Business Manager

An Unmissable Opportunity to Refresh Your Career

The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James | Townsville | Full-time | Commencing July/August 2025

Are you ready to ditch the grind of everyday accounting and fall in love with numbers again?
Are you looking for something fresh, dynamic, and meaningful? A role where no two days are ever the same?

Welcome to The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, a vibrant and high-performing community that blends academic excellence with creativity, culture, and heart. We’re not your average workplace and we’re not looking for your average finance professional either.

We’re offering a once-in-a-career opportunity to step into an executive leadership role in a school that is at the top of its game, with an incredibly strong financial position, a clear strategic vision, and a high-performing team already in place.

Why This Role?

• Play a critical leadership role while being supported by our highly successful long-term Business Manager, who is transitioning into a strategic schoolwide operations role.
• Join a values-driven, high-energy community where you’ll engage across Early Learning, Junior, Middle, and Senior Schools as well as our vibrant Boarding Community.
• Challenge yourself with the full spectrum of finance leadership. From strategy to compliance, from budgeting to hands-on management of finance teams.
• Shape the future by working side-by-side with a dynamic Board and Executive Team who are passionate about education, innovation, and opportunity.

Who We’re Looking For

You could be an experienced financial manager craving a change, a rising star ready for your next big step, or someone simply seeking to apply your accounting expertise in a fresh environment where your skills will truly make a difference every single day.

You’ll bring:

• CPA/CA qualifications and a commerce or accounting degree
• Outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills
• Sharp commercial acumen combined with hands-on financial expertise
• A positive, collaborative attitude and a love of teamwork
• A sense of fun, energy, and a can-do spirit!

About The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James

Set among tropical rain trees and a natural lagoon, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James is Townsville’s only independent Anglican school. With a proud tradition of academic excellence, pastoral care, and whole-of-child development, we prepare students for lifelong success.
With over 1200 students (and 120 boarders), we’re proud of our reputation as a school that fosters excellence, character, and connection.

The Details

• Full-time executive leadership role
• Commencing July/August 2025
• Competitive remuneration package
• Supported induction and professional growth program

Ready for a sea change?

Ready to bring numbers to life?

Ready to work where your skills will be valued, stretched, and celebrated?

Then this is your moment.

Apply today and be part of something extraordinary.