About the Role
Benefits of Working with Nexus:
At Nexus, we pride ourselves on our commitment to ongoing training for all of our staff and support them in their learning and career progression.
We are also pleased to provide generous pay and leave benefits. As a not-for-profit, Nexus is FBT Exempt and can offer attractive salary packaging benefits.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Funding Manager to join our not for profit organisation and oversee the function and leadership of our funding team.
In this role you will manage the financial framework including the end of month process, financial audit process, modelling, variance reporting and commentary, budget preparation and review, and associated finance funding related policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the Funding team to produce timely and accurate client funding reports and client service agreements.
* Establish and maintain collaborative and productive stakeholder relationships with Operations Managers, funding bodies, coordinators of support, financial administrators and other key relationships.
* Assist the GM Finance in the preparation of reporting requirements for DSOA and child safety acquittals.
* Maintain client budget and allocation of services and expenditure for GM Finance review.
* Develop and monitor key performance measures and analytics to determine funding utilisation and client NDIS timeline.
* Ensure compliance with all applicable funding bodies and regulators.
* Ensure accurate and timely invoicing based on service delivery and collecting of monies owed by relevant funding bodies.
* Obtain and maintain knowledge of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) requirements and Terms of Business for registered providers.
* Maintain and account for grant funding, including acquittals of funds as per grant agreements.
* Assist managers and team in receiving relevant education and expertise to understand and achieve their financial accountabilities.
About You
Required skills and personal attributes (Selection Criteria)
The following selection criteria must be addressed by candidates using their relevant personal and professional skills, qualifications, training, competencies, past achievements and areas for development.
* Demonstrated financial management skills with a work history showing the ability to manage a funding/revenue team.
* Excellent business and commercial acumen with the ability to link operational and strategic priorities to client funding, working within the NDIS funding model.
* Strong people management ability with the skills to lead, engage and motivate teams.
* Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate funding/revenue-based data into financial data and associated reporting.
* Excellent communication skills with the confidence and ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organisation.
* Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a related field and preferable post-graduate studies in business and/or management.
* Essential – awareness of the NDIS environment and ability to quickly acquire knowledge relevant to this position.
Working in the disability sector means you will also need the following:
* Current National Police Check (no more than 6 months old)
* Current Working with Vulnerable People Card (with a NDIS endorsement/employment type)
* Unrestricted Tasmanian Driver’s license
* Certificate of full Covid19 vaccination (in-line with government requirements).
Note: A pre-employment physical will be required for this role (including drug and alcohol testing).
How to apply
To apply for this role: please apply via the form here.
Applications close 5pm Monday 25 November 2024
To be considered for this role you must address the Selection Criteria which is listed above.
Please note: The recruitment process for this position will start prior to the closure date.
Nexus is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
For enquiries, or for a full position description, please email jobs@nexusinc.org.au