The School’s Student Safeguarding Framework, which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy, Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct, is available on the GGS website, under ‘Student Safeguarding’. The School’s expectation is that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and the Child Safe Standards, as applicable to their role. Any queries in respect of this Framework or the School’s expectations should be directed to safeguarding@ggs.vic.edu.au.


For further details or to apply for this position please visit the Employment page on our website: www.ggs.vic.edu.au/employment.


Please submit a resume, cover letter and document addressing the key selection criteria.

Please be aware that applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, and interviews may occur prior to the closing date. There may be a slight delay to the recruitment process due to the School holiday period.


Applications close at 10:00am on Monday 7th July , 2025



Posted Date
18 Jun 2025
Location
Geelong
VIC / Australia
Industry
Education & Training
Job Type
Salary
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