Finance Business Partner

EL 2 - $136,118 - $158,149 per annum plus superannuation
- Finance & Investment Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Canberra, ACT,Melbourne, VIC,Perth, WA,Sydney, NSW
- _Partner with senior executives to influence and drive decision making across the department using your financial and business acumen_
- _Work in a motivated, professional and flexible team with a diverse range of skill sets and backgrounds_
- _City based location with flexible work options._

**Who we are**
The Finance and Investment Division supports the department to be efficient, effective, and financially sustainable. The division provides strategic financial and support to the department, the offices of the minister and to industry stakeholders. The division delivers on business objectives by partnering with the department, providing high quality customer service, advice and support and a nationally consistent approach to business, with consideration to the government’s fiscal environment, its significant reform agenda, and the department’s imperative to maintain financial sustainability.

The Financial Management Branch is responsible for: divisional finance support; internal budgeting and management reporting; treasury, taxation, and government loans; financial accounting including financial statements and monthly government reporting; asset management and financial reporting.

Finance Business Partner Teams partner across the business and with senior executives to provide strategic financial advice and assistance on financial related issues. These teams prepare monthly divisional financial management reports, monitor budgets and forecasts that reflect the Division’s business plan, and most importantly provide a conduit to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO).

**The Job**
As a representative of the CFO you will:

- partner with the business to provide strategic financial advice and assistance to group executives and operational line areas on a variety of financial and business matters
- prepare and advise on group monthly financial management reports and other ad hoc management reports
- analyse, interpret, evaluate and advise on groups' departmental and administered financial performance and, where appropriate, cost recovery arrangements
- guide and quality assure the development of group internal budgets that reflect the division’s business plan
- assist in preparing budget costings, new policy proposals and financial submissions
- being the point of contact within Finance and Investment Division, to support the centralised collection of finance requests
- prepare briefs as required for the Executive Board, Secretary, Minister and other stakeholders
- liaise and communicate with various internal and external stakeholders
- manage a small team to deliver high quality outcomes
- demonstrate a current understanding of the PGPA Act requirements related to financial management within Portfolio departments.
- Skills and Capabilities_
Desired skills and capabilities for this role include:

- demonstrated ability to partner with senior executives and build trust-based relationships, up to and including deputy secretaries
- demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate financial matters to a range of stakeholders with varying degrees of financial literacy and align advice to the strategic priorities of the department
- demonstrated ability leading teams to translate financial information and strategy into business outcomes to create a shared sense of purpose
- demonstrated ability to deliver high quality outcomes through a diverse team, across multiple office locations
- possess highly developed communication, interpersonal and financial skills with an emphasis on working collaboratively and leading with purpose
- communicate and make decisions that are based on professional judgement, evaluating risks and in the context of a complex environment
- ability to independently lead a team to successfully deliver outcomes consistent with the branch objectives and deliverables
- have initiative, strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think laterally
- lead, monitor, review, and evaluate team members and individual performance, provides regular feedback to team members, including building technical capability and a commitment to shared goals
- excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior management
- strong people management skills an
- ability to lead a team in a dynamic environment to meet deadlines, improve processes and achieve organisational goals.
- Knowledge and experience_
- The successful applicant should have 5 to 10 years’ financial management experience.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - To be eligible for employment with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry you must be an Australian citizen.

**Security Clearance** - These positions require a minimum
**Baseline Vetting** security clearance. You will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.

**Pre-employm