.png)
Financial Controller (social impact)
Smart Recovery International
.png){kind=small}
This is a key role in a growing international organisation that will see you contribute directly to our mission of scaling SMART Recovery globally.
Why us?
Help us drive impact in:
The opportunity:
Why you might love this opp:
🌍 SMART Recovery International (SRI) is a global leader in addiction recovery, delivering evidence-based programs that empower people worldwide to take control of their recovery. As part of a growing affiliate network, SMART Recovery Global (SRG) extends this mission with innovative digital tools and products, with the goal of making recovery accessible anywhere, anytime.
⚡ Our global impact:With over 3,000 meetings held across 35 countries each week, SMART Recovery supports tens of thousands of individuals — and we continue to grow. Our Handbook is now available in 13 languages, and we run dedicated programs for people in prison settings around the world. As the need for effective, accessible recovery support grows, we remain focused on expanding our reach and impact.
🚀As Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in supporting this mission by strengthening our financial systems and providing insights that help guide organisational growth. Working closely with the CEO and senior team, you’ll bring clarity to financial reporting, support informed decision-making, and ensure sound stewardship of resources as we continue to scale.
💸 More than just numbers: This role goes beyond day-to-day accounting. You’ll manage core functions such as Xero, payroll, invoicing, and reconciliations, while also contributing to budgeting, reporting, and strategic planning. Your work will help ensure our financial foundations are solid — and ready for the future.
📅 What your week might involve: From preparing payroll and reconciling accounts, to reviewing funding reports and supporting international collaboration, no two weeks are exactly the same. You’ll help track spend, maintain compliance, streamline processes, and support leadership with timely, accurate financial information.
🧩 How you work: You might come from the NFP world — or you might not. What matters most is that you bring strong commercial thinking, sharp execution, and a knack for making complex financial insights digestible and meaningful. You’re not just executing tasks - you’re anticipating needs, helping the leadership team stay ahead, and offering financial insights that align with our mission. You’re self-directed, solution-focused, and thrive in global teams where clarity, pace, and trust matter.
⚠️ This is a remote (Australia based) freelance role, 8 hours per week, $80–$120 per hour depending on experience. We're specifically looking for someone who can commit for at least 12 months. This is not a stopgap freelance project - we’re after someone who’s ready to grow with us and stay the course. Preference for independent contractors, though a fixed-term contract option is available for the right person. Please include any preferences or availability notes in your application.
🌍 Global & flexible: Our team spans the globe, and flexibility is at the heart of how we work. We come together for a weekly 7:00am AEST call on Thursday, so please let us know if this works for you. Beyond that, we’re open to how you structure your hours, as long as you can regularly sync with the CEO and team to stay aligned.
If you're ready to make your mark, this is your chance to contribute to something bigger and fuel a mission that’s scaling fast.
What's involved:
To hit the ground running:
You’ll bring a clear-eyed, proactive approach to finance operations - balancing compliance, efficiency, and insight. You’ll be a trusted partner to the CEO, supporting day-to-day financial needs while laying the foundations for scalable growth.
〰️ 50% Financial management:
Lead and manage all financial operations - bookkeeping, fortnightly payroll, invoicing, reconciliations, timely BAS lodgements, and cash flow. Set up or refine forecasting, reporting and budgeting processes to help the CEO and Board make smart decisions.
〰️ 30% Reporting & Strategic Insight:
Prepare insightful financial reports for the CEO and Board, ensuring they are equipped to make smart, data-driven decisions. Your role will be to anticipate their needs, identify potential issues, and provide clear, actionable financial insights that help guide strategy.
〰️ 20% Systems & Process Improvement:
Audit and refine existing financial systems, looking for opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting, and better align financial practices across the organisation. You’ll ensure that financial systems support long-term scalability and global operations.
Key criteria:
This role suits someone experienced, efficient and who gets how much impact good financial management can make in a lean and fast-moving nonprofit organisation.
The kind of expertise and skills you can leverage in this role include:
📊 Finance All-Rounder: You’ve run the numbers for multiple small businesses or NFPs and know how to manage finances end-to-end. Ideally you’re CA qualified; you’re confident using Xero, building budgets, and forecasting cash flow like a pro.
📈 Strategic & Proactive: You don’t just manage the books; you leverage financial data to drive strategy. You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity, proactively identifying trends, and offering insights that help the CEO and board make informed, long-term decisions.
🤝 Trusted Operator & Effective Communicator: You're a natural at building trust. You communicate clearly, deliver reliably, and bring calm, clarity and care to every touchpoint. Complex comms? You love making numbers make sense - and communicate in a digestible and meaningful way.
🤖 Process Improver: You don’t just maintain systems - you make them better. Whether it’s introducing automation, building dashboards, or creating better reporting templates, you love a good efficiency win.
🌍 Global Perspective: You’re comfortable working across cultures and with international teams. You understand the nuances of managing financial operations in different countries and bring a flexible, collaborative approach to all stakeholders.
💥 Impact-Savvy: You get what it means to support a grassroots movement, and know that strong financial systems power strong social change.
How to apply:
If any of the above resonated with you but you don’t tick every box:
👒 🧢 🎩 You should throw your hat in the ring, whatever those 5+ years of experience look like in your personal impact journey. We’d love to hear from you!
Interested?
1. Create a profile (or complete yours if you already have one) on Ripple Opportunities. Note: This won't be shared directly with our impact partner but we may reach out to you for permission to share excerpts if we think it could assist your application.
2. Submit an application by clicking on the job listing and ‘apply’. Please submit your resume and a cover letter that briefly outlines what’s motivating you to apply for the role and how your experience could be applied in this context. We are assessing and interviewing applicants - don't wait!
- Your written application of no more than 1000 words should include:
- What’s motivating you to apply for this role?
- A brief overview of your previous experience and how it applies in this context.
- Confirm your ideal working hours, hourly rate, ABN and availability for the weekly global call.
To apply, please submit your application via Ripple Opportunities (www.rippleopportunities.com). Questions? Please contact hey@rippleopportunities.com
Oh look! A legend is here reading some fine print! At Ripple our mission is to democratise access to purpose-driven opportunities. As a small team that curates hundreds of opportunities each week we do our best to share all the key information and juicy details. We often link out to the original listing and can't guarantee all details are included on our page, or the full accuracy as application windows and role descriptions may be changed by companies with short notice. If you're unsure of any details or closing dates, it's best to reach out to the organisation directly.