Finance Manager: Business Systems  
1.0 FTE Ongoing

Catholic Education Tasmania (CET) is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Finance Manager: Business Systems to lead the strategic direction, governance and optimisation of our Finance, Payroll and Human Resources systems.

This is an outstanding leadership opportunity for a strategic and systems-focused professional to drive innovation, business improvement and organisational transformation across a statewide education network.

About the Role

Reporting to the System Lead: Funding and Systems, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight of CET's enterprise business systems, including TechnologyOne and associated platforms.

You will lead a dedicated Business Systems team and play a key role in ensuring systems are reliable, secure, compliant and aligned with organisational priorities. Working collaboratively across Corporate Services, People Services, ICT, schools and external partners, you will champion process improvement, data-driven decision making and organisational transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic planning, governance and optimisation of Finance, Payroll and HR systems.
• Oversee TechnologyOne and associated enterprise systems, ensuring effective performance, security and compliance.
• Drive major system upgrades, implementations and business transformation projects.
• Enhance reporting capability and support data-informed decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, schools and external partners.
• Lead and develop a high-performing Business Systems team.

To be successful, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Commerce, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline, and/or significant experience in business systems leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing enterprise Finance, Payroll and/or Human Resources systems.
• Proven success leading complex projects, business improvements and transformation initiatives.
• Strong governance, compliance and risk management experience.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable:

• TechnologyOne Financials, Human Resources and Payroll experience.
• Experience within education, public sector or not-for-profit environments.
• Project management qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale organisational change and systems transformation.

Why Catholic Education Tasmania?

At Catholic Education Tasmania, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an environment where innovation, collaboration and service excellence thrive.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the systems and processes that support over 17,000 students and thousands of staff across Tasmania, helping ensure our schools continue to deliver exceptional educational outcomes.

The successful applicant will be required to hold or obtain:

• Current driver's licence
• Working with Vulnerable People Registration
• National Police Check
• Accreditation A (or willingness to obtain)

If you are an experienced business systems leader who thrives on innovation, continuous improvement and delivering organisational outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the future of business systems across Catholic Education Tasmania

For further information and to access the Application Package, please visit: https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au.

Applications close: Monday 2 November 2026 at 10:00am

Catholic Education Tasmania is committed to safeguarding children and young people and providing safe and supportive environments. The successful applicant will be required to hold appropriate child safety registrations and clearances.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of our commitment to Reconciliation