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Corporate Services Manager - Full Time

(Position Available May 2009)

Everton Park

At Live Life Villages we believe that Retirement from work is not about Retirement from life. For our residents, retirement is the opportunity to be more actively involved in the many activities that interest them... It's a time to "Live Life".

The Role - An Overview

In conjunction with the Managing Director, members of the Corporate Services Division and other Divisional Managers aim to provide a sustainable and growing Retirement Village environment, maximising the benefits for all stakeholders.

As Corporate Services Manager, your role is responsible for the Corporate Services Division - emcompassing the:

Finance
Information; and
Administration Team.

Senior staffing in this area includes:

Information Coordinator
Village Accountant
Accounting Assistant
Administration Assistant

The Corporate Services Manager would:

Lead and control the financial, accounting and administration functions so as to provide accurate and timely information on the businesses' activities;
Maintain and improve the commercial acumen of the management team to ensure the optimum financial outcomes are achieved;
Report directly to the Managing Director/CEO; and
Participate as an active member of the Management team through sharing of insights and leading initiatives/projects as appropriate.

POSITION LOCATION

Primary Location	Everton Park Office
Address	468 South Pine Road Everton Park QLD 4053
Phone	07 3855 3722
Email	mail@LiveLifeVillages.com.au

POSITION SUMMARY

Position Title	Corporate Services Manager
Type of Employment	Full-time
Award	Not applicable as negotiated position above award threshold. Reference to award conditions in staff handbook is based upon Qld Clerical Employees Award - State 2002.
Remuneration Agreement	Remuneration agreement as per signed offer. Further work conditions are guided by the Employee Handbook as updated periodically.
Salary Package (including Superannuation)	Anticipated $85,000 to $100,000 dependant upon skills and experience.

REPORTING/ACCOUNTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reporting To	Managing Director/CEO
Organisational Chart	Will be included with position description

STAFF SUPERVISION

Staff Supervised

Information Coordinator
Village Accountant
Assistant Accountant
Administration Assistant

SCOPE OF THE POSITION/DUTIES

Specialist Knowledge

Management and Financial Accounting
Budgeting

Principal Accountabilities

Principal Accountabilities include:

Finance

Budgeting
Financial and Management Accounting
Financial and Taxation Reporting
Banking relationships and Cash Flow
Working Capital
Village Accounting and Payroll supervision
Liaison with Consultant Accountants and Auditors
Liaison with Legal consultants
Responsibility for review and monitoring of
- Internal control procedures
- Efficiencies of processes

Information

Information Coordination and Technology issues (with Information Coordinator)
Ensure knowledge base and electronic processes are regularly reviewed and upgraded where relevant

Administration

Staffing and General Administration functions and Corporate Service

Further comment

In addition, in respect of the Finance aspects:

improve the group reporting timetable and Board Reporting
conduct regular analysis including cash flow forecasting and expense analysis for financial reporting purposes.
assist the Village Coordinators and Village's Accountant in meeting reporting obligations to Village residents
audit commitments relating to the group companies
ensure that all relevant accounting policies, systems and procedures are regularly reviewed and enhanced where necessary to ensure appropriate internal controls and efficiency of processes
managing the budgeting process, cash flow forecasting, and generating management reports for one of their entities.
analysing trends, ratios and other Key Performance Indicators and preparing operating and capital expenditure reports.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

General	Through team participation and support, to enhance the overall performance of the Live Life Villages team
Residents	To ensure that all obligations to residents are met in terms of the Financial reporting and other obligations under the Retirement Villages Act and other resident documentation

YOUR PROFILE

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Ideally:

you are a CPA or CA qualified accountant, with reasonable post qualifying years experience in chartered accounting / part of a financial team
you have extensive experience in reporting, particularly in a multi-division environment
your experience would be in areas aligned to the Retirement Villages sector or similar
you have
- a stable career history;
- outstanding written and verbal communication skills with strong leadership and interpersonal skills particularly the ability to influence others;
- ability to communicate with all levels of management;
- a commercial outlook, not just "reporting the numbers";
- previous exposure to monthly and annual results with tax and statutory experience;
- competent in IT and system skills;
- capacity as a self starter; and
- strong commercial acumen.

OVERALL EMPLOYER EXPECTATIONS / PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

Performance Appraisal

Performance appraisal would be conducted during probationary period at:

4 weeks
8 weeks, and
11 weeks

Then

Annually (usually in May each year)

Expectations

To work with other team members to assist in achieving a cohesive team and outcomes applicable to the team, as a whole

Email your application and resume to mail@LiveLifeVillages.com.au. Applications close May 27, 2009.

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