Director of Finance

As Director of Finance, you will provide strategic financial leadership across a diverse Oceania portfolio spanning Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
You will guide financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, compliance, risk management, and governance across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and Boards, helping translate financial insights into sound decisions that support long-term organizational priorities.
You will lead and develop finance professionals while strengthening consistency, accountability, and effectiveness across geographically dispersed teams.
Working closely with operations, development, conservation, and global finance stakeholders, you will ensure resources are deployed responsibly and aligned with strategic objectives.
You will also help manage complex financial requirements, donor obligations, regulatory considerations, and organizational risks in a mission-driven environment.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced finance professional who wants to combine commercial financial expertise with meaningful social and environmental impact.

• Bachelor's degree with at least 8 years of relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Significant experience across accounting, financial management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
• Proven experience providing strategic financial advice and business partnering support to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and oversee complex budgets, financial models, and long-term financial plans.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed teams and working across multiple countries, regions, or regulatory jurisdictions.
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing finance professionals.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and strategic initiatives simultaneously in a complex organizational environment.
• Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
• Strong knowledge of financial policies, regulatory requirements, internal controls, and financial governance principles.
• Demonstrated experience designing, managing, and implementing complex projects and strategic objectives.
• Excellent English proficiency, including the ability to communicate effectively with international stakeholders through presentations, conversations, and written documentation.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources into clear, accurate, and actionable insights.
• Demonstrated experience advising executive leaders and Boards on financial and strategic matters.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively within collaborative, geographically distributed teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Accounting degree and CPA certification are considered advantageous.
• Experience with nonprofit accounting principles, nonprofit GAAP, or best practices in nonprofit financial management is a strong advantage.
• Multilingual abilities and multicultural or cross-cultural experience are considered valuable.
• Experience delivering training or developing financial capabilities within teams is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging trends relevant to finance and organizational management is desirable.