Finance Business Partner – Grants and Commercial Contracts

RACS SA Office, 24 King William Street, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia
• RACS VIC Office, 250-290 Spring Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• RACS NSW Office, Suite 1, Level 26, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• RACS WA Office, Suite1, Ground Floor, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
• RACS ACT Office, Suite 31, 2 King Street, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Posted Wednesday 12 March 2025 at 1:00 pm | Expired Sunday 4 May 2025 at 1:59 pm

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is the leading advocate for surgical standards, professionalism and surgical education in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The College is a not-for-profit organisation that represents more than 8600 surgeons and 1300 surgical trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates.

RACS also supports healthcare and surgical education in the Asia-Pacific region and is a substantial funder of surgical research. There are nine surgical specialties in Australasia being: Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery.

You will be responsible for driving financial management and analysis related to government grants and commercial contracts. You will work closely with business leaders to ensure effective cost management, assist in the budgeting and forecasting process, and provide strategic financial advice and insights to support the organization's growth and financial sustainability.

• Business Partnering – Grants and Commercial Contracts: Develop and maintain a comprehensive costing model to capture all direct and indirect costs for service delivery and programs, particularly for government grants and commercial contracts.
• Refine the expense allocation process, collaborating with business leaders to enhance accuracy and transparency.
• Partner with business units to track project performance and ensure projects are up to date with variations or changes in estimation.
• Collaborate with business units and program managers to cost new services and programs.
• Work with procurement to analyze key expenditure areas and optimize financial performance.
• Support the monitoring and management of FTE and salary expenses with Business Unit Managers and People & Culture.
  • Business Partnering – Financial Support: Provide coaching to business units, helping them develop a commercial mindset for operational and strategic decision-making.
  • Lead financial discussions to support business planning, ensuring accountability and alignment with key deliverables.
  • Offer timely, actionable insights to business leaders, identifying opportunities and risks for achieving financial targets.
  • Offer strategic financial guidance to executives and business managers, including advising on business initiatives to achieve key objectives.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance financial processes and reporting tools.
  • Support commercial growth opportunities and business case assessments to contribute to the Strategic Budget.
  • Lead special projects and ad-hoc financial reporting as required.
    • Budgeting, Forecasting, Analysis, and Reporting: Prepare and present monthly board analysis, providing insights on financial performance and progress towards goals.
    • Support the development and implementation of a long-term strategic planning process, including the creation of a 3-year Strategic Budget.
    • Coordinate the Annual Budget program, offering training, resources, and support to business units for budget preparation.
    • Collaborate with business units to prepare accurate cost and revenue forecasts, providing insights on financial performance against budgets.
    • Analyze and comment on month-to-date progress for monthly reporting.
      • Month-End Tasks: Prepare month-end journals and support the month-end close process.
      • Work with People & Culture and the wider finance team to track staff movements and ensure accurate financial reporting.
      Skills and Experience
      • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
      • CA/CPA qualifications are essential.
      • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
      • Strong business acumen with proven experience in commercial and financial decision-making.
      • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
      • Experience with ERP/CRM systems (e.g., iMIS, Microsoft Dynamics, Adaptive Planning) is desirable.

At our organisation, we are proud to have a positive impact on improving health outcomes in the community. Our people are especially important to us, we treat everyone fairly and are mindful of our colleagues and their wellbeing. Working at RACS, you will thrive in our environment where we recognise that we are all one team. Our employees are at their best when they have balance in their lives, so by joining our team you will have:

• flexibility to combine working from home with time spent in the office
• RACS Professional Development Framework (Grow at RACS)
• access to a wellbeing app
• additional, gifted leave at the end of the year
• access to online learning portal THRIVE with a catalogue of 89,000+ courses
• access to an Employee Assistance Program which includes counselling for personal and work-related issues, support for family members, legal support, career development and planning, nutrition & lifestyle advice as well as financial counselling

We genuinely care about our employees' health and wellbeing and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.

To apply for this role please submit your application by clicking on the "Apply Now" button to submit a cover letter and resume.

Please note we will be reviewing applications as they come in.

Enquiries can be directed to careers@surgeons.org however, applications emailed to this address will not be accepted.

RACS is a child safe organisation. RACS recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in all our activities. As part of the selection process candidates are required to undergo a Police check, an anti-money laundering & counter-terrorism check and signing of our Child Safeguarding Policy & Code of Conduct and RACS Workforce Conduct Policy.

RACS is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our workforce. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people as the traditional landowners of Australia and Māori as the tangatawhenua (people of the land) of Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to creating employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and Māoriand building an environment that is inclusive, culturally safe and appropriate.

RACS SA Office, 24 King William Street, Kent Town, South Australia, Australia; RACS VIC Office, 250-290 Spring Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; RACS NSW Office, Suite 1, Level 26, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; RACS WA Office, Suite1, Ground Floor, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia; RACS ACT Office, Suite 31, 2 King Street, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia