Contract and Finance Performance Manager. Permanent Full Time - Flexible Location

Contract & Finance Performance Manager

• Work for a Leading Social Purpose Organisation
• Flexible location (Preferred Melbourne or Parramatta location)
• Great benefits including NFP salary packaging options and monthly RDO

At Life Without Barriers, we’re all about creating safe, supportive environments where people can thrive. Every day, we work closely with families, carers, and communities to help shape brighter futures.

From supporting children and families to empowering people with disability, mental health, or those seeking refuge — we’re here to break down barriers and build better lives.

Join us to discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!

About the Role

Life Without Barriers is seeking an experienced Contract & Finance Performance Manager to provide senior leadership and business partnering across contract & financial performance for our Child Youth & Family Division, including National Immigration Support Services.

This is an opportunity to use your expertise in contract & financial performance management to make a meaningful impact, ensuring our services meet contractual requirements, maximise funding outcomes and deliver sustainable, high-quality services for the people we support.

You will lead a team responsible for proactively identifying and resolving funding and contract matters, while working closely with operational and corporate teams to ensure contractual and financial requirements are understood and achieved.

You will build strong internal and external relationships while providing expert advice on contractual & financial performance matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach and develop a team to achieve business, funding and performance outcomes.
• Monitor and report on contractual requirements, funding arrangements and KPIs, identifying opportunities to maximise funding and recover service delivery costs.
• Provide expert advice on financial contracts, compliance, contractual obligations and risk, and support contract negotiations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, funding bodies and key internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance and operational teams to ensure accurate financial and client data, reporting, invoicing and record management, including oversight of relevant property processes.
• Support with resolving complex funding and contractual matters, and contribute to consistent processes, reform and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Experience Required:

You are an experienced and strategic leader who combines strong contract management and financial acumen with a sound understanding of the community services environment.

Importantly, you will have demonstrated experience managing grant and/or fee-for-service funding within the community services or government sector, with the ability to understand funding requirements and translate them into effective operational and financial practices.

You will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business Management, Finance or a similar discipline, with experience in complex contract management.
• Demonstrated experience managing grant and/or fee-for-service funding within the community services or government sector, including strong financial and commercial understanding.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to lead, influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Proven experience building and managing relationships with government agencies, funding bodies, accrediting bodies and other external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Australian community services policy, legislation and regulatory requirements, with the strategic thinking and ability to drive state or national initiatives.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, strong Microsoft Office capability, and a commitment to child-safe, respectful and inclusive practices.

Why Life Without Barriers?

At Life Without Barriers, we partner with people to change lives for the better.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone is respected, valued and supported to contribute their skills and experience.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For general role enquiries contact tracy.dallas@lwb.org.au. Please note: We do not accept applications to this email.

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.

Applications close at midnight Sunday 20^th of September

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.